Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne: Planète Lalanne
Palazzo Rota Ivancich, Venice, 2024

Planète Lalanne is a comprehensive exhibition of the celebrated artistic duo Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, that takes over the historic Palazzo Rota Ivancich in Venice. Curated by Jérôme Neutres (former director at the Réunion de Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais and former president of Musée du Luxembourg), Planète Lalanne is one of the largest exhibitions by the artists ever staged, and the first to take place in Italy. 

The exhibition incorporates over 150 rare objects, photographs, artworks, and archives, placed throughout the palazzo in intimate dialogue with this unique environment, highlighting their ingenious functionality and surrealist whimsy to imagine an enchanted ‘Palazzo Lalanne.’ Journeying throughout the exhibition, viewers immerse themselves into a domestic, yet surreal setting with which to encounter the mythological creatures, fauna, and flora that inhabit the Lalanne world and explore the blurred intersection between decorative and fine arts at which their practice exists.

The most comprehensive presentation of Les Lalanne to date, Planète Lalanne brings together culturally significant works by the artists, including the Sauterelle bar, one of three Sauterelle bars ever created by the artists – the other of which belongs to King Charles III – and Lit Hibou et 2 Tables de Chevet, a unique bed from Ben Brown’s personal collection that marks the beginning of his longtime relationship with Les Lalanne. 

Planète Lalanne is curated by Jérôme Neutres and presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts.