Interpretation, mediation, spectacle, cabaret, language: discussion of these themes enables a better understanding of what artworks say to us from the stage of a theatre, and how they are expressed within this unit that is the exhibition.
In considering the porosity of the boundaries between the so-called plastic arts and the performing arts, and transcending the forms and vocabularies dictated by the space of an exhibition venue, Mathieu Copeland continues his probing of the very nature of the exhibition.
The Digressions series
Digressions is a series of conversations with artists. Initiated by Julie Pellegrin and the team of La Ferme du Buisson Centre for Contemporary Art in association with Captures editions, the series accompanies the art centre’s exhibition programme. Taking as their starting point a group discussion, these publications offer an insight into the thinking, the references, the methods – and sometimes
the meanderings – that fuel a creative process.
Biographies
Mathieu Copeland (b. 1977 in Lagny-sur-Marne, lives and works in London) is an exhibition curator and publisher. His curatorial practice focuses on subverting the traditional role of exhibitions and revivifying our perceptions of them.
Marie-Hélène Leblanc (b. 1981 in Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada), has been director of Galerie UQO in Gatineau (Quebec) since 2015. She has produced some 30 projects for various exhibitions organized in Canada and Europe.
Jennifer Lacey (b. 1966 in Chicago, lives and works in Paris and Stockholm) is an artist and choreographer.
In her often co-signed and collaborative projects she breaks free of the spectacular in a quest for a mischievous, inventive hermeneutics of the body.
Lætitia Sadier (b. 1968 in Vincennes, France, lives and works in London) is a singer and musician, and cofounded Stereolab with guitarist Tim Gane. She formed the group Monade in 1996 and has been pursuing a career under her own name since 2010.
Publication details
authors Mathieu Copeland ; Jennifer Lacey ; Marie-Hélène Leblanc and Laetitia Sadier
series Digressions
publisher Captures éditions / Ferme du Buisson
general editor Valérie Cudel
editorial coordination Céline Bertin
graphic design Claire Moreux
copyeditor Frédéric Oyharçabal, Kate McCrickard
french translation Kennis Translations for the Jennifer Lacey texte / in collaboration with Mathieu Copeland / our thanks to John Tittensor
publication date 2021
languages French / English
format 21.5 x 13.5 cm
pages 42
price 6 €
isbn 978-2-491549-01-5
printing Imprimerie Simon, Ornans (France)
distribution Les presses du réel
In partnership with the Galerie UQO - Université du Québec en Outaouais
With the support of Fluxus Art Projects
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