A PERSONAL STORY OF ART HISTORY
We gatherers have been writing our own stories since the advent of language and writing. The 87-year-old French collector Yvon Lambert is one of those people who has lived his own story, through the art he has been collecting since his early teens.
TEXT BY ŞEVVAL YÜRÜTEN
Every period in art has discovered and nurtured its own miracles. The sensational Louvre owes the Delacroixes and Manets and its over- all Impressionist strength to the artist, collector and art historian, Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, who donated nearly a hundred paintings, thousands of sketches and numerous engravings to the museum, in 1906. In France today, Yvon Lambert might be one of the most important collectors and biggest benefactors of art since Moreau-Nélaton. ‘I did not want the donation to be diluted within a collection, such as that of the Centre Pompidou, for example. I wanted it to represent the life of a French art dealer in the twentieth century. I really must insist on that point: I was an art dealer. If you were to visit all the museums in France, the Collection Lambert has the greatest collection of works by Ryman, Twombly, LeWitt, and Serrano. That is the true value of a collection – not to resemble any other.’
Lambert started collecting in Provence. This could explain why he insisted that his collection, made up of masterpieces from the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st, were displayed in the light of Southern France. Located in Avignon, the former ‘City of Popes’, which served as the European Capital of Culture, in 2000, Collection Lambert highlights Yvon Lambert’s life and career in contemporary art, as well as the aesthetic projection of his collection. Designed by architects Cyrille and Laurent Berger, the exhibition space of 5,000 square metres is spread across a pair of magnificent 18th-century mansions, the Hôtel Caumont and the Hôtel de Montfaucon.
In March 2023, Collection Lambert is preparing to host the biggest exhibition in its history, with a focus on the diversity of the unique patrimonial collection, that dates back to the 1960s. Intuitive and pioneering, Lambert has always welcomed new talents and this exhibition perfectly illustrates his 70 years of collecting and his cou- rageous approach to art.
A PERSONAL STORY OF ART HISTORY
We gatherers have been writing our own stories since the advent of language and writing. The 87-year-old French collector Yvon Lambert is one of those people who has lived his own story, through the art he has been collecting since his early teens.
TEXT BY ŞEVVAL YÜRÜTEN
Every period in art has discovered and nurtured its own miracles. The sensational Louvre owes the Delacroixes and Manets and its over- all Impressionist strength to the artist, collector and art historian, Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, who donated nearly a hundred paintings, thousands of sketches and numerous engravings to the museum, in 1906. In France today, Yvon Lambert might be one of the most important collectors and biggest benefactors of art since Moreau-Nélaton. ‘I did not want the donation to be diluted within a collection, such as that of the Centre Pompidou, for example. I wanted it to represent the life of a French art dealer in the twentieth century. I really must insist on that point: I was an art dealer. If you were to visit all the museums in France, the Collection Lambert has the greatest collection of works by Ryman, Twombly, LeWitt, and Serrano. That is the true value of a collection – not to resemble any other.’
Lambert started collecting in Provence. This could explain why he insisted that his collection, made up of masterpieces from the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st, were displayed in the light of Southern France. Located in Avignon, the former ‘City of Popes’, which served as the European Capital of Culture, in 2000, Collection Lambert highlights Yvon Lambert’s life and career in contemporary art, as well as the aesthetic projection of his collection. Designed by architects Cyrille and Laurent Berger, the exhibition space of 5,000 square metres is spread across a pair of magnificent 18th-century mansions, the Hôtel Caumont and the Hôtel de Montfaucon.
In March 2023, Collection Lambert is preparing to host the biggest exhibition in its history, with a focus on the diversity of the unique patrimonial collection, that dates back to the 1960s. Intuitive and pioneering, Lambert has always welcomed new talents and this exhibition perfectly illustrates his 70 years of collecting and his cou- rageous approach to art.
A PERSONAL STORY OF ART HISTORY
We gatherers have been writing our own stories since the advent of language and writing. The 87-year-old French collector Yvon Lambert is one of those people who has lived his own story, through the art he has been collecting since his early teens.
TEXT BY ŞEVVAL YÜRÜTEN
Every period in art has discovered and nurtured its own miracles. The sensational Louvre owes the Delacroixes and Manets and its over- all Impressionist strength to the artist, collector and art historian, Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, who donated nearly a hundred paintings, thousands of sketches and numerous engravings to the museum, in 1906. In France today, Yvon Lambert might be one of the most important collectors and biggest benefactors of art since Moreau-Nélaton. ‘I did not want the donation to be diluted within a collection, such as that of the Centre Pompidou, for example. I wanted it to represent the life of a French art dealer in the twentieth century. I really must insist on that point: I was an art dealer. If you were to visit all the museums in France, the Collection Lambert has the greatest collection of works by Ryman, Twombly, LeWitt, and Serrano. That is the true value of a collection – not to resemble any other.’
Lambert started collecting in Provence. This could explain why he insisted that his collection, made up of masterpieces from the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st, were displayed in the light of Southern France. Located in Avignon, the former ‘City of Popes’, which served as the European Capital of Culture, in 2000, Collection Lambert highlights Yvon Lambert’s life and career in contemporary art, as well as the aesthetic projection of his collection. Designed by architects Cyrille and Laurent Berger, the exhibition space of 5,000 square metres is spread across a pair of magnificent 18th-century mansions, the Hôtel Caumont and the Hôtel de Montfaucon.
In March 2023, Collection Lambert is preparing to host the biggest exhibition in its history, with a focus on the diversity of the unique patrimonial collection, that dates back to the 1960s. Intuitive and pioneering, Lambert has always welcomed new talents and this exhibition perfectly illustrates his 70 years of collecting and his cou- rageous approach to art.
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POSITOPIA
17
OUT NOW
is a large format international biannual magazine from Istanbul. Focusing on arts, culture and society, each issue tackles various universal subjects within a distinct theme.
Address
Mim Kemal Öke Cad. No.6 D.6 Nişantaşı, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
+90 212 232 4288
contact@212magazine.com
POSITOPIA
17
OUT NOW
is a large format international biannual magazine from Istanbul. Focusing on arts, culture and society, each issue tackles various universal subjects within a distinct theme.
Address
Mim Kemal Öke Cad. No.6 D.6 Nişantaşı, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
+90 212 232 4288
contact@212magazine.com