MOUGINS AND CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE
Mougins, Village of Art and Contemporary Sculpture
A few kilometres from Cannes, Mougins, in France, has long enjoyed a special relationship with art. Today, galleries and artists’ studios are part of the old village, continuing a tradition that has drawn many artists to Mougins over the years.
Picasso first discovered Mougins in the 1930s and later chose to spend the final years of his life there. Francis Picabia also stayed in the village. Many other artists have since contributed to its close association with artistic creation.
That tradition continues today. Painters and sculptors still live, work and exhibit in Mougins, where art remains part of everyday life.
Art at the Heart of Old Mougins
This is probably what sets Mougins apart from many other places: there is no need to seek out art; you simply encounter it as you wander through the village.
A walk through the narrow streets may lead from a gallery to an artist’s studio and then to a temporary exhibition. Painting, sculpture and photography can be discovered among the old houses, squares and passageways of the historic centre.
Some artists have made Mougins their permanent home. Among them is the painter Marie Tissot, who has been based in the heart of the village for several decades and has her studio-gallery on Rue des Lombards.
Alain Choisnet and Mougins
Mougins holds a special place for Alain Choisnet, as he ran a gallery in the heart of the old village for three years. He exhibited his sculptures there and met visitors from France and abroad.
He has since returned to Mougins on several occasions to exhibit his work. Le Lavoir, at the entrance to the old village, has notably hosted his sculptures. This historic building offers a particularly suitable setting for displaying them, allowing visitors to move freely around each sculpture.
These returns to Mougins continue a relationship that began several years ago, in a village where art remains a defining part of its identity.
