Guillaume Aubrey’s architectural sculpture Regulus inaugurated at Villa Paloma

Autour de S.A.R. la Princesse de Hanovre (de gauche à droite) : Björn Dahlström, Directeur du NMNM ; Guillaume Aubry, créateur de la sculpture Regulus ; Andréa Casiraghi ; Patrice Cellario, Conseiller de Gouvernement-Ministre de l’Intérieur ; Françoise Gamerdinger, Directeur des Affaires Culturelles de Monaco ; Benjamin Laugier, responsable des publics au NMNM et curateur du projet. © Direction de la Communication- Manuel Vitali

H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover recently inaugurated Regulus, an architectural sculpture by Guillaume Aubry, in the garden of Villa Paloma in the presence of the artist. Aubry designed this heliotropic pavilion in continuation of his research into the aesthetic experience of sunsets. Neither the museum café, cocktail bar, or a public space, the structure is all of that at once.

Inspired by Villa Paloma’s antique garden (designed by Octave Godard, the landscaping artist who co-invented the Mediterranean garden), Guillaume Aubry positioned Regulus southward to face the sun throughout the day. The solar oven at the centre of the work captures the sun’s rays to heat and cook the simple dishes and drinks that will be offered from time to time. Made using solid bricks arranged in a geometric pattern, the structure includes a countertop.

Co-founder of the architectural firm Freaks, Guillaume Aubry is a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris–La Villette (DPLG), the University of Tokyo and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. An architect by training, he is also a visual artist and researcher. He has explored the sun as a subject for his doctoral research and creative projects carried out for the Research in Art, Design, Innovation and Architecture (RADIAN) programme in Normandy, France. He currently teaches spatial design at the École des arts décoratifs in Paris. In 2021 he was invited by the NMNM to host an artist’s residence for Year 7 classes at the Collège Charles III and the private François d'Assise - Nicolas Barré school.

Soirée Sunsets

Opening night of Regulus on 4 July starting at 6:30 pm

6:30 pm: Talk with Guillaume Aubry and Benjamin Laugier, Project Curator, for Monaco Art Week

7–10 pm: Food and sunset cocktails at the Regulus with the Valentin food truck

9 pm: Performed screening of Sunset Boulevard (1950), Billy Wilder, 110 minutes (original English with French subtitles)

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Soirée Sunsets - NMNM - Nouveau Musée National de Monaco