Attention, exceptional evening. And, as the giant work hung on one of the walls of this monumental room announced: "It won't be like this forever" .
Thursday, March 5, the world of contemporary art met in a hidden room of the Bastille Opera in Paris, where no night owl had ever entered. Maison Ruinart unveiled the exhibition "UNCONVENTIONAL BUBBLES / BULLES SINGULIERES", an artistic reinterpretation of its know-how, vintages and heritage by the English artist David Shrigley.
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The Maison presented on this occasion a limited edition Jeroboam, in a box signed David Shrigley. It is the first time that an artist intervenes directly on the emblematic Ruinart bottle, whose form is inherited from the 18th century. A functional object, the box is transformed into a champagne bucket at the time of tasting: its base can accommodate ice to refresh the House cuvées.
Around Frédéric Dufour, president of Maison Ruinart, David Shrigley and Frédéric Panaïotis, cellar master and many guests: Mélanie Laurent, Marie-Ange Casta, Anna Mouglalis, Laetitia Dosh, Charlotte Le Bon, Pierre Deladonchamps, Alexis Mabille , Sarah Andelman, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Pierre Hermé, Bertrand Bonello, Kiddy Smile, Woodkid…
