Gauguin et Laval en Martinique. Grande Grèce The essays in The Vanves

The essays in The Vanves Conference were all written from the same mobile perspective: to question sovereignty as it was conceived by Georges Bataille in the mode of an experience

Conferences at the Maison René Ginouvès

thanks to a donation from the heirs of a private collector

The event acted as a detonator and triggered a metamorphosis of taste in Europe

even in Sicily

Gauguin et Laval en Martinique. Grande Grèce The essays in The VanvesIn 1887, Paul Gauguin and Charles Laval spent four months on the island of Martinique, a stay that would prove decisive for their artistic development. The two friends dreamed of finding an idyllic environment in the Antilles. In their drawings and paintings, distinguished by their vibrant colors and bold compositions, they depicted Martinique as a pristine tropical paradise, without taking into account the harsh daily reality of the colonial world.