La Fantaisie in Paris has handed over one in every of its 73 rooms to the Hungarian artist Szabolcs Bozó, whose vibrant creatures and fluid, folk-inflected types now occupy Room 607 for a nine-month residency. Working till 22 February 2027, the challenge continues the resort’s ongoing inventive collection, which beforehand noticed a takeover by French modern artist Ben Arpéa.
Tour La Fantaisie’s Artwork Suite by Szabolcs Bozó
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Bozó’s work has at all times carried the cadence of a spontaneous drawing and the nostalgia of a childhood reminiscence. Rooted in Hungarian folks traditions and formed by a self-taught visible language, his work, sculptures and installations are populated by zoomorphic figures that orbit someplace between dream, fable and playground.
The partitions of Room 607 have turn out to be an in-situ canvas, layered with works made straight for the house, whereas the present artworks have been changed fully with items by Bozó. Handmade cushions and bespoke bedspreads woven along with his signature animal-like motifs carry the collaboration into the gentle furnishings; large-scale gentle sculptures introduce a extra bodily sense of play; and painted by hand lampshades solid the room in a hotter, stranger glow.
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A booklet for visitors presents an introduction to the artist alongside the works accessible to buy, whereas a choice of co-branded objects can be accessible and is completely offered at La Fantaisie, that includes caps, stickers, taking part in playing cards, and trays.
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(Picture credit score: Agence Pancake)
The Artwork Suite by Szabolcs Bozó spans 42 sq m, sleeps as much as three visitors and overlooks the resort’s backyard. It includes a big walk-in closet, an opulent lavatory with a bath and bathe, and a settee mattress which may be changed into an extra sleeping quarter. Designed by Martin Brudnizki, La Fantaisie is already a botanical train in color, sample and enthusiasm, with boutique rooms, a glass-roofed restaurant, backyard terrace, street-facing café, rooftop bar and spa in Paris’s ninth arrondissement.
‘Coinciding with my exhibition Antidote at Semiose, my collaboration with La Fantaisie brings collectively acquainted components from my studio, but additionally new supplies, together with cloth and on a regular basis objects, permitting visitors to expertise my work in an much more tactile manner. Paris as a location has at all times been near my coronary heart, with my first present happening right here,’ says Bozó of the opening.
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La Fantaisie is positioned at 24 Rue Cadet, 75009 Paris, France. Charges for the Artwork Suite by Szabolcs Bozó begin from 1,000 EUR inc. breakfast (roughly 862 GBP)
