Public art in martinique

Lárt public en Martinique Dominique Brebion

Public Art in Martinique

Public Art in MartiniqueThe stained glass window panes of the Saint Pierre Cathedral

The stained glass window panes created by Victor Anicet and realised by The Simon Marq workshop from Reims for the Saint-Pierre Cathedral are definitely the most important action in Martinique in 2006.

They were realised as a commissioned project.

(La commande publique)

Les Vitraux de la Cathedrale de Saint Pierre.


From the end of the year 2000, the Trinité -Saint-Pierre Soroptimist Club initiated the project of creating some stained glass panes for the three west windows – 29sq.m - of the old Cathedral, Notre Dame du Bon Port in Saint-Pierre in order to commemorate by a major and lasting work the hundredth anniversary of The Mount Pelé eruption on May 8th 1902.

Victor Anicet, Les Vitraux de la Cathedrale de Saint Pierre


The diocesan association, owner of the building - entirely registered as a historical monument in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques - entrusted The Soroptimist Club with the management of the work. The Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles supported the project registering this action as commissioned project. (Commande publique)

Victor Anicet, Les Vitraux de la Cathedrale de Saint Pierre

Public Art in Martinique The stages of the project

September 2001: A contract for research, financed by the Ministère de la culture is signed with the artist.

November 2002: the preparatory designs are presented.

December 2003: The designs made by Victor Anicet are presented to the commission of the project.

From 2003 to 2006: The stained-glass panes are realised by the Simon de Reims workshop. A contract is signed with the artist for the progress of the work.

December 2006: inaugural celebration. Victor Anicet, Les Vitraux de la Cathedrale de Saint Pierre

Public Art in Martinique Financing project

The cost amounts to 216 615,40€ and develops as follows:

The French Government 46,5% 100 815,40€

FEDER 17,9% 38 600,00€

The Conseil Régional 17,8% 38 589,31€

The Conseil Général 8,9% 19 294,65€

Sponsors and others 8,9% 19 316,04€

Victor Anicet – inside the Cathedrale de Saint Pierre

Public Art in France Other recent window panes in France

The window panes created by Victor Anicet for the Cathedrale de Notre Dame du Bon Port thus completes other recent creations such as :

Aurélie Nemours's in Salagon Carole Benzaken's in Varennes

Jarcy Christophe Cuzin's in Lognes Pierrre Soulages 's in Conques Sarkis's in Silvacane Ian Dibbets's in Blois Robert Morris's in Maguelone

Carole Benzaken & les Ateliers Duchemin, Vitraux de lÉglise Saint Sulpice de Varennes-Jarcy (Essonne)

Christophe Cuzin & les Ateliers Duchemin, Eglise de Lognes

Public Art in FranceOther recent window panes in France

All these build up progressively, a history of the contemporary stained glass pane, along with its iconographical and stylistic development. In fact, several recent commissioned projects have for a few years, supported the artists in the realisation of art works in the field of religious art.

Pierre Soulages, Conques

Public Art in Martinique What Victor Anicet says

“It is the immersion in our tropical forest, in a womb-like environment, literally, that helped me find the inspiration. Spanning the vegetal entwining, photographing the designs of forms and curves, pierced here and there by spikes of filtered light. The surrealist manner of André Breton’s work, Martinique, Charmeuse de serpents, majestically illustrated by André Masson, as well as Wifredo Lam’s Jungle were a great help. All three had been introduced to the universe of “ la Trace ” by Aimé Césaire when they visited Martinique and all took their inspiration from there in their creative action ”. Victor Anicet.

Victor Anicet – Detail photos - Les Vitraux de la Cathedrale de Saint Pierre

Public Art in France What is La commande publique ?

It is one of the most significant artistic decentralisation the French Ministère de la culture has endeavoured for the last twenty years. It has resulted in a series of works bringing contemporary art into everyday life.

The term commande publique indicates bothAn object:Art work which, outside reserved spaces, aims at some contact with the population in the places where they live.A procedure: « La commande publique »,from the initial project until the realisation of the work and the final reception by the public.

Daniel Buren - Les deux plateaux –1986 – cylindres de marbre noir et granit blanc - Cour d’honneur du Palais Royal - Paris – Commande publique du Ministère de la Culture

Public Art in France La commande publique in France

Commissioning projects is one of the procedures initiated by the Ministère de la Culture through the Délégation aux Arts Plastiques since 1983, aiming at

stimulating the creation of living artists

encouraging the contact between the public and contemporary art.Numerous works of art, among which sculptures, paintings, installations, environment, video art, furniture, half of which being displayed outdoors have thus been commissioned.

Sol Lewitt – Wall Drawing n°711- 1990/1992 Musée de Picardie -Amiens – Peinture polychrome et lavis d’encre - 1%

Public Art in France Different types of procedures are available

On a national basis, financed by the government, and supervised by the CNAP - Centre National pour les Arts Plastiques - which amounts to about twenty projects per year at a total cost of 2M. €

On a regional basis co-financed by the government, public regional financing; and for a lesser part, private financing.This represents seventeen projects at a total cost of 2 M.€

The impulse initiated by the French government during the eighties encouraged many other corporations to start initiating programmes to commission public works.

Joseph Kossuth – Hommage à Champollion -1989/1990 -Figeac (Midi Pyrénées) –granit noir gravé au sable – 92 M² et 50 tonnes – Commande publique décentralisée Ministère de la culture et Municipalité de Figeac dans le cadre des Hommages aux grands hommes – Bicentenaire de la naissance de Champollion

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These programmes are built up thanks to public assemblies: government, region, local councils

to launch a new urban programme,

to help rebuild a new area or a public area,

to rehabilitate a historical monument,

to commemorate a personality or event.

