{"id":48374,"date":"2024-03-25T15:49:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/exhibition-the-ice-giants-by-michel-bassompierre\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T07:23:52","slug":"exhibition-the-ice-giants-by-michel-bassompierre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/en\/exhibition-the-ice-giants-by-michel-bassompierre\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition: The Ice Giants by MICHEL BASSOMPIERRE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48374\" class=\"elementor elementor-48374 elementor-48230\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b35cc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b35cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4398b89c\" data-id=\"4398b89c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8c1c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e8c1c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXHIBITION <br>\n\"The Ice Giants\"<br> from 10 April to 6 October 2024\n\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9586729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9586729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Michel BASSOMPIERRE expose ses sculptures<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">monumental works at the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dfdbf04 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dfdbf04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57e27f65\" data-id=\"57e27f65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cff9faa ee-breadcrumbs-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ee-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"7cff9faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ee-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ee-breadcrumbs\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-448db354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"448db354\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f7dcd0d\" data-id=\"6f7dcd0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1d3421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b1d3421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Polar bears and emperor penguins are the stars of Michel BASSOMPIERRE&#8217;s new exhibition <em>Les G\u00e9ants des Glaces.<\/em> By highlighting these species, the Oceanographic Institute and the artist, in collaboration with Galeries Bartoux, hope to move visitors and raise their awareness of the major issues facing the polar regions. This temporary exhibition is part of the polar programme supported by the Oceanographic Institute since 2022. Don&#8217;t miss the &#8220;Sculptez le vivant&#8221; conference by and with Michel BASSOMPIERRE on June 14: register now!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-920047f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"920047f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8079e6e\" data-id=\"8079e6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf450a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cf450a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/affiche_bassonpierre_mom-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/affiche_bassonpierre_mom-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/affiche_bassonpierre_mom-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/affiche_bassonpierre_mom-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/affiche_bassonpierre_mom.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19ec2dd\" data-id=\"19ec2dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d376c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d376c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sculptor of the living, Michel BASSOMPIERRE gets rid of the anecdotal to focus on the essential. Through his singular and innovative work, recognisable at first glance, the artist becomes the storyteller of a bewitching animal world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sept \u0153uvres monumentales de Michel BASSOMPIERRE<\/strong>, l&#8217;un des artistes les plus importants dans le champs de la sculpture animali\u00e8re contemporaine, investiront le Mus\u00e9e oc\u00e9anographique et son toit terrasse. To mark the occasion, the sculptor will be unveiling five new creations, made especially for this exhibition: four polar bears and a 3-metre-high emperor penguin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original drawings and sketches<\/strong> will also be on display in the Conference Room, accompanied by the continuous projection of a film showing the artist&#8217;s work in the intimacy of his studio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There will also be a lecture<\/strong> combining art and science. While Michel BASSOMPIERRE creates a live work, specialists from the poles invite the public to reflect on their relationship with life and nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conference scheduled for June 14 from 6:30 to 8:00<\/strong> pm in the Conference Room. Free event with registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.fr\/e\/billets-conference-sculpter-le-vivant-art-et-science-au-service-de-la-nature-891096502627?aff=oddtdtcreator\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Reserve your place! <\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5251cc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5251cc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0505768\" data-id=\"0505768\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbc613d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbc613d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b1a2f4\" data-id=\"1b1a2f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e7807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e7807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>An appeal to preserve polar biodiversity<\/h4>\n<p>In this exhibition, the colossi are emblematic representatives of polar fauna, vulnerable and threatened by climate change. While the polar bear sees the pack ice on which it hunts shrink, the emperor penguin, in search of food for its offspring, is forced to go further and further out, threatening the survival of its chicks.<\/p>\n<p>Michel BASSOMPIERRE&#8217;s gentle yet reassuring depiction of animals is an ode to wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These fragile behemoths arouse wonder and question visitors about the extreme vulnerability of these species. 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This has only happened twice so far. L&#8217;Empereur, a work specially created for the &#8216;Les G\u00e9ants des Glaces&#8217; exhibition at the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco, is one of these two creations. The design of this new sculpture required considerable work on the part of the artist, who meticulously studied the morphology, skeleton, muscles and attitudes of this new animal.