Marion Bürkle exhibits at the John Taylor agency

Have you noticed the sculptural “Grande danseuse” stretching its curves like a figurehead at the entrance to the John Taylor real estate agency on avenue Saint-Basile?

This emblematic 3-metre-high work by Marion Bürklé marks the culmination of an original artistic collaboration between the artist, who has set up shop in the heart of the village with her gallery, and Vanessa Grenes, the agency’s director, who has been putting her real estate expertise to work in Mougins for the past twenty years.

We didn’t know each other personally, but I already admired Marion’s work, which I’d discovered in the village, at Mas Candille and at many of our customers’ properties,” confides Vanessa. In our agency, where we’ve kept a ‘home’ spirit, we regularly exhibit works, aware that art and the home are two closely related themes. It’s also very inspiring for the twelve members of our team. So I thought of Marion. I got in touch with her on Instagram, we met, and the connection was immediate!”

The result: an exhibition of eleven works scattered around the entrance and premises of John Taylor Mougins. All in different formats, but always embodying the liberated, energetic and inspiring woman so dear to Marion Bürkle.

Closely linked worlds

Feminine, uncluttered forms spring to life under her fingers, at home in her studio. Her works are then molded and brought to life in bronze, in a foundry in Pietrasanta – a Tuscan town that is Mougins’ partner – or in epoxy-carbon, to play with color.

In addition to various exhibitions around the world, Marion’s gallery in Mougins is the perfect place to showcase her work. “I fell in love with this village at first sight. I always said: if one day I have a gallery, it will be in Mougins. And that’s what I did, 20 years ago! For a long time, I was based at the Four à Pain before moving to my current address at 21 rue des Lombards. I love meeting people, forging links with clients who buy works from me for their homes, hotels… I’m in great demand, but I immediately agreed to Vanessa’s proposal for this exhibition. I think our worlds are a perfect match!