Studio Adrien Gardère

For the Aga Khan Museum, Studio Adrien Gardère not only designed all the museography and permanent installations, but also designed the scenography of the first inaugural exhibitions including “In Search of the Artist”. This exhibition celebrating the golden age for the arts of the book — 16th and 17th c. — highlights the connections and relationships between the most famous artists of the time such as Behzad, Reza-e ‘Abbasi, Mo’in Mosavvir or Mansur, across Iran, India and Central Asia.

Directly inspired by the framing characteristic of the art of the Persian miniature, and the edges of a book pages, the scenography consists of a series of partitions allowing openings, perspectives and dialogue between the artifacts.