CALENDRIER
Julien Bismuth & Virginie Yassef
Art Center
from 21 April to 27 Oct 2013
Le signe singe
exhibition
As part of the Art Centre's ongoing policy of pairing artists with shared concerns, Virginie Yassef and Julien Bismuth have set about interacting in both space and time: their adaptive dual exhibition is regularly supplemented with new works so as to enable a second chapter next autumn: a reopening that will also be a chance to come along and (re)discover the exhibition in a fresh light.
Virginie Yassef and Julien Bismuth have been working together informally for several years. Their first collaborative venture, Untitled Dialogue (2011), took the form of a novel experiment: putting a man and a monkey together in a room in a luxury Paris hotel. This project led us to suggest that they undertake a joint exhibition. As a starting point they have taken a fable by the Argentinian writer Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938) in which a concern with animal evolution ties in with their shared interest in scientific experimentation, primitive life forms, language codes, empathy and the boundary between work and play. The works as a whole – videos, installations, sculptures and sound pieces, mostly never shown before – make up an impressionistic landscape of varying intensity, covering a range from silence to scream and from darkness to blinding light.
The first "untitled dialogue" in the hotel room gives rise to a video diptych, two montages shown alternately: two visions of the same experiment, using different presentations of the same images to explore the relationship with the Other – through a form of non-verbal communication – and with the body and space, as well as with passing time and our way of occupying it.
This work is counterpointed by A While, a film shot by Julien Bismuth in his studio, showing his idle moments and the series of "lazy sculptures" he sees as mere sketches to be implemented by others. At the exhibition entrance a tree planted by Virginie Yassef grows imperceptibly taller, while a little further on the spotlight trained on the art centre facade flickers as it emits the word error in Morse code.
The exhibition is all about communication: between the artists, but also with the viewer, whose itinerary and attention are profoundly affected by the meaning of what is being shown.
Virginie Yassef's spider castle takes the form of an environment demanding slowness and the utmost prudence as it turns viewers into wandering ghosts; Bismuth's films present infinite, sometimes imperceptible variations on the faces of actors and clowns; and Yassef asks us to take a tour of the exhibition under the guidance of a German Shepherd dog, or to pause in front of Le théâtre immobile (The Motionless Theatre) and the specific time frame of its music-and-light sequence.
Thus the entire exhibition seems based on a score composed of points and counterpoints, variable tempos and choreographed movements of works and bodies.
This exhibition is brought to you in partnership with the galerie Georges-Philippe et Nathalie Vallois and the Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques.
Sun 21 April at 3 pm
exhibition opening
Sun 15 Sept at 3 pm
second opening
A chat and a glass of wine with the artists after a talk and slide show by Wolf von Kries marking the publication of his book M. Drawing on the content and structure of his book, von Kries brings text, still images and videos together in a narrative embodying the meander in all its forms: geological and physical phenomenon, geometric and decorative motif, and cultural and historical symbol.
free shuttle leaves from outside the Opéra Bastille in Paris at 2:30 pm
advance booking required – tel. 01 64 62 77 77
Theatre by Virginie Yassef
Wed 24 April at 2:30 pm in the Theatre
They cross the slopes of pieces of cloth so as to leave no trace
In her first venture onto the stage visual artist Virginie Yassef is aiming at children. The magnificent title speaks eloquently of her sources: taking inspiration from Indian tribes and their magical thinking, she has come up with a strangely resonant installation-performance involving the different elements visible on stage. A live eagle, a child, a light source, a suspended rock: these seemingly unrelated objects come to life in a mute relationship that follows the fitful thread of thought and dreams.
premiere at the Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, 2012
for all ages
admission: 4,00 €
bookings: tel. 01 64 62 77 77
Sat 1 June at 3 pm in the Theatre
72 children from Lognes following the caravanserail
Children move forward, guided from afar by some invisible force which they pass on to each other for reasons unknown. Suddenly they freeze. Have they lost something along the way?
