In Plain SightLouisa Gagliardi
En pleine vue
First exhibition dedicated to the Swiss artist by an institution in France: over fifteen works produced between 2017 and 2026, across two floors of the Centre d'Art de Mougins, in the heart of the historic village.
- Dates
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- Opening hours
- Every day • 11am–1pm / 2pm–5pmClosed on 25 December and 1 January
- Location
Centre d'Art de Mougins, 1 place du Commandant Lamy, 06250 Mougins
First exhibition dedicated to the Swiss artist by an institution in France: over fifteen works produced between 2017 and 2026, across two floors of the Centre d'Art de Mougins, in the heart of the historic village.
The exhibition
On 6 November 2026, FAMM will inaugurate its second solo exhibition, In Plain Sight (En pleine vue), dedicated to the Swiss artist Louisa Gagliardi. On display until 4 April 2027 at the Centre d'Art de Mougins, right in the heart of the historic village, in partnership with the City of Mougins, the show is curated by Simon de Pury with Leisa Paoli as co-curator.
This is the first exhibition dedicated to the artist by an institution in France, occupying two floors and featuring works produced between 2017 and 2026: mostly paintings and three sculptures.
Gagliardi's creative process lies where digital meets analogue. Her characters rarely look at each other directly: they observe one another through windows, reflections and doorways, in interiors that seem outside of time. Visitors enter these scenes as intruders and construct their own story, which the artist deliberately leaves open-ended.
The artist
Louisa Gagliardi, photo Siny Vallenas
Louisa Gagliardi was born in 1989 in Sion, graduated in graphic design from ECAL in 2012, and lives and works in Zurich. Her practice moves between painting, graphic design, and digital image processing.
Each work begins with a hand-drawn sketch, developed in Photoshop, with the mouse extending the brush. The image is then printed on PVC and highlighted with gel, varnish, latex, glitter, nail polish, and paint—a tension between the digital surface and painterly materiality.
- Solo exhibitions
MASI, Lugano (Many Moons, 2025) • CC Strombeek, Grimbergen (Deep Breaths, 2024) • MOSTYN, Wales (Under the Weather, 2019) • Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Zurich, Vienna, Paris, Seoul)
- Group exhibitions
Kunstmuseum Winterthur and Musée d'art de Pully (2025) • Swiss Institute, New York (2024) • National Gallery, Prague (2021) • Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (2018)
- Awards
Swiss Art Award (2020) • City of Sion Cultural Prize (2019) • Swiss Design Award (2014) • Forbes 30 Under 30, Arts (2017)
Curatorship
Simon de Pury
CuratorFormer chairman of Sotheby's Europe and then of Phillips, for which he was chief auctioneer, Simon de Pury returns to the Centre d'Art de Mougins after Reminiscence (Elizabeth Colomba, 2025–2026). He founded de Pury in 2013, specialising in curating and advising collectors.
Leisa Paoli
Co-curatorPresident and director of FAMM, Leisa Paoli oversees the scientific programming and curatorial management of the Levett Collection exhibitions. After running the MACM for over a decade, she led its transformation into FAMM, and once again collaborates with Simon de Pury following Reminiscence (Elizabeth Colomba, 2025–2026).
In pictures
Reunion (Room 2), 2025
50 × 40 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber
© Louisa Gagliardi, photo Stefan Altenburger
Revealing, 2022
140.5 × 180.5 × 5 cm
Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
© Louisa Gagliardi, photo Stefan Altenburger
Ruisseau, 2017
42 × 35 cm
Musée d’art de Pully
© Louisa Gagliardi, photo Guillaume Collignon
Visitors, 2024
170 × 245 cm, Nail polish, gel medium, ink on PVC;
two panels
Private collection
© Louisa Gagliardi, photo Luca Meneghel
Out of blue, 2025
Gel medium, ink on PVC
190 × 140 cm
Ringier Collection, Switzerland
© Louisa Gagliardi, photo Stefan Altenburger
Admissions
IN PLAIN SIGHT
- Standard individual ticket€10
- Group rate (10+ people)€8
- Friends of the Museum€8
- Mougins residents€5
- School groups€5
10% discount on the individual ticket upon presentation of a Centre de la Photo ticket.
NB: Free admission categories are the same as at FAMM: children under 10 / visitors with disabilities / ICOM members / licensed tour guides / Pass Éducation holders / press card holders.
IN PLAIN SIGHT & FAMM
Bundle FAMM visit + In Plain Sight
- Adult€21
- Senior Citizen (64+)€17
- Mougins Residents€10
- Student€12
- Child (10-17 years old)€10
- Unemployed€12
NB: No bundled tickets for Family or Friends of FAMM admissions
