Berlin & Nice-based

BERLIN X RIVIERA ART

BERLIN X RIVIERA ART FESTIVAL | 2027 | bridges the dynamic Berlin scene with the cultural heritage of the Côte d’Azur.

BERLIN X RIVIERA ART FESTIVAL

I. Mission

II. Objectives

III. Festival Highlights

IV. Exhibition

V. Artist Talks

VI. Public Program

VII. Workshops

Festival Statement

Impressionism was the first major “shock” of modernism. Many painters working on the Riviera were initially rejected by the Paris Academy as “scandalous” or “unfinished.” We can view the “exiled art” of the 1930s as a form of “internal migration” that many modern Berlin artists also experience today: it is a constant back-and-forth between home and the place of inspiration or refuge.

Alumni & Contributors

Elena Rossi

Elena Rossi

Printmaker, Berlin 2025

"Dieser Ort atmet Geschichte – für mich ist die Citadelle kein Archiv, sondern eine Provokation. Hier, wo die Wände von der Vergangenheit zeugen, wird meine Arbeit gezwungen, sich zur Gegenwart zu verhalten. Druckgrafik ist hier ein Act der unmittelbaren Auseinandersetzung."

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Marc Weber

Marc Weber

Installation Artist, Nice 2026

“Planning an installation at the Citadelle means engaging in a dialogue with the architecture. I don’t view my work as a mere adornment to the ancient walls, but rather as a deliberate disruption of the space.”

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"Your voice is the missing piece of our history."

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Selected Works

Work 1

"Concrete Horizon I"

Oil on Canvas, 2026

Work 2

"Citadelle Echo"

Digital Projection, 2027

Work 3

"Mediterannean Blur"

Mixed Media, 2026