Daniel Buren Rayonnant –2002 - Sérignan (Languedoc) –métal déployé et fibres optiques - Commande publique décentralisée – Ministère de la culture et municipalité de Sérignan

Public Art in FranceStage 1

From the commissioning action to the complete realisation of the work.

Supervising committee and experts committee Once the local assembly has decided, a supervising committee is appointed. The latter is composed of elected members, presided by the chairman of the community of cities. It defines the project and makes decisions concerning realisationA committee of experts brings their help

in suggesting artistic choices in advising the committee in the

selection of artists.

Emmanuel Saulnier - Rester Résister – 1994 - Vercors –73 stèles de verre nu de 2 m sur 0,90m les plus grandes ; les plus petites sont les plus nombreuses – soixante treize noms gravés sur une bande de granit de 26 m – Lieu de mémoire en hommage aux victimes civiles de 1944 - Commande publique décentralisée Ministère de la Culture et Parc Naturel du Vercors

Public Art in France Stage 2: the initial contract

Once the decision has been made, an agreement is signed either with the DRAC, or with the central services of Dap or Cnap.

The designated artist or team receives a contract which defines the object of the project and the cost, along with the written details about the work. This initial contract is entirely financed by the government and does not guarantee its realisation.

Carmen Ines Blondet – Crecimiento en Brazil – 1994 Saô Paulo – Acier corten, Acier inoxydable Muséo de arte contemporaneo , Universidad de Saô Paulo

Public Art in France Stage 3

The artistic programme and the preparatory designs are presented to the team in charge of the project who meet twice a year under supervision of The Délégation aux arts Plastiques - Centre national des Arts Plastiques. It is only once they have studied the project and stated about it, that the different partners will agree to realise the project.

François Morellet -Rythmes interférents –1984/1986 - Paris - La Villette – 800 mètres de néons clignotants programmés par ordinateur – Commande de l’établissement public du Parc de la Villette

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This is the crucial moment when the agreement between partners concerning the artistic project must be entirely understood, that every technical detail in connection with the feasibility of the work must be resolved, and that the conditions of delivery, maintenance, and conservation must be considered.

Arman - Larmes de fonte - 1992 - Chaînes d’ancre de bateaux 3,56 m x 1,83 m x 0,92m et 3 tonnes - Morne Rouge – Commande publique décentralisée. Ministère de la Culture et Municipalité du Morne Rouge

Public Art in France Last stage: realisation

At this stage of the process, the artist possesses a signed contract for the realisation process - suivi de réalisation- the amount of which is decided by the committee of experts entrusted, in this phase of construction, with the observation of the initial project.

Mario Merz – Commande publique décentralisée dans le cadre de la restructuration urbaine de Strasbourg et de la création de la première ligne de Tramway – 1994


The works visible in the Martiniquan public space are not all commissioned by the Ministère de la Culture, but can be for some of them, projects from the artists who after conceiving them, offer them to public or private partners.

Laurent Valère - Cap 110 - 1998 - béton 2,5m - 4,2 tonnes commémoration du cent cinquantenaire de l'aboliton de l'esclavage Commande de la municipalité - Diamant


Laurent Valère - Manman D’lo - Béton armé - 3,5 m de hauteur - 6 tonnes – 2002 - Saint – Pierre.

Laurent Valère - Manman D´lo Conference - résine sur armature métallique , pompes avec programmation électrique - 2006 - Sainte – Anne


Claude Yacoub Trente mille âmes sous les cieux- Saint – Pierre Martinique –2002 Commémoration du centenaire de l’éruption de la Montagne Pelée –installation éphémère bâtonnets fluorescents, dans la baie de Saint – Pierre.

Véronique Baude - Chair ou poisson – 1998 - 4m2Mosaïque de carreaux cassés, Fort de France - cent cinquantenaire de l'abolition de l'esclavage


They may be commissioned by assemblies - Conseil Régional, Conseil Général, town councils.

In Lamentin: Khokho René-Corail and

Alberto Lescay Merencio - The Tree of Freedom, 1998 Commemoration of the one -hundred -and -fiftieth year after the slave revolution - Bronze - Height: 8 meters

Khokho René-Corail - Mural relating The history of Martinique.

KhoKho René Corail et Alberto Lescay Merencio – Arbre de la liberté – 1998 – Commémoration du cent cinquantenaire de la révolution esclavagiste – Bronze - Hauteur 8 m - Ville du Lamentin

KhoKho René Corail – fresque retraçant l´histoire de la MartiniqueVille du Lamentin


In Schoelcher: Henri Guédon Hector Charpentier -

Peace, Unity, Freedom, Work, celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the town- 1988 - reinforced concrete- Height 7meters

Hector CharpentierMonument pour le centenaire de la commune – 1988 -Paix, Union, Liberté, Travail,Béton armé, hauteur 7 m - Schoelcher

Henri Guédon - Arbre de la liberté - bronze 9x3,20 m Commande de la municipalité de Schoelcher


Victor Anicet Liberté – 2004 - Lave émaillée – 11m x 3m – 33m² - Commande de la municipalité de Schoelcher


Some are initiatives of diverse organisms.

L’Accueil Paysan Zhang Yangen - Fruit of the Sky , 2004 - assembled carved wood, Height 2m50 - Saint-Esprit

La SIMAR Catherine Théodose - glass paste mural for the gables of 7 buildings - 1994 Dillon Fort-de-France All these works have not been commissioned by the Ministère de la Culture.

LÁccueil PaysanZhang Yangen - Les fruits du ciel, 2004Bois taillé et assemblé, hauteur 2,50 m,Saint - Esprit

Catherine Théodose - Fresques en pâte de verre pour 7 pignons d’immeubles, Quartier Dillon, Fort – de – France, 1994

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