Boyd commissioned the tapestries, part of his extensive artistic exploration of the life of Saint Francis, from the Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Portugal, and they were purchased by the National Gallery in 1975
Fondation Cartier
for Contemporary Art / Paris
In 1984, at the suggestion of the artist César, Alain Dominique Perrin, President of Cartier International at the time, established the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. At once a creative space for artists and a place for the general public to encounter art, the Fondation Cartier is dedicated to promoting and raising public awareness of contemporary art.
Through action, we want to join forces with all those working to protect and develop artistic expression. This is what inspired the Fondation Cartier’s creation. –Alain Dominique Perrin
The Fondation Cartier, headed by Marie-Claude Beaud, opened in Jouy-en-Josas on October 20, 1984, with the inaugural exhibition Les Fers de César. The Fondation Cartier seeks to present the work of renowned French and international artists, as well as young artists with promising talents. Cartier International has become the leading private French company in the patronage of contemporary art, responsible and civic-minded – a unique example of corporate philanthropy in France.
David Lynch, House and Garden, 2014 (detail)
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Fondation Cartier
for Contemporary Art / Paris
In 1984, at the suggestion of the artist César, Alain Dominique Perrin, President of Cartier International at the time, established the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. At once a creative space for artists and a place for the general public to encounter art, the Fondation Cartier is dedicated to promoting and raising public awareness of contemporary art.
Through action, we want to join forces with all those working to protect and develop artistic expression. This is what inspired the Fondation Cartier’s creation. –Alain Dominique Perrin
The Fondation Cartier, headed by Marie-Claude Beaud, opened in Jouy-en-Josas on October 20, 1984, with the inaugural exhibition Les Fers de César. The Fondation Cartier seeks to present the work of renowned French and international artists, as well as young artists with promising talents. Cartier International has become the leading private French company in the patronage of contemporary art, responsible and civic-minded – a unique example of corporate philanthropy in France.
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David Lynch, House and Garden, 2014 (detail)
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