part of Charivari Lognes, a cultural event organised with the local schools
admission free
Sundays 2 June at 4 pm and 27 Oct at 3 pm at the Art Centre
No one has ever seen a dog deliberately exchange a bone with another dog (2)
This two-part performance is split so as to take place in two exhibition spaces. On 26 January at La Galerie – Centre d’art contemporain de Noisy-le-Sec a child-actor activated a set containing a magic mountain, a cave painting, peacock feathers and cow hides. At Noisiel the child changes into a dog and takes us through the exhibition as the other components mutate in turn.
admission free
Nuit Blanche 77 + Art Centres Go to the Movies
Sat 5 Oct starting at 5 pm
As part of the 12th Nuit Blanche three art centres from the Seine-et-Marne département are offering a twilight programme before taking you to Paris.
5 pm: sneak preview of David Douard's "Animorphs" exhibition at Les Eglises, the Municipality of Chelles Centre for Contemporary Art
6:30 pm: guided tour of the Julien Bismuth/Virginie Yassef exhibition at the Ferme du Buisson Centre for Contemporary Art
8 pm: guided tour of Guy Tillim's exhibition "Second Nature" and an introduction to Marcelline Delbecq's sound narrative at the Ile-de-France Photography Centre in Pontault-Combault
Art Centres Go to the Movies
Sites for production and circulation of Contemporary art, art centres are to be found all over urban and rural France. In response to an invitation from Chiara Parisi and Julie Pellegrin, curators of the 2013 Nuit Blanche, they are presenting some 60 of their films of recent years in various iconic bars on Rue Oberkampf and at the auditorium at the Pavillon Carré de Baudouin. The Ferme du Buisson contribution comprises a selection of video works created for their exhibitions by artists Céline Ahond, Julien Bismuth, Wolf von Kries and Diogo Pimentão.
Fun and festivities until the wee wee hours at this tailor-made Paris event!
free shuttle
Chelles > Noisiel > Pontault-Combault > Paris
light refreshments available
booking: 01 64 62 77 77
Sat 27 April, 10:45 am – 6 pm
TaxiTram
Jeu de Paume > Maison d’art Bernard Anthonioz > Ferme du Buisson
A discovery tour of today's Ile-de-France art scene, with a break for lunch and a chat with artists Raffaella della Olga, Franck Leibovici, Julien Bismuth, Manuel Joseph and art professionals: Marta Ponsa, in charge of art projects at the Jeu de Paume; Gérard Alaux, director of the Maison des Arts Bernard Anthonioz; and Julie Pellegrin, director of the Ferme du Buisson Centre for Contemporary Art.
6 € per person: includes the shuttle, admissions and guided tours.
booking: 01 53 34 64 43 / taxitram@tram-idf.fr
Sat 15 & Sun 16 June
Double Double
As part of the fourth edition of the Hospitalités biennial on 15–16 June, the Ferme du Buisson is joining forces with three venues in the Seine-et-Marne département – the Culture Park in Rentilly, the Ile-de-France Photography Centre and Les Eglises, the Municipality of Chelles Centre for Contemporary Art – for the Double Double excursion under the guidance of Dominique Gilliot.
Sat 15 June at 1:30 pm
Art Acts, Work Acts
Ferme du Buisson Centre for Contemporary Art > Ile-de-France Photography Centre
1:34 pm meet at Nation RER A station on the Marne la Vallée Chessy platform, at the front of the train
2:30 pm meet at the Ferme du Buisson to discover the Julien Bismuth/Virginie Yassef exhibition "Semiotic Monkeyshines"
4 pm shuttle leaves for Noisiel
4:30 pm meet at the CPIF (Ile-de-France Photography Centre) for a tour of the group show Quel travail ?!, accompanied by the artists
6:09 pm meet at Pontault-Combault station for the return to Paris via RER E
6:34 pm arrive Gare du Nord, Paris
admission free
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