Historically, anthropophagy was practiced among some humans during rituals as a way to absorb the qualities of the individual that was being eaten, like the bravery and courage of a defeated warrior. This idea of incorporating another’s qualities through deglutition is the foundation of Brazilian « Anthropophagy », theorized by Oswald de Andrade in the […]
Discover Alexander Apóstol’s retrospective exhibition Postura y Geometría en la era de la Autocracia Tropical at the CA2MCentro de Arte Dos de Mayo.The show proposes a look upon the last two decades of the artist’s work regarding his analytic approach to the aesthetic processes of political construction of his natal Venezuela. The impact of his […]
We are pleased to announce that Lawrence Abu Hamdan has been awarded with the first ever Audience Prize by the Toronto Biennial, for his project 45th Parallel at Mercer Union. The Audience Prize awards $10,000 and recognizes an outstanding artistic contribution to the Biennial exhibition. This also marks the first time that The Toronto Biennial […]
We are pleased to announce that Carlos Motta will be participating in this year’s Carnegie International Is it morning for you yet? Established in 1896, the Carnegie International is the longest-running North American exhibition of international art. Organized by Carnegie Museum of Art, the show presents an overview of how art and artists respond to the […]
Discover Charwei Tsai’s installation The Womb & The Diamond at the latest Mori Art Museum 森美術館 exhibition Listen to the Sound of the Earth Turning: Our Wellbeing since the Pandemic. The show explores ways to live this life in the midst of the pandemic, questioning the concept of “wellbeing” that is the holistic health of […]
We are excited to announce the list of the twelve selected artists that will present their works at the exhibition curated by Gaël Charbau, or the 9th edition of the Bourse Révélations Emerige. The winner, elected by a professional jury, will be announced on October 18, 2022. He or she will benefit from the provision […]
Lawrence Abu Hamdan is participating in this year’s Berlin Biennale STILL PRESENT!, curated by Kader Attia. Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Air Conditioning is an evolving graduated image which maps the Israeli army’s sonic occupation of the Lebanese airspace over a 15-year period, from 2006 to the present. This installation links the ocular and the auditory regarding the […]
These are the last days to discover Bianca Bondi’s site-specific installation Lilith at Rupert, in Vilnius, Lithuania Located in the building complex of the former sewing factory Lelija, the installation reflects on the rich history of the site, its ongoing regeneration and the multitude of interlaced realities that comprise it. The work and accompanying events […]
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming exhibition Las Huellas del Viento, Daniel Otero Torres’ first solo show at mor chapentier. The exhibition delves into a series of diverse cultural, iconographic and mythological references that converge with the artist’s personal memories. The works presented are framed by the idea of non-linear time, but […]
Discover Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s evolving performance Daght Jawi, a site-specific presentation regarding sonic warfare at Centre Pompidou tomorrow June 22, 2022. In the frame of the museum’s Planétarium. Cartographies Cotemporaines programme, Lawrence Abu Hamdan will present this extended audio-visual essay which starting point was his own detailed documentation of the sky over Lebanon—the result of […]
Discover Marwa Arsanios’ fourth chapter of her ongoing film series Who is Afraid of Ideology? At documenta fifteen. The film departs from a collaborative project that is attempting to shift the status of a private land in the North of Lebanon to a common or a social waqf. The aim would be to advance the […]
Théo Mercier’s second chapter of his OUTREMONDE cycle: Dream Hunters hosted at Luma Westbau is now open! The installation presents sand-sculpted beds and dogs in a labyrinth of elements linked with the concepts of rest and regeneration. The performative activations reflect on the way in which the intimate and the affective are invested with suspense, possibilities, […]