Valéry Gaillard developed this project during a residency at Villa Arson in the spring of 2011, with the assistance of L’ECLAT and the support of the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes, as part of the event Contemporary Art and the French Riviera, A territory for experimentation, 1951-2011. Join us Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at 8:00 PM at Villa Arson Grand Amphitheater – 20 Stephen Liégeard Avenue – (Tram Le Ray / Highway A8, exit 54 Nice Nord).
NICE, THE PERPETUAL WORKSHOP
A documentary film by Valéry Gaillard
Screening in the presence of the director and the film crew, followed by a discussion.
“The Nice school does not exist!” As soon as I arrived from the airport, almost everyone kept repeating this phrase to me, like a mantra. So be it! The Nice school does not exist.
And what about the French Riviera, does it exist? A ghost movement and a fantasized territory, perhaps this is the starting point of a film about one of the richest pictorial adventures of this half-century.”
Starting with today’s artists, Nice, the perpetual workshop paints the portrait of a remarkable crossroads where contemporary creation continues to unfold.
Valéry Gaillard
After studying at Idhec, Valéry Gaillard worked as an assistant on numerous documentary films, particularly with Nicolas Philibert and the Maysles brothers. Since 1997, he has devoted himself to directing. Among other works, he is known for The Day Guinea Said No, The Two Shores, or The Chess War. He is currently preparing a standalone film and a series dedicated to Islamic arts.
