Throughout his career, Olivier Debr\u00e9 undertook numerous commissioned projects, most of them public commissions carried out within the framework of France\u2019s 1% artistique programme. These commissions provided him with opportunities to create large-scale, sometimes monumental canvases integrated into new architectural developments.<\/p>\n
The creation of stage curtains further expanded the scale of his work, presenting numerous technical challenges and requiring a lengthy process of reflection and experimentation. Today, this creative process can be retraced through a wealth of preparatory studies. This exhibition focuses on the \u201cmodels\u201d and \u201csketches\u201d produced by the artist in preparation for three successive stage curtains: for the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise theatre in Paris (1987), the Hong Kong Opera House (1989), and the Shanghai Opera House (1998). It highlights the distinctive character of each project and the unique spirit that the artist sought to infuse into them through highly varied explorations of colour and gesture<\/p>\n
This exhibition was first presented in 2025 by the Centre de cr\u00e9ation contemporaine Olivier Debr\u00e9 (CCC OD) in Tours in a slightly different version. It has been adapted here for the spaces of the Pavillon Comtesse de Caen<\/a>.<\/p>\n curator: Marine Rochard<\/p>\n