Secret Passions
dal 1/10/2014 al 3/1/2015
Segnalato da
1/10/2014
Secret Passions
Lille Grand Palais, Lille
Mounting an exhibition from 4,000 works distributed among 18 collectors is the latest challenge taken on by lille3000. It has been possible to undertake this complex exercise thanks to the support, genuine enthusiasm and unfailing cooperation of these collectors.
Curated by Caroline David
Mounting an exhibition from 4,000 works distributed among 18 collectors is the
latest challenge taken on by lille3000. It has been possible to undertake this
complex exercise thanks to the support, genuine enthusiasm and unfailing cooperation
of these collectors. How can we reflect the passions of the collectors and procure
real discoveries for an increasingly knowledgeable and demanding public?
With its 6000 square meters of exhibition space, the Tripostal has become a dream
machine, a place where the real and the imaginary intertwine, at the heart of a
network of invisible connections, woven together like the web of a Louise Bourgeois
spider, the discrete epicentre of the exhibition.
Which threads should be followed to design a coherent and exciting itinerary?
After visiting fabulous collections, studying inventories, identifying sets,
possible convergences and interesting dialogues between works, the form of the
exhibition was sketched out. The next step was to link the pieces through a system
of correspondences, both visually and conceptually
Several thematic itineraries emerged:
An itinerary centred on the representation of woman: by turns Mother, Lover and
Seductress, woman has always been a topic of inspiration for artists, whether
through the exaltation of the body, the evocation of maternity or as a fantasised
figure.
From a “feminine” aesthetic to an asserted feminist awareness or even a male
sublimation, the works of Louise Bourgeois, Sergey Bratkov, Lili Dujourie, Anselm
Kiefer, Annette Messager, Mimmo Rotella, Thomas Ruff, Andres Serrano and Francesca
Woodman demonstrate the diversity of this representation charged with sensitivity,
emotions and emancipation. The expression of the intimate and life experience is
very strong in these works.
The mirror, again a strong theme in the history of art, will be the focus of another
itinerary. By imposing and playing with the process of transforming the image, the
mirror crystallises issues of identity and difference, making visitors look inwards
but also to others, with works by Robert Barry, Daniel Buren, Olafur Eliasson, Dan
Graham, Jim Hodges, Ann Veronica Janssens, Kris Martin and Michelangelo Pistoletto.
Finally, a third path will guide the visitor into the heart of a particular America.
This title is a reference to frequently political visions of the American dream or
to a critical view of an America synonymous with imperialism and hegemony going back
to the movements of the 60s and 70s in New York when the struggle against racism and
the Vietnam War were the topics of the day. These visions are expressed here by
artists as varied as Joseph Beuys, Matthew Day Jackson, Sam Durant and Danh Vo.
This itinerary associates American artists of all generations from the New York and
California scenes, namely Wade Guyton & Kelley Walker, Rashid Johnson, Mike Kelley,
Paul McCarthy, Elizabeth Peyton and Dash Snow. It features the subjects of research
and the desires of a majority of the collectors.
Finally, part of the exhibition will pay homage to Belgian artists such as Michaël
Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Ruben Bellinkx, Thierry De Cordier, Jan Fabre, Luc
Tuymans, Jan Van Oost and Jacques Verduyn.
Some come to revive the ghosts of irony and self-mockery or even the symbolism and
surrealism that characterised the work of the artists who preceded them
A few rooms of the Tripostal will gather works by the same artist present in several
collections. This is the case for Elmgreen & Dragset, Kris Martin, Juan Muñoz,
Panamarenko or Thomas Schütte. Some are striking pieces that immediately catch the
eye while others are more silent but all are the reflection of an era.
In order to half open the doors of the discreet locations in which these collections
are held and to reveal their atmospheres, lille3000 has commissioned a series of
photographs from the artist Gautier Deblonde, who gives us a glimpse into the
private worlds of these passionate, fascinating and secret collectors...
Image: Wim Delvoye, Trophy, 1999
Le Tripostal
Avenue Willy Brandt
F-59000 Lille
Admission prices: € 8 / € 4 / Free for visitors under 16
Opening hours:
Wednesday to Friday from 12 am to 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm.
Closed on Tuesdays, on 25 December and on 1 January.