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Fondation Opale is pleased to invite you to the inauguration of the new work commissioned by Etienne Krähenbühl in the Lac du Louché, „The Cube“, echoing his work „Game of Cubes“ in the basin of the Art Centre.

Schedule :

• 5.30 pm: musical welcome with Alexandre Cellier, a glass and a cubic bite
• 6 pm: short speeches on the dock
• 6.15 pm: inauguration of the sculpture and aquatic show by the artistic swimmers of Cenamo (Club of Monthey)

We look forward to seeing you!
In compliance with hygiene norms, you will receive a mask on your arrival and we will ask you for your contact details.

For more information: 027 483 46 10 or info@fondationopale.ch

(english below)

L’exposition RESONANCES fait dialoguer plus de 90 œuvres d’artistes contemporains aborigènes et internationaux. Elle explore le thème fondamental de la place de l’Homme dans l’univers dans un parcours en cinq chapitres où se rencontrent les artistes des antipodes. En discussion avec Jean-Hubert Martin, figure majeure de l’art contemporain et pionnier dans le commissariat d’expositions incluant l’art non occidental dans le champ de l’art contemporain, le conservateur de la Fondation Opale Georges Petitjean nous livrera les fondements de l’exposition RESONANCES et développera le propos de la Fondation : présenter un art sans frontières.

Evènement gratuit pour les amis de la Fondation Opale et les membres du Cercle des amis de Swiss Made Culture ; non-membres : CHF 10.-

Réservation requise : event@swissmadeculture.ch

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RESONANCES brings together more than 90 works by contemporary Australian Indigenous and international artists. The exhibition explores the fundamental theme of the place of humans in the universe in a journey in five chapters, where artists from the antipodes meet. In discussion with Jean-Hubert Martin, a major figure in contemporary art and a pioneer in curating exhibitions that include non-Western art in the field of contemporary art, Fondation Opale’s curator Georges Petitjean will tell us about the rationale behind the exhibition RESONANCES and will further develop on the Foundation’s goal: to present an art without borders.

Free admission for the friends of Fondation Opale and members of the Cercle des amis de Swiss Made Culture; for non-members: CHF 10.-

Registration required: event@swissmadeculture.ch

Swiss and Neapolitan virtuoso violinist Fabrizio von Arx celebrates the 300 years of existence of his exceptional instrument The Angel with a transalpine tour that will finally lead the Stradivarius to its birthplace, Cremona.

Program:

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Adagio from Sonate BWV 1001
• Niccolò Paganini: Capriccio n°24
• César Franck: Sonata
• Arvo Pärt: Frates

Artists:

• Violin: Fabrizio von Arx
• Piano: Antonio Valentino
• Béjart Ballet Lausanne dancers: Julien Favreau and Elisabeth Ros

Free admission, we will pass a hat for the artists at the end of the concert, reservation required: info@fondationopale.ch or + 41 27 483 46 10.