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Discover one of Parvine Curie’s major sculptures in the exhibition “Berserk & Pyrrhia: Contemporary and Medieval Art” at the FRAC Île-de-France.

The exhibition Berserk & Pyrrhia highlights the circulation of medieval images and their appropriation over time, creating a dialogue between medieval and contemporary art. Medieval works are presented in the Plateau and the Réserves, thanks to loans from the rich heritage collections of the Île-de-France region. At the same time, works by contemporary artists are exhibited in the region’s historic monuments, extending this intergenerational and transhistorical dialogue.

Parvine Curie, Mère chapelle, 1973-1974, Teck noirci

45-minute guided tours, followed by afternoon tea
• Every Sunday at 5 p.m. (Free, no reservation required)
Let mediation team guide you to better understand the connections between medieval imagination and contemporary art.

Find the full program on the FRAC Île-de-France website.

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Parvine Curie was born in Nancy in 1936, of French-Iranian origin. After her studies she left to visit Europe and decided to settle in Barcelona in 1957, discovering Catalan art. She practiced sculpture as an autodidact, following the advice of sculptor Marcel Marti with whom she had a son, David in 1959. In 1970, she moved to Paris and presented at the young sculpture salon, the work Première Mère, which marked the sculptor François Stahly. He invites her to come and work alongside him at the collective workshop in Crestet (Vaucluse). Parvine learns the basics of the trade, sculpts wood and stone. She married Stahly in 1975 and subsequently carried out numerous public commissions. Her work, which was initially more hieratic, then evolved into a more dynamic style. Her sculptures, between figures and architecture, and strongly inspired by the places she visited, are marked by pure lines and materials and testify to her constant desire to question space and light.