Lucy + Jorge Orta
dal 19/5/2014 al 20/9/2014
Segnalato da
19/5/2014
Lucy + Jorge Orta
Parc de la Villette, Paris
Food / Water / Life. The exhibition builds on their examination of contemporary issues through poetic explorations that interrogate our daily habits of eating, drinking, and living: a new series of 'Spirits' inspired from children who frequent La Villette, an OrtaWater Purification Station and an Antarctica World Passport Bureau.
Parc de la Villette in Paris inaugurates Lucy + Jorge Orta’s solo exhibition FOOD WATER LIFE, an inspiring mixture of seminal archival works and newly commissioned sculptures spanning the Paul-Delouvrier contemporary art pavilion and park grounds.
This exhibition builds on Lucy + Jorge Orta’s examination of contemporary issues through poetic explorations that interrogate our daily habits of eating, drinking, and living. Visitors will be invited to stroll the park’s expansive grounds to discover the artists’ diverse artworks including, a new series of Spirits inspired from children who frequent La Villette; an OrtaWater Purification Station that will pump water from the Canal de l'Ourcq, through the park, and into the gallery to be purified; and an Antarctica World Passport Bureau, where passers-by can sign up to receive a new edition of the Antarctica World Passport and become members of the growing Antarctica World Community.
FOOD WATER LIFE takes us on a journey toward imagining, sharing, and ultimately rendering possible a more just society.
Vernissage May 20, 2014 at 18h30. In the presence of the artists
Public du Parc et de la Grande Halle de la Villette
Paul Delouvrier contemporary art pavilion and park grounds
211, avenue Jean Jaurès - 75019 Paris