Conference announcement:
French art historian Philippe Piguet to talk about Claude Monet at Benesse Art Site Naoshima (FR/JP only)

We are pleased to announce the upcoming conference by French art historian Philippe Piguet, Claude Monet's great-grandson, to be held at Benesse Art Site Naoshima on January 25, 2016.
Mr. Piguet's conference will be based on his book Claude Monet prospectif. Les Nymphéas, une oeuvre in situ ("Prospective Claude Monet. The Waterlilies, a site-specific work") and insightfully explore Monet's pioneering vision behind the works produced in Giverny for the Musée de l'Orangerie, and his far-sighted approach to the production and exhibition locale of his celebrated masterpieces.

Philippe Piguet
Born in 1946. Art historian, critic, teacher, freelance curator. A regular contributor to French art periodicals (L'Oeil, (art absolument)), his area of study ranges from the mid-19th century to today, with a particular focus on the impressionist period - the work of his great-grandfather Claude Monet in particular - and the development of contemporary art since 1960. His publications include: "Monet et Venise" (Herscher, 1986), "Paysages de l'impressionnisme" (Plume, 1998), "Claude Monet prospectif. Les Nymphéas, une œuvre in situ" (L'Echope, 2010). He also directed "La maison d'Alice" (Bix Films / France Télévisions / RMN, 2010), a film about Claude Monet in Giverny.

Conference outline
Date: January 25, 2016 (Monday)
Time: 16:00-18:00 (doors open at 15:30)
Location: Benesse House Park, Park Hall, Naoshima
Language: French (consecutive interpretation to Japanese, no English spoken)
Fee: Complimentary, no advance reservation required

Access: For general guests, please use the Naoshima town-bus to Tsutsuji-so (Benesse House Park is 7 minutes on foot from Tsutsuji-so). For guests staying overnight at Benesse House, please use our complimentary shuttle bus and get-off at "Benesse House Park". Visitors accessing Naoshima by car are kindly requested to park their vehicle in the parking lot next to Tstutsuji-so. Please refer to Benesse House Area Map.

For inquiries, please contact Chichu Art Museum （087-892-3755, Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00), or on January 25th, Benesse House (087-892-3223).

※No English spoken during the conference (FR/JP only).
※Kindly note that most art facilities in Naoshima, including Chichu Art Museum, will be closed on January 25th (Monday)