‘Perpetual Paradox’ is the title of his new series of recent works on view at the Musée Guimet. With this new exhibition, the Paris based museum has stepped into the fascinating realm of contemporary art. For record, its illustrious predecessors visualized the institution to possess extensive collections of some exquisite objects. During its founder Emile Guimet’s lifetime (1836-1918), the museum, increasingly began focusing on Asian civilizations, even while devoting a special section to the religions of Ancient Egypt. Its fabulous collections have become enriched over time.
The aim of this vast museum renovation program that was adopted in 1993, started in 1996, and just recently completed- has been to make sure that this famous institution founded by Emile Guimet can continue to assert itself as a leading centre, right in the heart of Europe, for the appreciation, research and knowledge of rich Asian civilizations. It also focues on the latest developments in advanced museum science as well as new requirements for the display/conservation of art.
Its president Jacques Giès justifies the new approach of the Musée Guimet, as amplified by ‘Perpetual Paradox’. He states:
“The museum is much more than a mere safety-deposit box for antiques. In view of the rising value of the Asian dynamic in our modern-day world – where Asian cultures are for the first time in Western history making a place for themselves that grows larger every day- the time has come, we believe, to reflect on and reconsider our notion of the museum.”He along with documentary researcher Caroline Arhuero has curated the Rashid Rana show. Arianne Levene and Églantine de Ganay are the guest curators.
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