Kandinsky, The music of colors

The Philharmonie de Paris presents an exhibition exploring the link between Kandinsky's pictorial work and music.

Music played an essential role in the works of the painter Vasily Kandinsky, who used his gift of synesthesia in his painting. In this exhibition, you'll discover some 200 works and objects from the painter's studio; everything that made this artist the painter of the abstract, his colors, his personal universe, his mode of creation... in connection with music, his model.

• An abstract model of music : Kandinsky plays the cello and harmonium. Music plays a major role in his life - it is a determining factor in his vocation as an artist. Kandinsky reinvents the language of painting by creating "an abstract model of music".
• The painter's listening horizon: in an immersive tour with headphones, discover the subtle interplay between music, shapes and colors.
• The cabinet of a music lover: an imaginary cabinet lets you see the scores he bought, his music books and leaflets, his collection of records, engravings of folk songs, etc.
• Towards a synthesis of the arts: the exhibition places paintings and drawings in dialogue with his various projects, his poems exploring... the "pure sound" of words!

Exhibition co-organized with the Musée national d'art moderne-Centre Georges Pompidou and the Philharmone de Paris.

Prepare your stay and book your hotel near the Philharmonie or in central Paris near a metro or RER line (transilien that takes you away from Paris to find a hotel to suit your budget).

Visual: Vassily Kandinsky, Yellow-red-blue, 1925, Paris - Musée national d'art moderne - Centre Pompidou

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