A discussion between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and famed courtroom artist Noëlle Herrenschmidt.
Join the French Cultural Center on February 13 at 5:00 PM at the Center as they host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and famed courtroom artist Noëlle Herrenschmidt for a unique discussion on his exceptional experience, his fascination for her work and her recently released book, Dans les coulisses de la loi. This special meeting sets the groundwork for a fascinating conversation and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear directly from one of America’s most distinguished and experienced legal scholars.
The talk will be moderated by Holger Spamann, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
Language: Conversation in French with simultaneous English translation (headphones available)
About Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Justice Stephen G. Breyer is a graduate of Stanford, Oxford, and Harvard Law School. He taught law for many years as a professor at Harvard Law School and at the Kennedy School of Government. He has also worked as a Supreme Court law clerk (for Justice Arthur Goldberg), a Justice Department lawyer (antitrust division), an Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee… Read More
About Noëlle Herrenschmidt
Noëlle Herrenschmidt started drawing in 1971 for the French group: Bayard Presse. She was introduced to the reportage genre in 1980 in Calcutta with Mother Teresa, then in Hong Kong and Vietnam in 1990. It was there that she opened for the first time her box of watercolors, which will never leave her side… Read More
Exclusive Artist Lecture: Thursday, March 2 at 6:00 PM
Lecture will be in French with English (consecutive translation)
Opening Reception and La Francophonie Kickoff: Thursday, March 2 at 7:00 PM
The opening reception will be preceded by an exclusive artist lecture at 6:00 PM during which Bernar Venet will share his fascinating experiences and give an informal lecture focusing on his interactions within the contemporary art world. He will discuss how these experiences led to his vast collection of works by the great artists of his generation and to the establishment of the Venet Foundation in Le Muy, France to ensure that his work lives on after him. Purchase your tickets to this special lecture ahead of time as spaces are limited.
About this Exhibition
Bernar Venet has spent decades exploring painting, poetry, film, performance and sculpture, for which he is best known and admired around the world. This very intimate exhibit features a selection of previously unpublished photographs brought together for the first time in the United States. These images of icons of art in the 1960s’ (Warhol, Rauschenberg, Indiana…), taken by Venet almost all by chance, are truly unique as a valuable mix of historical evidence and friendly instantaneous moments.
Venet began to take these portraits in the 1960s, first in Nice, then in Paris, and, after 1966, in New York where he has been based for the past fifty years. They rekindle the sense of adventure around an art movement that was created in solitude and friendship. Throughout the years, Bernar Venet has collected works by these artists who he knew and with whom he socialized, many of whom were his friends. These photos taken on a whim are another way to extend the collection and the community of friends that they embody.
About Bernar Venet
Born in 1941 in the south of France, Venet’s attraction to art became evident at an early age. In 1966, he established himself in New York where, over the course of the next five decades, he explored painting, poetry, film, and performance, and was attracted to pure science as a subject for art. During the 1960s, Venet developed his Tar paintings, Cardboard Reliefs, and his iconic Pile of Coal, the first sculpture without a specific shape. Venet had his first retrospective at the New York Cultural Center in 1971. Contributions to major art events such as Kassel Documenta VI, and the Biennales of Paris, Venice and São Paulo, followed. 1979 marked a turning point in Venet’s career: he began a series of wood reliefs – Arcs, Angles, Straight Lines – and created the first of his Indeterminate Lines. That same year, he was awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.
In 1994, Jacques Chirac invited Venet to present his Indeterminate Line sculptures on the Champ de Mars, which developed into a world tour. To date, the number of Venet’s exhibitions amounts to no less than 250. In 2008, Sotheby’s invited Venet to present 25 large-scale sculptures on the grounds of Isleworth, near Orlando, their first venture to exhibit and support a single sculptor on this scale. In 2011, he became the 4th contemporary artist to be offered the world-renowned Château de Versailles for a solo exhibition, leading the French Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp of his 22-meter vertical Arcs framing the iconic statue of Louis XIV at the entrance.
Monographs in multiple languages have been published on the artist’s oeuvre, with texts by noted art historians Barbara Rose, Donald Kuspit, Carter Ratcliff, Thomas McEvilley, Catherine Millet, Jan van der Marck and Achille Bonito Oliva, (and) among others. His work can be found in more than 70 museums worldwide, including the MoMA, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Centre Pompidou, and MOCA in Los Angeles. Venet has also received commissions for sculptures permanently installed in Auckland, Austin, Bergen, Berlin, Denver, Paris, Neu-Ulm, Nice, Norfolk, Seoul, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Toulouse.
