From April 8 to May 8: Exhibition “The Fragrance and the Sea”
An exhibition proposed in partnership with the International Museum of Perfumery in Grasse. Presentation of perfume bottles with shapes evoking the sea.
Saint Elme Chapel, in the heart of the citadel – free entry
Set amidst the inflorescences of Monique Orsini, a collection of perfume bottles loaned by the International Museum of Perfumery in Grasse draws its inspiration from the maritime theme (sailboats, ocean liners, shells).
From April 1 to May 31: Bernard Autin Exhibition “The Emperor’s March”
Large-format metal sculptures
Bernard Autin’s metal penguins invade the Citadel
Within the framework of the Floral Salon, the citadel in bloom
Olgiatti Curtain of the Citadel
Bernard Autin was born on March 11, 1946, in Rouen. With his diploma in architecture in hand, he only dreamed of returning to the places of his childhood and adolescence, Guadeloupe. He fulfilled this dream in 1977. During the seven years spent on his sailboat “Gros Ka,” he never stopped drawing, fascinated by traditional Caribbean architecture, which serves as his reference to practice his profession as an Architectural Consultant. His encounter with a sculpture by Livio Benedetti in 2004 was a real love at first sight. After his sketchbooks on Pointe-à-Pitre and Basse-Terre, he abandoned his pencils to unroll his sketches in sheets of metal. The need to learn and to get closer to the artistic currents of southern France brings him today to Nice.
From April 9 to May 8: Enzo Melchiorre Exhibition
The Reflection in Painting
Sainte Elisabeth Chapel, Church Street – free entry
A painter, draftsman, engraver, this Italian artist tells with simplicity the emotions perceived by the eyes and the heart; with a clear and accessible personal language, he gives us green skies, landscapes, olive groves, reflections in the water.
From April 1 to May 8: Orsini Exhibition
Large-format Floral Painting
Saint Elme Chapel, in the heart of the citadel – free entry
Monique Orsini practices informal painting; without breaking away from reality, whose riches she knows, she relates to lyrical abstraction. It is a painting of movement and energy that offers us in this spring a dizzying floral explosion.
