{"id":3576,"date":"2025-09-10T08:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.txtilezine.com\/?p=3576"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:06:53","slug":"pascal-monteil-prix-maratier-at-mahj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.txtilezine.com\/en\/pascal-monteil-prix-maratier-at-mahj\/","title":{"rendered":"PASCAL MONTEIL: PRIX MARATIER AT MAHJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pascal Monteil, winner of the Prix Maratier<\/strong> awarded by the Pro mahJ Foundation<\/strong>, is the featured artist of the permanent path at the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et d\u2019Histoire du Juda\u00efsme<\/strong> in Paris, on view until January 4, 2026. Born in N\u00eemes in 1968 and now living and working in Arles, Monteil is the sixth artist to receive the Prix Maratier, a distinction established by Claire Maratier to honor a living artist whose research engages deeply with Jewish culture and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this occasion, Monteil presents six large-scale embroideries inspired by emblematic historical episodes: from the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 to the rescue of the Jewish community of Kaunas, the capital of Lithuania, in 1940, thanks to visas issued by the Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara. These historical events, however, do not stand alone; they overlay other memories, recollections, and fictions that populate the artist\u2019s imagination. Among his sources are the writings of Aharon Appelfeld<\/strong>, the poetry of Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca<\/strong>, the dystopian scenarios of Philip K. Dick<\/strong>, and the visionary imagery of Sergej Parad\u017eanov<\/strong>. Monteil himself emphasizes: \u201cThere is never a subject; I only create refuges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pascal Monteil, Llanto por la Monja Gitana<\/em><\/strong> 2016, Laine brod\u00e9e sur toile de chanvre
90 x 280 cm. Collection priv\u00e9e. \u00a9 Celia Pernot – courtesy Galerie Regala \u00a9 Paris, Adagp, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

These \u201cnests of stories\u201d have been taking shape since 2015, when the artist began embroidering on antique fabrics, working thread by thread. As Christian Lacroix<\/strong> has written, Monteil\u2019s thread \u201cbecomes at times gouache, watercolor, glaze, thick oil, charcoal, incising the canvas and revealing day by day, month by month [\u2026] processions, exiles, frightened architectures, poets on stretchers, artists\u2019 bed descents, and boats for prophets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition, curated by Pascale Samuel<\/strong>, curator of the modern and contemporary collection at mahJ, is organized in collaboration with Galerie Regala<\/strong> in Arles, which represents the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition path goes beyond celebrating the prize itself, narrating an entire creative biography. After studying at the Villa Arson in Nice<\/strong>, Monteil spent fifteen years traveling across Asia and the Middle East in search of old and broken threads, with the goal of weaving a new history of painting through them. He worked as a weaver in Tabriz<\/strong>, a ceramist in Kyoto<\/strong>, an icon painter in Istanbul<\/strong>, and a boatman in Calcutta<\/strong>\u2014life experiences and journeys that shaped a unique artistic language, oscillating between memory and invention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2017, living in Arles, the artist has been embroidering directly on his knees on nineteenth-century hemp canvases, without preparatory sketches, using writing as the starting point and transforming words into tapestries. \u201cI love to imagine places where eras overlap and contradictory thoughts coexist,\u201d Monteil explains. \u201cI immerse myself in art history and invite the figures who inspire me, with all humility. It is my way of telling the poetry and complexity of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pascal Monteil, Quand tout ailleurs si bien s\u2019effondre <\/em>(d\u00e9tail)<\/strong> 2024. Laine brod\u00e9e sur toile de chanvre. 100 x 300 cm mahJ \u2013 Christophe Fouin \u00a9 Paris, Adagp, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

His career is marked by numerous solo exhibitions: in 2022, Mon Dieu, mon Dieu dans quel monde m\u2019as-tu jet\u00e9!<\/em> and in 2020 \u00c0 la merci du soleil<\/em> at Galerie Regala, Arles; in 2017, Je ne reconnais plus le soleil<\/em>, curated by Aldo Basti\u00e9 and Christian Lacroix at the Centre d\u2019Art Ren\u00e9 d\u2019Anjou<\/strong>, Ch\u00e2teau de Tarascon; in 2016, Llanto por la Monja Gitana<\/em> at the Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca Museum<\/strong> in Granada; in 2015, The World upside down<\/em>, curated by Alka Pande at Jor Bagh Station<\/strong>, Delhi. In 2013, Anywhere out of the world<\/em> at the National Museum of India<\/strong>, New Delhi (curated by Aruna Adiceam), Enfer, Eden<\/em> at the Caillebotte Estate<\/strong> in Yerres, and L\u2019incendie de l\u2019\u00e2me<\/em> at the Instituts Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> in Tangier and Fez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, he presented Amor, Oro y Demonios<\/em> at the Santa Clara Convent<\/strong>, Cartagena (curated by Annouchka de Andrade); in 2008, L\u2019appartement Perret, habit\u00e9 par La voix humaine<\/em> at Appartement Perret<\/strong>, Le Havre (curated by Elisabeth Chauvin); in 2007, Spirit of the Cities<\/em> at the Instituts Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> in Chittagong and Phnom Penh. In 2006, Marayat & John Lee<\/em> at Bug Gallery<\/strong>, Bangkok (curated by Ark Fongsmut) and Calcutta: vaisseau baroque<\/em> at Maison des Indes<\/strong>, Paris. In 2004, L\u2019Inde<\/em> at the Centre des Arts<\/strong>, Enghien-les-Bains (curated by Dominique Roland); in 2002, F\u00fbdo<\/em> at Galerie Alain Gutharc<\/strong>, Paris; and in 2000, Les Villes<\/em>, also at Galerie Alain Gutharc<\/strong>, Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pascal Monteil, Quand tout ailleurs si bien s\u2019effondre <\/em>(d\u00e9tail)<\/strong> 2024. Laine brod\u00e9e sur toile de chanvre. 