Venet has been the recipient of several distinguishing honors, including France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur. Most recently, he received the 2013 Julio González International Prize, and the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center (ISC). Inaugurated in July 2014, the Venet Foundation aims to preserve the site in Le Muy, France, conserve the collection, and ensure that Bernar Venet’s work lives on after him.
GALLERY HOURS
Monday, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday through Thursday, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
On Saturday, April 1st, support the French Cultural Center’s Mosaïque initiative for expanded and exceptional cultural programming by attending Le Bal Dada – a surrealist soirée complete with fabulous cocktails, French hors d’œuvres, a silent auction with alluring prizes, and much more! Get your tickets before they’re gone!
Don’t miss renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl in a rare Boston appearance!
Desiring Beauty is an intimiate exploration of Dowland, Johnson, Handel, Caccini & more, accompanied by stellar American musicians Victor Coelho (lute), David Dolata (theorbo) and Laura Jeppesen (viola da gamba).
Early Bird $40 tickets are available now through February 1st. This extraordinary 1-hour performance will be followed by a leisurely meet-and-greet/CD signing by the artists.
Who Says You Can’t Have Your Cake, And Drink It Too?
Amstel Xlight, Reebok, and Where Magazine have teamed up to bring you the series, “Fit for Real Life,” helping you maintain your fitness goals in 2018. After each series, Amstel Xlight wants to toast to your goals with their new 90 calorie beer!
Join us on the dates below at the new Reebok Flagship store, located in the Seaport! All guests will receive 40% off in the Reebok store on all items, and for every series you attend, guests are entered to win a grand prize of custom Reebok sneakers!
Dates
~March 14
~April 4
~May 2
~June 6
*Guests must attend 3 out of 5 events to be entered to win
Who Says You Can’t Have Your Cake, And Drink It Too?
Amstel Xlight, Reebok, and Where Magazine have teamed up to bring you the series, “Fit for Real Life,” helping you maintain your fitness goals in 2018. After each series, Amstel Xlight wants to toast to your goals with their new 90 calorie beer!
Join us on the dates below at the new Reebok Flagship store, located in the Seaport! All guests will receive 40% off in the Reebok store on all items, and for every series you attend, guests are entered to win a grand prize of custom Reebok sneakers!
Dates
~March 14
~April 4
~May 2
~June 6
*Guests must attend 3 out of 5 events to be entered to win
Who Says You Can’t Have Your Cake, And Drink It Too?
Amstel Xlight, Reebok, and Where Magazine have teamed up to bring you the series, “Fit for Real Life,” helping you maintain your fitness goals in 2018. After each series, Amstel Xlight wants to toast to your goals with their new 90 calorie beer!
Join us on the dates below at the new Reebok Flagship store, located in the Seaport! All guests will receive 40% off in the Reebok store on all items, and for every series you attend, guests are entered to win a grand prize of custom Reebok sneakers!
Dates
~March 14
~April 4
~May 2
~June 6
*Guests must attend 3 out of 5 events to be entered to win
Who Says You Can’t Have Your Cake, And Drink It Too?
Amstel Xlight, Reebok, and Where Magazine have teamed up to bring you the series, “Fit for Real Life,” helping you maintain your fitness goals in 2018. After each series, Amstel Xlight wants to toast to your goals with their new 90 calorie beer!
Join us on the dates below at the new Reebok Flagship store, located in the Seaport! All guests will receive 40% off in the Reebok store on all items, and for every series you attend, guests are entered to win a grand prize of custom Reebok sneakers!
Dates
~March 14
~April 4
~May 2
~June 6
*Guests must attend 3 out of 5 events to be entered to win
The Hottest Standup Comedy Showcase Comes to Cafeteria on Newbury
The last Wednesday of every month at Cafeteria features an unforgettable experience combining the most talented local and national comedians, including previous winners of the Boston Comedy Festival, acts that have been on Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, Late Night with Steven Colbert, Comedy Central, Sirius XM and more.
Not only is this show completely free – you can enjoy free drink samples from our sponsors* (that’s right – free alcohol!), $5 burgers, and a custom drink menu full of cocktails available exclusively during the show – if it seems too good to be true, Cafeteria invites you to come see for yourself
Doors open at 7pm, the show begins at 8pm – previous shows have packed to capacity, so while this event is not ticketed, we do recommend arriving early to reserve a seat.
