{"id":2007642,"date":"2012-11-13T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:51:12","slug":"yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/","title":{"rendered":"Yue Minjun’s L’ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese artist Yue Minjun<\/strong> will be on show at the Fondation Cartier<\/a> from November 14, 2012 for a major retrospective of his work.<\/p>\n

Entitled “L’Ombre d’un Fou Rire”, this exhibition is a first in Europe<\/strong> and well worth a visit to the Left Bank. If only to (re)visit the pleasant space designed by Jean Nouvel, a veritable showcase for all forms of art. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

L’ombre du fou rire” exhibition by Yue Minjun at the Fondation Cartier<\/p><\/div>\n

Born in 1962, this contemporary painter and sculptor has become a key figure on the international scene since the 90s; through 40 paintings, on loan from collections around the world, and numerous drawings, almost all previously unpublished, you’ll discover Yue Minjun’s cynical, sometimes distressing universe.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Both famous and, it is said, particularly discreet, the artist often depicts himself in his famous self-portraits, with their disturbing laughter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Interview with artist Yue Minjun at the opening of L’Ombre du Fou rire”.<\/p><\/div>\n

These repeated laughs, sometimes duplicated almost ad infinitum on a canvas, are like an outlet for this Chinese citizen with a critical eye on his country. While standardization and industrialization spearhead China’s development, the artist plays with it, openly mocking the absurdity of the modern world<\/strong>. He ironizes: it’s only a small step from laughter to nervousness. <\/p>\n

Yet these are joyful, colorful, rhythmic paintings that you can contemplate, while at the same time perceiving in each canvas a burst of laughter, like a cry launched at our figures<\/strong>. There’s a disturbing realism in his work, as much as it conveys the anguish of our civilization… <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Painting “Isolated Island” \u00a9 Yue Minjun (2010)<\/p><\/div>\n

Skeptical at first, I was surprised to come to appreciate his games and the underlying subtlety. His scripts are subtle, his brushstrokes direct and his vision sincere. <\/p>\n

It is here, in the “shadow of laughter”, that Yue Minjun’s mystery and power are revealed!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exhibition is open daily, except Mondays, from 11am to 7pm until March 17, 2013<\/span>
\nFondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
\n261, boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris (France)
\nFull price: \u20ac9.50 \/ concessions: \u20ac6.50<\/em><\/p>\n

And as always in the Fondation Cartier’s programming, I recommend the children’s activities<\/strong> (Wednesday or Saturday) and the Nuits Nomades, a monthly event dedicated to the performing arts.<\/p>\n

Jessica Gauzi<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chinese artist Yue Minjun will be on show at the Fondation Cartier from November 14, 2012 for a major retrospective of his work. Entitled “L’Ombre d’un Fou Rire”, this exhibition…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":2007643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30094,30122],"tags":[53476,53422,53428,30214,61283,30192,61282,61281],"class_list":["post-2007642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-en","category-watches-and-jewelry","tag-cartier-foundation","tag-china","tag-contemporary-art","tag-exhibition-en","tag-jean-nouvel","tag-paris-en","tag-the-shadow-of-laughter","tag-yue-minjun"],"yoast_head":"\nYue Minjun's L'ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier - Luxsure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jessica Gauzi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jessica Gauzi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2ba32b409dc7e9090c7abdff42f90c63\"},\"headline\":\"Yue Minjun’s L’ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-11-13T16:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-11T17:51:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":405,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Cartier Foundation\",\"China\",\"contemporary art\",\"exhibition\",\"Jean Nouvel\",\"Paris\",\"the shadow of laughter\",\"Yue Minjun\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Culture\",\"Watches and Jewelry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/\",\"name\":\"Yue Minjun's L'ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier - Luxsure\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-11-13T16:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-11T17:51:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg\",\"width\":\"1536\",\"height\":\"1536\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/13\\\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Yue Minjun’s L’ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/\",\"name\":\"Luxsure\",\"description\":\"UNE CERTAINE VISION DU LUXE\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Luxsure\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/Capture-d\u2019\u00e9cran-2015-08-19-\u00e0-10.51.48.png?fit=551%2C400&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/Capture-d\u2019\u00e9cran-2015-08-19-\u00e0-10.51.48.png?fit=551%2C400&ssl=1\",\"width\":551,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Luxsure\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2ba32b409dc7e9090c7abdff42f90c63\",\"name\":\"Jessica Gauzi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d46795b37550566a3165715969e1f49b7d629ea17b400ca872d828e8a09113f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d46795b37550566a3165715969e1f49b7d629ea17b400ca872d828e8a09113f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d46795b37550566a3165715969e1f49b7d629ea17b400ca872d828e8a09113f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jessica Gauzi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/jessicagauzi\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.luxsure.fr\\\/en\\\/author\\\/jessica\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Yue Minjun's L'ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier - Luxsure","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jessica Gauzi","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/"},"author":{"name":"Jessica Gauzi","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/2ba32b409dc7e9090c7abdff42f90c63"},"headline":"Yue Minjun’s L’ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier","datePublished":"2012-11-13T16:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-11T17:51:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/"},"wordCount":405,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg","keywords":["Cartier Foundation","China","contemporary art","exhibition","Jean Nouvel","Paris","the shadow of laughter","Yue Minjun"],"articleSection":["Culture","Watches and Jewelry"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/","url":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/","name":"Yue Minjun's L'ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier - Luxsure","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg","datePublished":"2012-11-13T16:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-11T17:51:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/untitled-Yue-Minjun.jpg","width":"1536","height":"1536"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2012\/11\/13\/yue-minjuns-lombre-du-fou-rire-at-the-fondation-cartier\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Yue Minjun’s L’ombre du fou rire at the Fondation Cartier"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/","name":"Luxsure","description":"UNE CERTAINE VISION DU LUXE","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#organization","name":"Luxsure","url":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Capture-d\u2019\u00e9cran-2015-08-19-\u00e0-10.51.48.png?fit=551%2C400&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Capture-d\u2019\u00e9cran-2015-08-19-\u00e0-10.51.48.png?fit=551%2C400&ssl=1","width":551,"height":400,"caption":"Luxsure"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/#\/schema\/person\/2ba32b409dc7e9090c7abdff42f90c63","name":"Jessica Gauzi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d46795b37550566a3165715969e1f49b7d629ea17b400ca872d828e8a09113f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d46795b37550566a3165715969e1f49b7d629ea17b400ca872d828e8a09113f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d46795b37550566a3165715969e1f49b7d629ea17b400ca872d828e8a09113f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jessica Gauzi"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/jessicagauzi"],"url":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/author\/jessica\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}