Talk on the Work of Jacques Majorelle in Marrakech
Caroline Holmes to give The Arts Society Chiswick's January Lecture
A Symphony in Blue
January 7, 2023
The Arts Society Chiswick starts the New Year with garden historian Caroline Holmes giving a talk about the Majorelle Garden in Marrakech.
The lecture has two parts entitled “A Symphony in Blue – The Artist, the Couturier and “Atlas, the Most Fabulous Mountaine of all Africke” .
After extensive travels in the Atlas Mountains, Jacques Majorelle was inspired to create glorious blue dominated canvases and a garden in Marrakech. His blue horticultural testament was saved by Yves Saint Laurent who tailored the garden with pattern and panache and created a foundation for its survival and public entry.
Caroline Holmes is a garden historian, award-winning writer and design consultant. She lectures for Cambridge University ICE, museums, specialist travel companies and online for The Gardens Trust. She has published 12 books including Water Lilies and Bory Latour-Marliac, the genius behind Monet’s water lilies; Impressionists in their Gardens; Follies of Europe: Architectural Extravaganzas; Monet at Giverny and Icons of Garden Design.
The event takes place at 8:00pm on Thursday 12 January 2023 at POSK on King Street Hammersmith.
Doors open at 7pm, as does the private bar. The lecture will start at 8pm and guests are welcome with a payment of £10 on the door.
Olivia Freeman, Chair, The Arts Society Chiswick said, “We look forward to welcoming members and guests for the first lecture of 2023,“.
POSK: The Polish Social and Cultural Association is at 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 0RF.
Membership of the Arts Society Chiswick includes 10 expert lectures on the second Thursday of every month (except August and December) and the opportunity to participate in tours, visits, social events and Special Interest Days. For more information see the society's web site.
The Arts Society Chiswick brings people together through a shared curiosity for the arts, to create opportunities for everyone to be part of a diverse community in which they can enjoy, learn about, participate in, and preserve the Arts and Cultural Heritage.
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