01 July 2025 -
28 September 2025
In 2025, Aix-en-Provence will be home to a major Cezanne retrospective, celebrating the enduring legacy of one of the city’s most illustrious residents. This year will mark a momentous reunion between the artist and his hometown, as the Granet Museum honours his timeless legacy with a major exhibition of over 130 iconic works from across the globe.
In parallel with this landmark event, Gallifet is delighted to present « Echos de Cezanne » (Echoes of Cezanne), an exhibition that explores the lasting influence of the artist Picasso referred to as ‘the father to us all’ on modern and contemporary artists. Whether established or emerging, local or international, sculptors, photographers and painters alike lay claim to a Cezannean lineage. Many others however, may not have consciously sought this influence, yet the imprint is unmistakable, evident in the recurring themes central to his work, which this exhibition will explore.
Among the artists whose work bares traces of the Aix master are names familiar to many, but our focus does not stop there. We have collaborated with the young curator and gallerist Pierre Allizan to include a selection of emerging artists from an up-and-coming generation, each of whom, in their own way, continues to carry Cezanne’s legacy forward.
Curators : Gallifet Centre d'Art and Pierre Allizan
Etel Adnan, Nelson Apadola, Miquel Barcelo, Vincent Bioulès, Boomoon, Perrine Boudy, Mia Chaplin, Théo David, Manon Delarue, Andriu Deplazes, Félix Deschamps Mak, Nan Goldin, Florent Groc, Cyrielle Gulacsy, François Halard, Chemsedine Herriche, Alexandre Hollan, Thomas Lesigne, Stéphane Lovighi-Bourgogne, Giorgio Morandi, Vik Muniz, Eva Nielsen, Stefan Nikolaev, Murat Önen, Irving Penn, Claudio Parmiggiani, Giulio Paolini, Laurent Proux, François Réau, Anne-Marie Renan, Christine Safa, Edgar Sarin, Grégoire Scalabre, Djamel Tatah, Edmund de Waal, Sophie Whettnall.
With a background in art history, Pierre Allizan specialises in 19th- and 20th-century painting. As an independent curator, his early exhibitions highlighted the renewed interest in figurative painting both in France and across the globe. Following a year at the Palais de Tokyo, then under the direction of Jean de Loisy, he contributed to a number of exhibitions and independent art fairs that helped bring to light a new generation of European artists.
Between 2019 and 2024, Pierre worked alongside curator and art consultant Laurence Dreyfus, playing a key role in exhibitions featuring renowned artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Claire Tabouret, Edmund de Waal, Tomás Saraceno, and Cindy Sherman.
Today, he continues to curate projects in Paris and the south of France, helping artists shape their career growth and advising collectors on their acquisitions.
Practical Information
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from noon to 6pm.
Entry fees : 10 € / 8 €
For further information please contact: contact@gallifet.com
Advanced booking required only for groups guided tours : simona@gallifet.com
Guided Tours
On Wednesdays
From 4 to 5pm in French 6€/person
From 5 to 6pm in English 6€/person
With the support of our patrons :
Uber France
Emile Garcin Propriétés
Groupe Mercadier
and the following partner galleries and institutions :
Clavé Fine Art
Collection Lambert
Gagosian
Galerie La Forest Divonne
Galerie Lelong
Galerie Peter Kilchmann
Galerie Semiose
Michel Rein
Thaddaeus Ropac
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