Peaches and Cream is composed of purposely imperfect copies of ancient and contemporary architectural features subtly combined with details of works in the Museum’s collection and agglomerated in an extravagant pseudo-ruin.
Aesthetically, this composition of disorderly arranged reproductions incorporates the stages of production and imitates tufa in echo of the neoclassical façade. An absent stained-glass window’s luminous reflections painted on the surface and floor of this chaotic relic suggest a momentary beauty in the face of time’s incoherent strata. And, in fact, the title, an expression used to describe a perfect situation, ironises on this unstable assembly of architectural fragments that evokes a world in turmoil and in danger.
A painter and multidisciplinary artist, Michaela Sanson-Braun plays humorously and poetically with references to art history and inspirations drawn from popular culture.
Curated by Marie Dupas, head of the contemporary art collection at the Musée d’arts de Nantes.
10 Rue Georges Clemenceau, 44000 Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Cathédrale, Parking Gare Château
Public transport: Trébuchet, Foch - Cathédrale, St-Clément
Self-service bicycles: Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Foch (n°32), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Jardin des plantes (n°63), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Saint clément (n°64), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Duchesse anne (n°49), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Verdun (n°48), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Gare de nantes nord (n°60), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Strasbourg (n°3), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Cours sully (n°65), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Hôtel de ville (n°2), Station Naolib Vélo libre-service Gare de nantes nord 2 (n°62)
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From january 1st 2025 to january 4th 2026