Jean-marc Bustamante, Villa Medici

Jean-Marc Bustamante, Villa Medici, is the catalogue for the French Academy in Rome's exhibition of the same name, on display in 2012. As well as the renowned French artist, the catalogue also features the work of Dutch painter Pieter Jansz Saenredam, known for his paintings of Dutch church interiors where the acute nudity of the spaces is sharpened by the exercise of rigorous perspectives and the appearance of geometric objects. Through three chapters in Italian, French, and English along with numerous illustrations and photographs, the underlying motivation for Villa Medici hosting Bustamante (1952) and placing him side by side with Saenredam (1597-1665) emerges. Jean-Marc Bustamante, Villa Medici is the second in a series of exhibitions, based on the principle of a living artist inviting and channelling an artist from the past. The first edition associated the works of Ellsworth Kelly to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' paintings and drawings. This principle emphasises the fruitful connections between contemporary creation and history. Text in English, French, and Italian.