The Fondation Opale in Lens (VS) opens its new exhibition on December 15, carte blanche granted to French curator Jean-Hubert Martin. Entitled “Nothing too beautiful for the Gods” and containing around sixty works, it explores how spiritual practices nourish contemporary Art.
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On view until April 20, the exhibition presents altars and contemporary works which “embody this universal quest for transcendence”, indicates the Opale Foundation in its press release. It revolves around creations from ancestral traditions from around the world, but also works by contemporary artists, who “reinterpret these forms of devotion in a modern perspective”.
The exhibition takes place in three stages. It starts with altars from ancient cultures, “at the crossroads of sacred architecture and movable objects to be activated during ceremonies”. Followed by the creations of often marginalized artists, born in the first half of the 20th century and who refer directly to their beliefs by “claiming this double belonging to religion and modern art, even to the avant-garde”, continues the press release.
The journey ends with a new generation of artists “uninhibited by colonization”, who advocate for the recognition of their culture, particularly indigenous ones.
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