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CONFERENCES 2024
Tuesday, May 7th, 6:30 PM, Zoom (online): video conference on the book "Kenzô Tange & the Musée Départemental des Arts Asiatiques" with Adrien Bossard, Director of the Musée Départemental des Arts Asiatiques and the Espace Culturel Lympia.
Published on the occasion of the institution's 25th anniversary, "Kenzô Tange & the Musée Départemental des Arts Asiatiques" revisits the unique story of a meeting between a Japanese architect and the Côte d'Azur. A major figure in 20th-century architecture, Kenzô Tange (1913-2005), winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1987, envisioned the museum as "a swan floating on a peaceful lake amidst lush vegetation." By basing the building's architecture on two fundamental geometric forms in Asia, the square, symbolizing earth, and the circle, symbolizing sky, Kenzô Tange underscored his intention to construct a building dedicated to celebrating Asian arts and cultures. Inaugurated in Nice in October 1998, the Musée Départemental des Arts Asiatiques has become indispensable in the cultural landscape of the Maritime Alps, creating a bridge between Asia and the south of France.
Thursday, May 16th, 2:30 PM, Pelliot Lounge - Hôtel d'Heidelbach (19 Avenue d'Iéna 75016 Paris): Conference "EMILE GUIMET (1836-1918): Founder of the Guimet Museum" with Hubert Guimet, great-grandson of Emile Guimet.
"A man of a thousand lives, a great industrialist, collector, and patron, he dedicated his time to travel, art, music, and sharing knowledge."
Monday, May 27th, at 2:30 PM, Pelliot Salon at Hôtel d'Heidelbach (19 Avenue d'Iena 75016 Paris), conference centered around the book "Japan - Soaring towards Modernity" with Pierre-Antoine Donnet, former central editor-in-chief of Agence France-Presse, followed by a book signing session at the museum boutique.
Pierre-Antoine Donnet was AFP's correspondent in Japan from 1993 to 1999 and describes himself as a lover of this fabulous country. In his book "Japan - Soaring towards Modernity," published on April 5th by Éditions de l'Aube, he aims to paint a sensitive and dynamic portrait of a country often burdened by labels and distorting clichés. The author extensively explores the unique bond that the Japanese have with nature and the animal kingdom within Asia. Japan, renowned for its environmental stewardship and architectural heritage, also embodies Buddhism and Shintoism, which remain deeply ingrained in popular consciousness. Donnet highlights the distinctiveness of Japanese youth compared to previous generations. Japan's younger generation craves freedom and leisure. Moreover, a significant portion of Donnet's book is dedicated to the evolving role of women in a country where patriarchy still lingers but gradually makes way for a more feminine universe.
PRIVATE TOURS
