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11th Biennale de Lyon: A Terrible Beauty is Born / Musée d’art contemporain

Posted on November 24, 2011 | Leave a comment

Following my previous post of the 11th Biennale de Lyon at La Sucrière, discover now my selection of art works and installations I really like in the Musée d’art contemporain (contemporary art museum). Picture 1 (above):  no way to find in my notes the name of the artist, if you know it and the title of this art work, please leave me a comment. Picture 2:  Virginia Chihota, Fruit of the Dark Womb, 2011 (a series of drawings). Picture 3: Cildo Meireles, La Bruja I (La sorcière), 1979-1981 (installation with a wooden broom and 3000 km of wool yarn). Picture 4: Alexander Schellow, Storyboard, since 2001. If you are in Lyon, don’t miss tonight, from 6 p.m. to midnight: the Résonance Night at the 11th Biennale de Lyon. An all-night culture celebration with opening, lives and performances in more than thirty places., For the complete program, click HERE!

Picture below : the installation of Jorge Macchi, Marienbad (2011), is inspired by the fabulous movie of Alain Resnais “L’année dernière à Marienbad” and located at l’Usine T.A.S.E. (Vaulx en Velin).

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Hermès, Brussels: The Opening of Barthelemy Toguo’s Exhibition, “The Well Water” 

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Maison & Objet: Young Talents From Japan

Posted on October 1, 2011 | Leave a comment

Maison & Objet, September 2011, Jeunes Talens à la Carte‘s exhibition, young talents from Japan. Unforeseen meetings and snapshots with some designers of this selection : a creativity full of Japanese folk and skills passed down from generation to generation. Like Kiyotaka Tsuyuki, a cabinet maker designer (pictures 2) uses secular rare trees. In this exhibition, no stylistic revolution from the working drawing empire, only beautiful master pieces I’d like to bring back home. Picture above : the young artist Kosogawa Runa, awared many times in Japan. When I met her, she was with the gifted kimono painter Chie Miyajima (picture 3). Of course you know how much I’m crazy about kimono! I had the fantastic opportunity to meet in Kyoto, one of the court masters weavers (a coming up post promise!).

Picture above : the designer Kazuyuki Kawase works for the Design Ken Okuyama firm, here with “Liana”, his room light. Let’s have a walk in woods, while faires are around! And what about changing our Chrismas tree this year (picture below)! Lovely scenography of the fashion designer, Kazuaki Takashima. In this installation realted to the deaster of Fukushima, he  to wonders about links between men and nature. A fairy world falsely naive and childish… Last picture : I have fun with the Magma chaos. It changes from the boring correct “refine design”. It’s unpretentious, with a bit of self-mockery. A kind of deep breath after giggling! All the things misses in today contemporary art, but of course I might be strongly wrong, lol! Enjoying, breathing, having fun!

Oskare sama desu ta!

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Meeting Gilbert & George in BOZAR Brussels

Posted on November 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Bubbling Meeting With Gilbert & George

The two blockbusters of contemporary art exhit in BOZAR museum, “Jack Freak Pictures”. BOZAR is defenetely a hotspot for astute exhibitions. I’m late as usual. In the big hall, journalists watch the pictures. Paul Dujardin, the museum director, anwsers a TV. And Gilbert & George? Sat on a bench in the middle of the big hall. The impassive duet chats with journalists. I quickly review the pictures and head for the phlegmatic gentlemen and invite them to strike the pose in front one of their work of art. Then…

– Today contemporary art? Everybody loves contemporary art …   

G & G: Yes, even in hairdressing salon, you find « contemporary art »! We’re not following the contemporary art. We are not a part of any movement. We are an artist. Two people, one artist.   

– How does it work? I mean the creative process?        

G & G: It’s a magical system (smiles). Schizophrenic. To be an artist, you need to believe you are an artist. You need confidence.

– Provocation?

G & G: Yes, without provocation, art is totally boring. Mais il faut aussi que l’œuvre soit accessible.  

– What does it mean for you being a successfull artist? Congratulation for lasting all those years, usually after being famous people split?     

G & G (surprised): No no we are an artist. We don’t need things. We take our breakfast in the cheapest place in the world (smiles) and spend most of the time in the atelier.    

– Do you consider yourselves as a Brit artist?      

G & G: No! George is British. Gilbert is from the Dolomiti. Do you know Spiterfield? We live there, people came from all over the world. Many different nationalities.

– Inspiration?

G & G: Close your eyes, look Inside.

Thank you Gilbert & George! And the approachable aristocratic duet has already gone answering new journalists in other halls. The first hall is empty now and I can dicover the exhibition alone. GO TO BOZAR AND ENJOY! For all informations about the exhibition, click here.

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