Decorative Arts Kiosk
Object/Work Type
Exhibition Kiosks
Title Text
Decorative Arts Kiosk
Alternate Title Text
Pavillon des Arts décoratifs, Isolated Pavilions for Individual Shows, Padiglioni isolati per mostre individuali
Descriptive Note Text
The Pavillon des Arts décoratifs (Decorative Arts Kiosk) contained works by modern decorative artists and was built by L'Union des Arts décoratifs, with State subventions as well as private donations from wealthy collectors. It was designed by architect Charles Plumet. It stood opposite the Vichy Kiosk, on the edge of the avenue in the gardens of the French section (an area that the French organizers had called "la Valetta" [sic]). The moderately sized kiosk was all white and octagonal in shape, with foliage and flowers decorating its facade in green and pink bands. The interior displayed numerous artworks. At the center of the space was Aristide Maillol's bronze called Le garçon nu, surrounded by pieces by Auguste Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle, Albert Bartholomé, and paintings by Edgar Dégas, Eugène Carrière, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul-Albert Besnard, and Maurice Denis as well as more audacious works by younger artists that had shown their works at the Salon d' Automne. The interior walls were light in color, with stencilled branches along the frieze. Light poured in through the white stained glass windows.
According to an article published in Le Figaro and reproduced in Les Français à Turin en 1911 (pp. 134-135) Plumet had the idea of establishing a gallery with light colonnades near the kiosk, and there he installed display cases designed by Selmersheim that contained fine examples of glassware, jewelry, stoneware, enamels, and porcelains.
The Pavillon des Arts décoratifs was located in the gardens of the French Section (number 15 in the Plan Officiel de la Section Française, between the Martell and Vichy Kiosks (numbers 14 and 16, respectively).
Code in the 1911 Map
SIM a (16 French Map)
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