100 x 300 cm mahJ \u2013 Christophe Fouin \u00a9 Paris, Adagp, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The exhibition at mahJ, held at the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et d\u2019Histoire du Juda\u00efsme<\/strong>, H\u00f4tel de Saint-Aignan (71, rue du Temple, 75003 Paris), will be open according to the museum\u2019s visiting hours, closed on Mondays except for school groups by reservation. More information is available at www.mahj.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pascal Monteil, winner of the Prix Maratier awarded by the Pro mahJ Foundation, is the featured artist of the permanent path at the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et d\u2019Histoire du Juda\u00efsme in Paris, on view until January 4, 2026. Born in N\u00eemes in 1968 and now living and working in Arles, Monteil is the sixth artist to receive the Prix Maratier, a distinction established by Claire Maratier to honor a living artist whose research engages deeply with Jewish culture and history. For this occasion, Monteil presents six large-scale embroideries inspired by emblematic historical episodes: from the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 to the rescue of the Jewish community of Kaunas, the capital of Lithuania, in 1940, thanks to visas issued by the Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara. These historical events, however, do not stand alone; they overlay other memories, recollections, and fictions that populate the artist\u2019s imagination. Among his sources are the writings of Aharon Appelfeld, the poetry of Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca, the dystopian scenarios of Philip K. Dick, and the visionary imagery of Sergej Parad\u017eanov. Monteil himself emphasizes: \u201cThere is never a subject; I only create refuges.\u201d These \u201cnests of stories\u201d have been taking shape since 2015, when the artist began embroidering on antique fabrics, working thread by thread. As Christian Lacroix has written, Monteil\u2019s thread \u201cbecomes at times gouache, watercolor, glaze, thick oil, charcoal, incising the canvas and revealing day by day, month by month [\u2026] processions, exiles, frightened architectures, poets on stretchers, artists\u2019 bed descents, and boats for prophets.\u201d The exhibition, curated by Pascale Samuel, curator of the modern and contemporary collection at mahJ, is organized in collaboration with Galerie Regala in Arles, which represents the artist. The exhibition path goes beyond celebrating the prize itself, narrating an entire creative biography. After studying at the Villa Arson in Nice, Monteil spent fifteen years traveling across Asia and the Middle East in search of old and broken threads, with the goal of weaving a new history of painting through them. He worked as a weaver in Tabriz, a ceramist in Kyoto, an icon painter in Istanbul, and a boatman in Calcutta\u2014life experiences and journeys that shaped a unique artistic language, oscillating between memory and invention. Since 2017, living in Arles, the artist has been embroidering directly on his knees on nineteenth-century hemp canvases, without preparatory sketches, using writing as the starting point and transforming words into tapestries. \u201cI love to imagine places where eras overlap and contradictory thoughts coexist,\u201d Monteil explains. \u201cI immerse myself in art history and invite the figures who inspire me, with all humility. It is my way of telling the poetry and complexity of the world.\u201d His career is marked by numerous solo exhibitions: in 2022, Mon Dieu, mon Dieu dans quel monde m\u2019as-tu jet\u00e9! and in 2020 \u00c0 la merci du soleil at Galerie Regala, Arles; in 2017, Je ne reconnais plus le soleil, curated by Aldo Basti\u00e9 and Christian Lacroix at the Centre d\u2019Art Ren\u00e9 d\u2019Anjou, Ch\u00e2teau de Tarascon; in 2016, Llanto por la Monja Gitana at the Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca Museum in Granada; in 2015, The World upside down, curated by Alka Pande at Jor Bagh Station, Delhi. In 2013, Anywhere out of the world at the National Museum of India, New Delhi (curated by Aruna Adiceam), Enfer, Eden at the Caillebotte Estate in Yerres, and L\u2019incendie de l\u2019\u00e2me at the Instituts Fran\u00e7ais in Tangier and Fez. In 2010, he presented Amor, Oro y Demonios at the Santa Clara Convent, Cartagena (curated by Annouchka de Andrade); in 2008, L\u2019appartement Perret, habit\u00e9 par La voix humaine at Appartement Perret, Le Havre (curated by Elisabeth Chauvin); in 2007, Spirit of the Cities at the Instituts Fran\u00e7ais in Chittagong and Phnom Penh. In 2006, Marayat & John Lee at Bug Gallery, Bangkok (curated by Ark Fongsmut) and Calcutta: vaisseau baroque at Maison des Indes, Paris. In 2004, L\u2019Inde at the Centre des Arts, Enghien-les-Bains (curated by Dominique Roland); in 2002, F\u00fbdo at Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris; and in 2000, Les Villes, also at Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris. The exhibition at mahJ, held at the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art et d\u2019Histoire du Juda\u00efsme, H\u00f4tel de Saint-Aignan (71, rue du Temple, 75003 Paris), will be open according to the museum\u2019s visiting hours, closed on Mondays except for school groups by reservation. 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