Cézanne en Provence opens today at Granet Museum
Source: www.artdaily.com. Posted on 10 June 2006.
The exhibition Cézanne en Provece opens today at the Granet Museum, and will be onview through September 17, 2006. 2006 is a tribute year celebrating Paul Cézanne, an artist firmly rooted in his native Provence, but also a universal genius who heralded the avant-garde movements of the 20th century.
One hundred years after his death, the city of Aix-en-Provence and the Community of the Pays d'Aix, the Ministry for Culture and Communication, in partnership with the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ad the Department of Bouches-du-Rhone, are joining forces to make 2006 into a season featuring numerous events which will both improve our knowledge of the master's enigmatic work and encourage the contemporary arts, reaffirming the creative vitality of Provence.