For more than half a century, Anne and Patrick Poirier have been emblematic figures of international contemporary art. In Lourmarin, in the Luberon France, this inseparable duo prepares their future exhibitions in a workshop-laboratory that mirrors their work.
In 2004, two years after the death of their only son, Alain-Guillaume, Anne and Patrick Poirier moved to their family home in Provence, where they set up a laboratory for creation. Known for their work on the fragile history of ancient civilizations, memory and oblivion, the tireless travelers, born in Marseille in 1941 and Nantes in 1942, respectively, lived abroad for many years. They have been inseparable since meeting at the Paris school for decorative arts in the 1960s. "We’re in the first generation of artist couples along with photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher and visual artists Gilbert & George, among others,” they say. “We’ve been working together for 43 years." Downhill from the nature-encircled building, their studio, partly lit by natural light, looks like a research lab full of so many "treasures", attesting to countless explorations, that the eye does not know which way to look. "The 18-meter-high space spreading out over 200 square meters still reflects our busy 2021 period, when we had shows at Château…
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