PARIS - Thursday, June 20th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- Following Rodin, Jean Dubuffet. The second exhibition organised
by Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) will be running
until 6 January 2014 in the Espace Musées, a free museum area for
passengers travelling through the airport. The exhibition "Jean Dubuffet
– The Hourloupe Cycle; from Painting to Monumental Sculpture", produced
in partnership with the Dubuffet Foundation, is presenting 21 of the
artist's original works.
"The exhibitions in the Espace Musées
follow on from each other but each is unique. This is what makes this
new space for the promotion of French cultural heritage attractive. We
wish to surprise and amaze passengers from all over the world when they
pass through Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport", explained Augustin de
Romanet, Chairman and CEO of Aéroports de Paris.
The Hourloupe
Cycle is undoubtedly the longest and richest period from the work of
Jean Dubuffet, painter, sculptor, and 20th century French visual artist.
The word "Hourloupe", coined by the artist himself, refers to a series
of artworks whose principal characteristic is that they are totally…
impossible to categorize!
Passengers will have the chance to
discover paintings, sculptures, and models of monumental sculptures
created by Jean Dubuffet. All of the exhibited works are on loan from
the Dubuffet Foundation, created by the artist 40 years ago.
Access
to the Espace Musées, located in the international zone of Terminal 2E
(Hall M), is free of charge and open to all from the first flight of the
day to the last. Each year, two themed exhibitions will be presented to
passengers.
Photos available upon request
www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
Aéroports
de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Charles
de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2012 nearly 89 million
passengers attended the Paris Airports, which have handled 2.3 million
tons of freight and mail. Aéroports de Paris and its partner TAV
Airports, airport operator reference in Turkey, directly and indirectly
manages 37 airports in the world for a total of about 200 million
passengers.
With the attractiveness of Paris and its
international position, the Group is pursuing its strategy of adapting
and modernizing its terminal facilities, upgrading quality of services,
and also diversify its sources of income thank to retail and real estate
business. In 2012, the group revenue stood at €2,640 million and the
net income at €341 million.
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Raspail, 75014 Paris, France. A limited company (Société Anonyme) with
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Contacts
Aéroports de Paris
Press contact:
Christine d'Argentré, +33 1 43 35 70 70
Investor Relations:
Vincent Bouchery, +33 1 43 35 70 58
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