Contemporary Art told to Children

This summer, from 2 July to 4 September, the Centre-Pompidou Metz presents a project by the Italian artist Gianni Colosimo. After a series of live performances, the versatile Studio space is hosting "Contemporary Art told to Children" as its first exhibition.

Gianni Colosimo takes a new look and reinterprets emblematic works of the 20th and 21st centuries. "These works were chosen because they can be instantly transposed into the world of children. They tell stories. The artist brings them back to life and, in certain cases, renews them by exploring their numerous facets. The exhibition takes an original and lighthearted view of contemporary art," curator Patrick Amine explains.

The exhibition actively engages visitors, both children and adults, by encouraging them to use their imagination. Images, sculptures and installations reveal their surprising, offbeat and humorous nature. These works are also an introduction to the history of art in the latter half of the twentieth century and early twentyfirst century.

"My input as an artist is to suggest a new way of seeing the works. Children can engage with them in a fun way, using their reasoning to make their own interpretations. The original reference works are the catalyst. Some were imagined by the great masters of contemporary art. This is an aesthetically informative exhibition, intended to interest children, and adults too, in the wonderful and sometimes slightly obscure world of contemporary art," says Gianni Colosimo.