Jean-Michel Othoniel, Paysage amoureux, 1997, glass from Murano, nylon thread, 400 x 350 cm, collection of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. © Jean-Michel Othoniel / Adagp, Paris. Picture © Patrick Gries.
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Exhibition overview

Crystal Palace reveals a wondrous universe that is both fragile and monumental. With a four-poster bed made of Murano glass, or necklaces made of baroque pearls, Jean-Michel Othoniel’s work invites spectators to dream. Crystal Palace has been designed to echo the glass walls of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. The works, created exclusively for this exhibition, play with the transparency of the building’s architecture and its reflections. They are displayed throughout the garden and hang from trees, inviting visitors to stroll around the grounds.

Artists and contributors of the exhibition:
  • Jean-Michel Othoniel

Image gallery

View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2003-2004, Collection of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris (acq.1992)

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© Jean-Michel Othoniel / Adagp, Paris

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View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003-2004

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View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003-2004

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View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003-2004

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View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003-2004

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View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003-2004

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Mon lit, 2003, View of the exhibition Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003-2004

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Jean-Michel Othoniel, La Fontaine du plaisir et des larmes, 2001, view of the exhibition Jean-Michel Othoniel, Crystal Palace, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, 2003

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© Jean-Michel Othoniel / ADAGP, Paris

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