Upcoming Solo Exhibitions
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau and Château d’Oiron
Curated by Claude d’Anthenaise, supported by Les Filles du Calvaire
15 June – 1 November 2026 (PV: 26 June 2026)
In celebration of the bicentenary of photography, Karen Knorr’s upcoming retrospective at Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, curated by Claude d’Anthenaise and supported by Les Filles du Calvaire, opens 15 June – 1 November 2026 (PV 26 June 2026). Also on view at the same time will be an exhibition of Karen Knorr and Olivier Richon’s series Punks (1977) at Château d’Oiron.
The exhibition at Château d’Azay-le-Rideau will feature over forty photographs spanning from the 1970’s to the present day. Built during the reign of Francis I by Gilles Berthelot, the king’s financier, the château of Azay-le-Rideau presents a subtle alliance of French traditions and innovative decorations from Italy. It has become an icon of the new art of building in the Loire Valley in the 16th century, and is today considered one of the jewels of early French Renaissance architecture.