Le Corbusier, Main ouverte - Projet pour le monument de Chandigarh, 1954

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Gouache (or casein) on paper

51 x 66 cm
20 1/16 x 25 15/16 in
Framing Dimensions: 73 x 88 x 5 cm

Shortly after starting work on the urban plan for the city of Chandigarh in India in 1951, Le Corbusier planned to install an agora in the heart of the most...

Shortly after starting work on the urban plan for the city of Chandigarh in India in 1951, Le Corbusier planned to install an agora in the heart of the most prestigious buildings in the administrative district. He calls it "Pit of Consideration" and wants to top it with an immense sculpture representing an open hand, enamelled in the colors of India. The " Main ouverte " is for Le Corbusier the symbol of dialogue and the transfer of knowledge between generations. As such, it is one of its strongest symbols. From 1954 until the end of his life in 1965, Le Corbusier looked for ways to finance the production of this colossal work. It will not be installed on the site until more than twenty years after its death.

Peu après avoir commencé à travailler au plan d'urbanisme de la ville de Chandigarh en Inde, en 1951, Le Corbusier prévoit d'installer une agora au cœur des bâtiments les plus prestigieux du quartier administratif. Il l'appelle " Fosse de la considération " et veut la surmonter d'une immense sculpture figurant une main ouverte, émaillée aux couleurs de l'Inde. La " Main ouverte " est pour Le Corbusier le symbole du dialogue et de la passation de la connaissance entre les génération. À ce titre, elle est l'un de ses symboles les plus forts. Dès 1954 et jusqu'à la fin de sa vie en 1965, Le Corbusier cherche comment financer la fabrication de cette œuvre colossale. Elle ne sera installée sur le site que plus de vingt ans après sa disparition.

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Collection particulière, France

Le Corbusier Switzerland, 1887-1965

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