<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;There are four of us in my head: the animal artist (who observes and understands his subject and its behaviour), the anatomist (who grasps the structure of the body), the draughtsman (who masters the line to reproduce movement) and the sculptor (who transcribes into volume). But in the end, it&#8217;s always the sculptor who decides&#8221;, says Michel BASSOMPIERRE.<\/p>\n\n<strong>4 POLAR BEARS NEVER SEEN BEFORE!<\/strong>\n\n<p>For a long time, Michel BASSOMPIERRE refrained from working on these animals for fear of being compared to his illustrious predecessor Fran\u00e7ois POMPON, even though the latter sculpted only one. It was meeting R\u00e9my MARION, a photographer specialising in the polar bear, that finally convinced him to commit to this approach. The latter provided him with many hours of footage of polar bears in the field, enabling the artist to develop an in-depth understanding of the animal, which turns out to be very different from the brown bear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d995e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d995e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43d85e6\" data-id=\"43d85e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb6b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bb6b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/michel_bassonpiere.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-48251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/michel_bassonpiere.jpg 433w, https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/michel_bassonpiere-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/michel_bassonpiere-370x245.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e05dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e05dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Michel BASSOMPIERRE,<b><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>the sculptor of animal softness<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Born in Paris in 1948, Michel BASSOMPIERRE is one of the most important artists in the field of contemporary animal sculpture.de la douceur animale He has infused this discipline with a unique and fresh style that is instantly recognisable. Seductive and engaging, his work has travelled the world, sending his bestiary of marble and bronze to the four corners of the globe.<br \/>Trained at the Rouen School of Fine Arts, Michel BASSOMPIERRE learns to look. Through the thousands of sketches he produced, he built up his understanding of the animal body, a skilfully articulated machine whose lines and movements he captured.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f00a7c\" data-id=\"8f00a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08bb934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08bb934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following in the footsteps of Fran\u00e7ois POMPON, Michel BASSOMPIERRE gets rid of the anecdotal to focus on the essential: a pure form, delicate curves, enveloping light that emphasises the roundness of the masses from which tenderness and poetry emanate. Favouring animals with round shapes &#8211; bears, gorillas, Asian elephants, horses and pandas &#8211; he achieves a form that is both soft and precise, where light never clashes with shadow. This plastic relationship reflects his connection with the wild world. With perfectly mastered anatomy and drawing, his work shows an animality that is no longer hostile but peaceful and benevolent.<\/p>\n<p>For him, animals are neither strangers nor accessories. For him, animals are neither strangers nor accessories. There&#8217;s no anthropomorphism in his work, no menacing or roaring beasts. The animal is there, for what it is, in complete tranquillity, magnetic and masterful.<\/p>\n<p>Michel BASSOMPIERRE has created a powerful body of work that demonstrates an exceptional mastery of drawing, a perfect understanding of volumes and a poetic approach to light that makes visitors want to caress it. But it is also the artist&#8217;s tenderness, respect and humility that shine through in this work of rare delicacy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a89d7e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a89d7e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e896cb0\" data-id=\"e896cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548f59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"548f59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;Sculpting the living<b><\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>A conference by and with Michel Bassompierre at Monaco&#8217;s Oceanographic Museum<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Highlight of Michel BASSOMPIERRE&#8217;s &#8220;Les G\u00e9ants des Glaces&#8221; exhibition, presented until October 6, 2024 at Monaco&#8217;s Oceanographic Museum in partnership with Galeries Bartoux, animal sculptor Michel BASSOMPIERRE will create a live polar bear model on the occasion of the <strong>conference-evening &#8220;Sculpting the living&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During this artistic performance, three specialists in the polar regions will speak to raise awareness of the threats to polar biodiversity;<\/p>\n<p>Conference scheduled for June 14 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the Conference Room; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Free event with registration.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1925c4d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1925c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.fr\/e\/billets-conference-sculpter-le-vivant-art-et-science-au-service-de-la-nature-891096502627?aff=oddtdtcreator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Reserve your place!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1917365\" data-id=\"1917365\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bcc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63bcc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/musee.oceano.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/elementor\/thumbs\/Conference-Sculpter-le-vivant-Michel-Bassompierre-Monaco-scaled-rjyt3d67rl74jg5et52ubx6szxy5l05rrrsak3e6sw.jpg\" title=\"Conf\u00e9rence Sculpter le vivant &#8211; Michel Bassompierre-Monaco\" alt=\"Michel Bassompierre anime la conf\u00e9rence &quot;sculpter le vivant&quot; au Mus\u00e9e oc\u00e9anographique de Monaco le 14 Juin 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXHIBITION &#8220;The Ice Giants&#8221; from 10 April to 6 October 2024 Michel BASSOMPIERRE expose ses sculpturesmonumental works at the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco Polar bears and emperor penguins are the stars of Michel BASSOMPIERRE&#8217;s new exhibition Les G\u00e9ants des Glaces. 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