10.07.26 – 27.09.26
Dany Albiach
Là où le jour cède
Opening on Thursday, July 9, from 6:00 PM
Artist Dany Albiach conceives of art as a relational and existential space, capable of transforming his relationship with others, everyday life, and memory. A graduate of Villa Arson in 2024, he has developed a practice attentive to what may seem ordinary or insignificant, seeking to reveal its emotional and sensory depth. His works emerge as fragile attempts to preserve intimacy in the face of time, erasure, and disappearance.
Drawing on printmaking and drawing, his work is deeply influenced by the experience of insomnia, which infuses his compositions with intense blues and nocturnal depths, evoking silence, dreams, and diffuse memories. His artistic influences intertwine with the landscapes that have shaped his journey, from the shores and volcanic reliefs of Réunion Island to the maritime horizons of Nice.
Through twilight landscapes, reflections, and fragments of bodies or nature, Dany Albiach creates suspended spaces between fiction and reminiscence. His work invites contemplation and a form of quiet introspection, while maintaining a balance between personal experimentation and visual accessibility. By leaving faces indistinct, titles absent, and scenes deliberately fragmentary, he preserves an element of mystery, allowing viewers to project their own memories and emotions onto the works. In this way, his practice transforms the intimate into a shared and universal experience.
Curator: Pauline Vermeren
Recipient of the 2026 Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Grant
Founded by Majid Boustany in 2014, the Foundation pursues a range of missions, including a sustained commitment to supporting artistic creation and emerging artists. Since 2017, every two years the Foundation has awarded a grant to a recent graduate of Villa Arson, providing the resources needed to develop and realize artistic projects while supporting the professionalization of their artistic practice.
As part of its commitment to supporting young graduates in their professional development, Villa Arson offers the grant recipient a production residency as well as a solo exhibition, organized alongside the annual graduate exhibition.
Practical Information
Exhibition dates: July 10 – September 27, 2026
Opening hours: Daily except Tuesdays, from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm in July and August, and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm in September.
Admission: Free entry, no reservation required.
Venue: Villa Arson, 20 Avenue Stephen Liegeard, 06100 Nice, France
