We can not separate Architecture from the construction of our towns and cities: it is their face. But what happens when this art of building is at the service of Creation itself, a display for arts? From the sumptuous palaces that housed the first museum collections to the famous Villa Medici, an artists’ residence, architecture has always played a major role in artistic creation.

This year, the Architecture section of the Salon d’Automne presents the work of Italian artist Virna Brunetto. Through the design of Triangle, she offers us an inclusive multi-purpose building: her Temple of the Arts.

The artist has shown an interest in multidisciplinarity, exhibiting works both in Photography and Print sections previously at the Salon d’Automne. This aspect is also reflected in the project presented this year : a triangular construction housing communal spaces on three levels “where each person could become fully involved in art” (V. Brunetto). This inclusive space, with its two large triangular roofs, lets the light in through two large cubes/skylights, reminiscent of the large windows in the old artists’ studios. In the center, a large nave invites us to meditation, inspiration and performance. A place of artistic symbiosis, made possible by an innovative structure surrounded by greenery and ponds.
Conceived as a utopian space that emphasises the collective, this proposal responds to the timeless and universal need for a plural Art, in an elegant, uncluttered aesthetic that is open to the world.

To discover the artists in this section, visit the virtual exhibition