Through the portrait of the Maharajah of Indore, a cosmopolitan young man and a generous patron, the exhibition traces the history of French and European design of the 1930s. In contrast to the image of the Maharajah evolving in a palace of a thousand and one nights, Yeshwant Rao is passionate about modernity in all its forms and chooses to live in a modern and comfortable palace surrounded by furniture of purified lines.
The scenography seizes this contradiction and seeks to make it tangible: the modernity of the décor accompanies and underlines that of the objects on display.
temporary exhibition organized by Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
surface area: about 1000 sqm
curators: Raphael Billé, Louise Curtis
exhibition design: bgc studio
graphic design: Margaret Gray
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