This spirit of discovery is seen in each of the Fondation Cartier’s exhibitions. In 2019, it presented a panoramic overview of the new generation of European contemporary art, featuring twenty-one artists from sixteen countries working in the media of painting, sculpture, fashion, design and film. More recently, in 2022, the work of the Australian Aboriginal artist Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori was presented to the public for the first time outside of Australia.
At the same time, the Fondation Cartier unveils little-known facets of major international artists. In 2007, it invited the filmmaker David Lynch to show his work as a painter and illustrator. It has showcased the work of the Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano (2010) and the French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier (2004) in exhibitions defying expectations.
Deeply committed to artists, the Fondation Cartier nurtures an ongoing dialogue with them. In 2005, it introduced the French public to the work of the Australian sculptor Ron Mueck, and invited him back for subsequent exhibitions in 2013 and 2023. These events have revealed the transformation in the artist’s practice.
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In the field of photography, the Fondation Cartier was the first institution in France to show the work of the Malian photographers Seydou Keïta (1994) and Malick Sidibé (1995), as well as Francesca Woodman (1998) and Alair Gomes (2001), now universally acclaimed. The Fondation Cartier has introduced the European public to iconic Japanese artists such as the photographers Nobuyoshi Araki (1995), Daido Moriyama (2003) and Rinko Kawauchi (2005), and the master of ikebana, Yukio Nakagawa.
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