Promotion: an exhibition highlighting the life work of American sculptor JB Blunk is taking place at The Fondation d?entreprise Martell in Cognac, France, presenting the artist's first retrospective exhibition in Europe.
Running from 8 June to 29 December 2024, the exhibition, titled Continuum, displays a collection of over 150 pieces by JB Blunk ? including sculptural works, ceramics, furniture, paintings, sketches and photographs.
The retrospective exhibition has opened at The Fondation d?entreprise Martell
The exhibition was organised by the foundation in collaboration with Blunk's daughter and director of the JB Blunk Estate, Mariah Nielson, with contributions from curator at the Musée d?Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Anne Dressen. "By unveiling the little-known work of an artist celebrating the power of nature, life, and creation at the intersection of disciplines, this retrospective aligns with the Foundation?s ambition to encourage the emergence of innovative artistic approaches focused on the ecological transformation of territories and our ways of life," director of The Fondation d?entreprise Martell Anne-Claire Duprat said.
Over 150 pieces feature within the exhibition
The 900-metre-square space is organised into six themed sections ? Japan, Landscape, Home, Archetypes, Process and Public Projects ? which are "intertwined and porous" to allow visitors to engage with them holistically.
Also among the work on display is Blunk's earliest known...