Download here the Visitor's guide. - Les Ateliers de Rennes
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Regional art, innovation, and dynamism<br />
Daniel Delaveau, Mayor of <strong>Rennes</strong>, Presi<strong>de</strong>nt of <strong>Rennes</strong> Métropole<br />
Editorials<br />
The 2008 and 2010 editions of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Ateliers</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Rennes</strong> were held in <strong>the</strong> Couvent <strong>de</strong>s Jacobins,<br />
a monument that is part of <strong>Rennes</strong>’ cultural heritage and has since become a conference<br />
centre. The third <strong>Ateliers</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Rennes</strong> will be held in two o<strong>the</strong>r iconic buildings of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rennes</strong><br />
cityscape. The first, <strong>the</strong> former regional telecommunications headquarters, is a remarkable<br />
structure built in 1975 by <strong>the</strong> architect Louis Arretche. The second is <strong>the</strong> brand new Frac<br />
Bretagne headquarters <strong>de</strong>signed by Odile Decq, which stands close to <strong>the</strong> 72 pillars of<br />
Aurelie Nemours’ Alignement du XXIe siècle, a recent and typical public commission in <strong>Rennes</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Ateliers</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Rennes</strong> welcomed 40,000 to 50,000 visitors to its first two editions and<br />
quickly became a major event in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rennes</strong>’ cultural calendar. The Biennial manages to<br />
involve an audience that reaches beyond <strong>the</strong> usual public for mo<strong>de</strong>rn art, and it mobilises<br />
many of <strong>the</strong> cultural actors and cultural facilities of <strong>the</strong> region. The Musée <strong>de</strong>s Beaux-arts,<br />
<strong>the</strong> La Criée Centre d'Art Contemporain, and <strong>the</strong> Galerie 40mcube, for example, are all<br />
hosting exhibitions this year. The Biennial is an event of international significance and it<br />
greatly increases our region’s appeal by shining a spotlight on <strong>the</strong> vibrancy and richness of<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Rennes</strong> mo<strong>de</strong>rn art scene.<br />
The artistic programme <strong>de</strong>veloped for this year’s event springs directly from <strong>the</strong> urban,<br />
economic, and social context of our metropolitan area. Its title, <strong>Les</strong> Prairies, inevitably<br />
evokes <strong>the</strong> image of <strong>the</strong> pioneer. It is an image that accords with <strong>the</strong> ability to break with<br />
convention, to invent, and to innovate which typifies <strong>the</strong> dynamic qualities of <strong>Rennes</strong><br />
Métropole, as much in business as in research, as in artistic creation - in all its forms.<br />
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