21.01 / FAIRE LE MUR 4 SIÈCLES DE PAPIERS PEINTS

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1 Press Release > les arts décoratifs / FAIRE LE MUR 4 SIÈCLES DE PAPIERS PEINTS 1. View of the Faire le mur, quatre siècles de papiers peints exhibition, Maroussia Jannelle, 2015 PRESS CONTACTS Marie-Laure Moreau Isabelle MENDOZA phone : FAX : presse@lesartsdecoratifs.fr

2 2. Skeleton - The new Domestic Landscape collection, graphic design: Studio Job, printer: Rasch, publisher : Domestic, digital printing on intissé, digital printing, 2008 Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, photo : Jean Tholance 3. Lendemain de fête, Société française des papiers peints SANITEX, designers : Léonore Fini and Jacques Hincelin, Edition d art collection, mechanical pulp paper, rotary printed, 1948 Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, photo : Jean Tholance From 21 January to 12 june 2016, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs will be showing the Faire le mur, 4 siècles de papiers peints exhibition in the Study Gallery. Revealing the wealth of the Wallpaper Department s exceptional collection, it will feature three hundred emblematic pieces selected from the reserve collection of more than 400,000 items. The exhibition juxtaposes and compares wallpapers from different periods and origins to illustrate the broad range of styles and skills in use from the 18th century to the present day. It shows wallpaper s major role in the history of the decorative arts, whilst highlighting some of the jewels of the largest wallpaper collection in the world. The exhibition s title, Faire le mur, Setting up a wall refers to the different uses wallpaper has in the construction and decoration of a wall surface. To illustrate the range of themes explored in the six rooms of the Study Gallery, different techniques and periods are juxtaposed. Ancient wallpapers are compared with contemporary creations to illustrate production methods, typologies and forms that have changed and evolved with art history. Wallpaper is much more than just a wall covering. It creates new worlds, sensations and ambiances requiring complex fabrication processes. Its patterns and chromatic and luminous effects transform our perception of space, even inducing fictitious architectures and trompel oeil effects. These different types of wallpaper bear testimony to great creative inventiveness, but they are above all iconic actors in the history of styles and tendencies, reflecting the tastes, customs and mentality of a period.

3 4. L Eden, 1st scene (lengths 1 to 4), artist: Joseph Fuchs, Manufacture Jules Desfossé, mechanical pulp paper, wood block printed, 1861 Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, photo: Jean Tholance 5. Porte trompe-l œil MMM Ligne 13, publisher: Maison Martin Margiela, intissé, digital printing, 2010 Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, photo : Jean Tholance The evocative title of the first room Ennobling the wall, refers to an expression used by specialists, for whom ennoblement is a procedure for embellishing fabrics. In the context of the exhibition, this term is applied to wallpaper to highlight its capacity to adorn mural surfaces. These ornamental attributes are illustrated by key works such as the 18th-century arabesque wallpapers produced by the famous Réveillon manufactory and the contemporary creations of Studio Job and Timorous Beasties. In its respect for established aesthetic norms, wallpaper is not just a decorative object but more generally a reflection of a culture and an art of living. The Second room, Imagining the wall, focuses on the artistic genres invented and reinterpreted down the centuries, featuring wallpapers by André Groult, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, André Mare, René Fumeron and Léonor Fini. These works evoke certain traditional skills but also innovative approaches breathing new life into interior decoration. Whilst catering to the tastes and aesthetic criteria of a period, wallpaper also has the capacity to solicit the imagination, and even alter our spatial impression of an interior. The

4 6. Designer and publisher : Henri Sauvage, tinted paper, stencil printing, 1905 Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Photo : Jean Tholance 7. Manhattan, manufacturer and publisher : AS Création, intissé, 2012 Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris / Photo : Jean Tholance Disguising the wall room pays tribute to the 18th and 19th-century creations produced by the Desfossé & Karth and Dufour & Leroy manufactories. Painted laces and draperies create the illusion of textures and volumes that transform the wall s flatness. In the same vein, the Telling the wall room features wallpapers reflecting various stylistic tendencies in art history. Etruscan, Neoclassical, Neo-Gothic and Orientalism were essential references for renowned manufacturers such as Délicourt, Desfossé & Karth, Lapeyre, Sanderson and Zuber. These painted ornaments and architectural structures create optical effects by transforming walls into wonderful yet fake vistas. These innovations also go hand in hand with experimentations with materials and textures. The two last rooms, Inspiring the wall and Playing with the wall, focus on creations in which paper has been replaced by other materials. Cardboard, leather and metallised materials free the wall from classical forms and methods. Those participating in this renewal include the publishers of Piero Fornasetti, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Christian Lacroix. Wallpaper is not just decoration, it is a mural installation and even a work of art in its own right.

5 key information Curators: > Véronique de La Hougue, head curator, Wallpaper Department, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Exhibition design: > Philippe Renaud les arts décoratifs library exhibition catalogue Bruno ROGER, Chairman David Caméo, General director Olivier GABET, Museums director Pascale de SEzE, Communication director The Arts Décoratifs Library > phone Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 6pm école camondo 266 boulevard Raspail, Paris > phone Faire le mur 96 pages Approx. 100 illustrations Format: 22x28cm Paperback with flapped cover 35 VAT incl. Published by Les Arts Décoratifs On sale from 25 January 2016 the museums The Arts Décoratifs museums > phone Metro stations : Palais-Royal, Pyramides, Tuileries Open Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 6pm (Late opening Thursday until 9pm : Temporary exhibitions and jewellery gallery only) admission > full rate: 11 > reduced rate: 8.50 Musée Nissim de Camondo 63 rue de Monceau, Paris > phone Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 5.30pm Closed Monday and Tuesday admission > full rate: 9 > reduced rate: 6.50 ateliers du carrousel the museum boutique 266 boulevard Raspail, Paris 63 rue de Monceau, Paris > phone partners club The Partners Club brings together firms wishing to participate in promoting Les Arts Décoratifs, developing a lasting relationship with our institution and broadening their network of contacts. It acts as a laboratory for ideas and interaction between economic and cultural actors and creators. Members at three different levels benefit from the advantages of patrons and sponsors. > phone RIVOLI art mode design paris > phone Open 10am to 7pm Closed Monday le the restaurant restaurant - bar terrace or access via the Carrousel Gardens > phone website educational and cultural services The Educational and Cultural Department organises museum tours for adults, groups and individuals > reservations thematic workshop-tours and guided tours related to an exhibition for 4 to 18 year-olds > reservations lectures and panel discussions > reservations les amis Les Amis des Arts Décoratifs promote the Arts Décoratifs museums and library in France and abroad. Their support contributes to the enrichment and restoration of the museum s collections. Members have free admission to the Arts Décoratifs museums and can participate in private visits, thematic days and cultural tours. > phone