FRAC Réunion
Based in a traditional Creole house dating from the late 19th century and located in the west part of Réunion Island, the Frac Réunion is the only French regional collection of contemporary art to be located in a French-administered overseas département.
At its inception, the Frac developed its collection around several ensembles that were representative of the French art scene (Surrealism, Abstract art, Narrative figuration and Figuration libre). The collection swiftly expanded to include Indo-Oceanic, African and Asian territories and diasporas.
The Maison Bédier, a heritage site dating from 1869 on the slopes of the Piton Saint-Leu in Stella, offers 110 sq. m. of exhibition space distributed over five of the ground-floor living areas. The site is part of the Stella cultural complex, which now includes the Stella Matutina industrial museum and will soon feature the large regional Guétali cultural project.
Jean-Christophe Royoux new director of the FRAC REUNION
After studying social and cultural anthropology at Paris V University and art history and theory at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Jean-Christophe ROYOUX was director of public relations at the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain in Jouy-en-Josas and founded and directed the artistic projects agency 3CAssociés. He has also served as advisor to the directors of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation and the cultural department of the Fondation de France.
Inspector and advisor for creation, arts education and cultural action (ICCEAAC), Jean-Christophe ROYOUX has been an advisor for the visual arts at the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs of Centre-Val de Loire since 2008, where he supports the implementation of public policies promoting creation and dissemination in the field of visual arts.
An exhibition curator and independent art critic, and a member of AICA, he has published articles and essays in various publications on design, architecture and the visual arts.
Jean-Christophe ROYOUX’s project, entitled ‘Au bord des mondes’ (On the Edge of Worlds), offers great prospects for the FRAC REUNION in terms of international development and a strong partnership dimension that will promote overseas artists.
Jean-Christophe ROYOUX succeeds Béatrice BINOCHE, who had been director of the FRAC REUNION since 2015.
Administration
Mario Serviable
Jean-Christophe Royoux
Contact
FRAC RÉUNION
6, allée des Flamboyants
97424 Piton Saint-Leu
La Réunion, France
secretariat@fracreunion.fr
T. +262 (0)2 62 21 80 29