Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to announce Planète Lalanne, a comprehensive exhibition of the celebrated artistic duo Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne that will take over the historic Palazzo Rota Ivancich in Venice, running concurrently with the 2024 Venice Biennale. Curated by Jérôme Neutres, the fantastical sculptures, furniture and objets d¡¯art will be placed throughout the palazzo in intimate dialogue with this unique environment, highlighting their ingenious functionality and surrealist whimsy, imagining an enchanted ¡®Palazzo Lalanne¡¯. With over 150 works, Planète Lalanne will be one of the largest Lalanne exhibitions historically and the first in Italy. The exhibition will feature the most comprehensive collections of bars created by François-Xavier in his lifetime, including a Sauterelle bar, the other of which is owned by the British Royal family; every size iteration of Claude¡¯s iconic Choupatte and a bespoke Lalanne bed, specifically commissioned for Ben Brown¡¯s personal collection, among other rare gems. Ben Brown Fine Arts has worked closely with Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne for over two decades, mounting historic exhibitions at its London and Hong Kong galleries, championing the work of these two legendary French artists to an international audience.
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