In the midst of Provence, Château La Coste is a vineyard where wine, art & architecture live in harmony. 38 major works of contemporary art are installed in the open air and 3 gallery spaces, offer a unique experience at the heart of its 500-acres. Artists and architects are encouraged to choose a place in the landscape and are given the freedom to create a work.
In the midst of Provence, Château La Coste is a vineyard where wine, art & architecture live in harmony. 38 major works of contemporary art are installed in the open air and 3 gallery spaces, offer a unique experience at the heart of its 500-acres. Artists and architects are encouraged to choose a place in the landscape and are given the freedom to create a work.
Château La Coste is entrusting the entire artistic estate to one artist: Damien Hirst. For the occasion, sculptures and paintings by the British artist will be displayed throughout the 200 hectares of the Provencal vineyard and in its emblematic pavilions designed by the greatest architects of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since the beginning of his prolific career, the artist has explored themes of beauty, religion, science, life and death. In the 1990s, he made a name for himself with animals immersed in vats of formaldehyde.
"What Paddy McKillen has achieved at Château La Coste is exceptional. He has made it a unique and magical place. I'm delighted to be the first artist to be able to exhibit my work throughout the estate, particularly in the magnificent pavilions designed by Frank Gehry, Oscar Niemeyer and Richard Rogers (...) ".
Damien Hirst
Château La Coste
2750, route de la Cride
13610 Le-Puy-Sainte-Réparade
+33 (0)4 42 61 89 98
chateau-la-coste.com
Every day: 10 am - 7 pm
8 pm in July & August
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CULTURE & HERITAGE
• La Sainte Victoire (Aix-en-Provence)
• Musée Granet (Aix-en-Provence)
• Centre d’Art Caumont (Aix-en-Provence)
• L’atelier Cézanne (Aix-en-Provence)
• Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque d'Antheron)
• L’Eglise de Louise Bourgeois (Bonnieux)
WALKS
• Promenade de la Torse (Aix-en-Provence)
PLACES TO STAY
• Hôtel Roy René (Aix-en-Provence)
• Hôtel des Augustins (Aix-en-Provence)
• Bastide de Ganay (Aix-en Provence)
• Villa Baulieu (Rognes)
PLACES TO EAT & DRINK
• La librairie de l’hôtel Boyer d’Eguilles (Aix-en-Provence)
• Côté Cour (Aix-en-Provence)
• Le four sous le platane (Aix-en-Provence)
• Jardin Mazarin (Aix-en-Provence)
• Via Baseli (Cabries)
• Le Bocage (La Roque d’Antheron)