Louvre-Lens / Group show
Mark Dion, Confectionary Marvels, 2024
© Aurélien Mole. Courtesy de l'artiste & Galerie In Situ - fabienne leclerc, Grand Paris
Curator: Annabelle Ténèze, director of the Louvre-Lens, and Émilie Girard, director of the Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg
Why and how do artworks make us feel so good? With more than 300 masterpieces ? paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, objects, films, books and installations ? the exhibition So Cute! The Art of Happiness takes us on a journey through the history of art, from ancient times until today, in search of our feelings. From the emotional power of animals to the history of the colour pink, from glitter in art to contemporary ideas of kawaii and mignon (?cute? in French), it examines the profound impact of artworks and their ability to bring us joy and comfort. By exploring our relationship with this aesthetic of adorableness ? in both its origins and how it has developed ? the exhibition sheds light on the ability of tenderness to still the clamour of the world.