On October 28, 2024, La Poste will issue a stamp and a philatelic souvenir illustrated by a photograph of the Fondation Louis Vuitton on the occasion of its opening 10 years ago.
From an initial sketch drawn on a blank page of a notebook, Frank Gehry imagined "a magnificent vessel that symbolizes France's cultural vocation". With its 3,000 m2 of galleries and its 12 glass sails, it has become an iconic building in the capital.
The Fondation Louis Vuitton is committed to making art and culture accessible to all. In order to promote artistic creation on a national and international level, it presents two temporary exhibitions each year that mark the highlights of its programming. Twenty-six exhibitions have been presented in this way over the last ten years. Alongside major exhibitions of modern art (“The Keys to a Passion”, “Icons of Modern Art, the Shchukin Collection”, “The Courtauld Collection: The Impressionist Party”, “Icons of Modern Art, the Morozov Collection”), it offers exhibitions devoted to emblematic artists (“The New World of Charlotte Perriand”, “Cindy Sherman”, “Simon Hantaï. The Centennial Exhibition”, “Mark Rothko”, “Ellsworth Kelly. Shapes and Colors, 1949-2015”) and offers a look at today’s scene in France and around the world (“Chinese Artists at the Fondation Louis Vuitton”, “Art/Africa, the New Studio”, “In Tune with the World”, “Crossing Views”...). In addition, the Open Space program, initiated in 2018, invites young national and international artists to imagine a specific project for the Foundation, in dialogue with Frank Gehry’s building. At the same time, in the Auditorium, a musical program is deployed throughout the year with around twenty concerts, masterclasses, recitals, etc.
Thus, for ten years, the Louis Vuitton Foundation has offered a varied artistic program, accessible to all, which attracts a large and constantly renewed audience.
