Québec Museum Opens $61m Pavilion Celebrating Renowned Artist Jean Paul Riopelle
The C$84 million pavilion includes a circular gallery for Riopelle’s 40-meter triptych and space for four exhibitions, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City opened the new $84-million Espace Riopelle-Michael Audain Pavilion, dedicated to painter and sculptor Jean Paul Riopelle.
- First announced in 2022, the project's budget more than doubled during construction; the Quebec government contributed more than $40 million to the facility designed by Montreal-based FABG Architectes.
- The three-storey gallery houses roughly 130 works, including the 40-metre-long triptych L'Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg displayed in a specially constructed semi-circular room for total immersion.
- Contemporary art curator Bernard Lamarche said the semi-circular setting allows visitors to view all panels at once, while the museum launched 'Art and Emotions,' using AI to personalize exhibition pathways.
- MNBAQ director Jean-Luc Murray stated Riopelle finally has a dedicated space, as the institution hosts celebrations honoring the artist's legacy until October 25.
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Quebec Museum Welcomes Pavilion Devoted to Jean Paul Riopelle
Quebec City’s Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec on October 21 unveiled its new Espace Riopelle–Michael Audain Pavilion to the public. Dedicated to Jean Paul Riopelle, one of the most significant Canadian artists of the twentieth century, the structure will display some 130 works by the artist, including paintings, sculptures, and prints, drawn from the […]
Come see Quebec's most famous painter's works: Espace Riopelle opens in Quebec City
Montreal-born Jean Paul Riopelle is considered one of Canada’s most influential painters. The new Espace Riopelle at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec offers Quebecers a chance to experience his work in person.
The Canadian Artist Jean Paul Riopelle Was 'Completely Absorbed by the Act of Painting.' His Abstract Works Finally Have Their Own Home in a Quebec Museum
Home to the world’s largest public collection of his artworks, a new pavilion at Quebec's Musée National des Beaux-Arts showcases the more than 50-year career of Riopelle, who was a key member of the avant-garde Automatistes movement
From one floor to the next, the stages of the career of the signatory of the "Global Refusal" are revisited.
It was a feast day, Wednesday, at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, for the official opening of the new pavilion dedicated to the Quebec artist Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002). A major addition to this state museum, which now includes a collection of more than 500 works by the painter, engraver and sculptor, one of the major figures of modern art of the twentieth century.
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