{"id":6235,"date":"2019-02-24T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:55:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:55:30","slug":"best-art-galleries-world-maison-gerard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/best-art-galleries-world-maison-gerard\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded in 1974, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maisongerard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Maison Gerard<\/strong><\/a><\/em> is specialized in fine <strong>French Art Deco<\/strong>, 20th century and <strong>contemporary design<\/strong>, including <strong>furniture<\/strong>,<strong> lighting<\/strong> and several art pieces. Joining works of art from the early 1900\u2019s to the present day, Maison Gerard creates <strong>unique<\/strong> and <strong>modern spaces<\/strong> which show to the world the gallery\u2019s philosophy: there is so much to gain from marrying the past and the present.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6259\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6259\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard - Fred Brouard - Nereide Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Fred Brouard Nereide\" width=\"571\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide.jpeg 571w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-300x240.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cN\u00e9r\u00e9ide\u201d (1979) by Fred Brouard. Made of patinated bronze and glass. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6261\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6261\" class=\"wp-image-6261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-Detail.jpg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World Maison Gerard - Fred Brouard - Nereide - Detail Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Fred Brouard Nereide Detail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-Detail.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-Detail-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-Detail-768x651.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-Detail Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Fred-Brouard-Nereide-Detail\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of \u201cN\u00e9r\u00e9ide\u201d. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6263\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6263\" class=\"wp-image-6263 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Pieds-de-Bouc.jpg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World Maison Gerard - Marc Bankowsky - Pieds de Bouc Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Marc Bankowsky Pieds de Bouc\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Pieds-de-Bouc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Pieds-de-Bouc-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Pieds-de-Bouc-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Pieds-de-Bouc Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Pieds-de-Bouc\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cPieds de Bouc\u201d (2008) by Marc Bankowsky. Made of bronze and mongolian lamb fur. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the gallery\u2019s current projects is \u201cLight on Earth\u201d by <strong>Niamh Barry<\/strong>, which is being showcased at the <strong>National Museum of Ireland \u2013 Decorative Arts and History<\/strong> until 28 February. This is a <strong>solo exhibition<\/strong> exploring Niamh Barry\u2019s work\u00a0over the last decade.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6265\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6265\" class=\"wp-image-6265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles.jpg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World Maison Gerard - Marc Bankowsky - Vent dans les Feuilles Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Marc Bankowsky Vent dans les Feuilles\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Marc-Bankowsky-Vent-dans-les-Feuilles\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cVent dans les Feuilles\u201d by Marc Bankowsky. Made of patinated bronze and glass. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6246\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6246\" class=\"wp-image-6246 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World Maison Gerard - Niamh Barry - On it Goes Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Niamh Barry On it Goes\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes.jpeg 870w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cOn it Goes\u201d (2018) by Niamh Barry. Hanging Light Sculpture made of mirror polished bronze, opal glass and LEDs. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6250\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-Detail.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard - Niamh Barry - On it Goes - Detail Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Niamh Barry On it Goes Detail\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-Detail.jpeg 870w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-Detail-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-Detail-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-Detail Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-On-it-Goes-Detail\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detail of \u201cOn it Goes\u201d. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barry started to acquire international recognition in 2011 when she was chosen by London\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Luxcraft\u00a0<\/strong>as one of eight extremely talented artists to showcase their <strong>lighting designs<\/strong>. She has since earned a reputation as a pioneer artist in the use of LED, becoming one of the most celebrated artists dedicated <strong>light sculptures<\/strong> nowadays.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6252\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6252\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Knotted.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard - Niamh Barry - Knotted Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Niamh Barry Knotted\" width=\"1010\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Knotted.jpeg 1010w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Knotted-300x119.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Knotted-768x305.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Knotted Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Knotted\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cKnotted\u201d (2015) by Niamh Barry. Light Sculpture Mirror polished bronze, opal glass and LEDs. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this video, produced in coordination with her exhibition, the artist describes her detailed <strong>creative process<\/strong> of inspiration, drawing, maquette making, and, finally, execution. In this <strong>behind the scenes<\/strong> we can see her sculptures evolve from concepts to complete art pieces, named by her as \u201cdrawings in light\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/563uxR9K2tg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In particular, Barry explains how she unites sloping joints, connecting each shape to its neighbor, and how she creates a shifting grade that expands and contracts as the viewer\u2019s eye passes around the line of one ellipse and on to the next. These two remarkable <strong>innovations<\/strong> purify her already <strong>natural creations<\/strong> to an even more <strong>organic look<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6257\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6257\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Falling-II.jpeg\" alt=\"Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard - Niamh Barry - Falling II Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World: Maison Gerard Best Art Galleries in the World M Gerard Niamh Barry Falling II\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Falling-II.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Falling-II-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Falling-II-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" title=\"Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Falling-II Best-Art-Galleries-in-the-World-M-Gerard-Niamh-Barry-Falling-II\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-6257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cFalling II\u201d (2015) by Niamh Barry. Made of mirror polishished bronze, opal glass and LEDs. Photo: \u00a9MG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see more <strong>creative projects<\/strong> from Maison Gerard soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See More Related Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/collectible-design-in-art-gallery-armel-soyer-at-pad-geneve-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collectible Design in Art Gallery Armel Soyer at PAD Geneve 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/new-garrido-gallerys-collectible-designs-at-the-salon-art-designnew-garrido-gallerys-collectible-designs-salon-artdesign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Garrido Gallery\u2019s Collectible Designs at The Salon Art+Design<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1974, Maison Gerard is specialized in fine French Art Deco, 20th century and contemporary design, including furniture, lighting and several art pieces. 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