19/07/2026
Summer discoveries in the South of France ☀️
Located on the island of Porquerolles, is home to one of France’s leading private collections of contemporary art. The foundation is internationally recognised for the Carmignac Photojournalism Award, which supports long-form investigative reporting on human rights and global issues, making it a unique meeting point between contemporary art and documentary journalism.
This season, Villa Carmignac presents SEA, POP & SUN . The show brings together more than 80 works by Pop Art icons. These include Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney and Judy Chicago, alongside contemporary artists exploring the enduring legacy of the Pop imagination through the Mediterranean, leisure culture and the spirit of summer. Fondation Carmignac
, in Mouans-Sartoux, was designed in 1964 by visionary architect Jacques . The organic “landscape house” has been transformed into an artists’ residency; here, architecture, sculpture and nature exist in constant dialogue. Its sculpture park features works by Antony Gormley, Tony Cragg, Claudia Comte and Alicja Kwade, while the residency programme welcomes leading international artists. This summer, the house hosts Inhabiting the Landscape House, an installation by sculptor and designer . Do not miss her site-specific works echoing Couëlle’s extraordinary organic architecture.