CLAIRE FONTAINE – REPRODUCTIONS

Posted on 2024-04-08

Reproductions is an investigation around the subterraneous ways in which feminism crosses the most important currents of creative thinking of our time. Comprising of new and already existing works by Claire Fontaine, this exhibition creates a tension and a dialogue between the clear line of influence of Marcel Duchamp within the work of Claire Fontaine and her specific use of quotation, appropriation and hijacking. The word ‘reproductions’ evokes at the same time realistic representations in art, copies of existing artworks, the perpetuation of the same thing and the act of giving life to another being. Playing on this polysemy Claire Fontaine created two new neon works: Power (2024) where the word ‘soft’ before ‘power’ has been barred. ‘Soft power’ described by Wikipedia as ‘the ability to co-opt rather than coerce (in contrast with hard power)’ recalls the cultural strategies used by both United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War in their foreign politics through tokenism, while adopting strong internal repression of dissidence. Cancel (2024) polemically refers to cancel culture and its dangers of historical revisionism caused by the systematic exclusion and erasure of the culprits of political incorrectness.

Opposite – CONSENT (Green), 2020

Exhibition runs through to June 1st, 2024

Mennour
47, rue Saint-André des arts
75006 Paris
France

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STÜSSY EYEGEAR ’24

Posted on 2024-04-08

Stüssy’s spring eyewear capsule also features updated takes on its three most famed silhouettes in the Penn, Owen and Eric, which arrive in tortoise shell, triple black, blue, and transparent white.

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POÈMES PARTITIONS D

Posted on 2024-04-08

In 1958, Bernard Heidsieck (1928-2014) visited an exhibition by Jean Degottex (1918-1988) at Kléber Gallery in Paris which featured a series of paintings strewn with signs reminiscent of Far Eastern calligraphy. Heidsieck has begun a new stage of poetic experimentation for the voice that he called the poème-partition [score-poem]. Inspired by Degottex’s paintings, he dedicated eleven of these poems to the painter, which he sent to the artist, in what was to be the first gesture in a long friendship. From as early as his first poetry collection in 1955, Sitôt dit, Heidsieck was interested in ‘extracting the poem from the page’ and ‘projecting it physically into space.’ In this, he was inspired by the sound revolution that Pierre Boulez was bringing to classical music. His poems were conceived not to be silently read but rather heard, spoken by the author in public or in recordings, inaugurating a field of ‘sound poetry’ that, together with Henri Chopin, he would become one of the chief proponents of.

Opposite – Horsphère Rouge, 1965

Exhibition runs through to June 1st, 2024

Mennour
6, rue du Pont de Lodi
75006 Paris
France

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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES

Posted on 2024-04-08

The American Society of Magical Negroes is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.

In theatres April 26th, 2024

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MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING

Posted on 2024-04-08

Simon is shooting a film in India when his Uncle David calls him with a message of doom: “Come back to London, I think I may be dying.” What the viewer doesn’t yet know is that David is a Shakespeare-loving drama queen who has grown old on a diet of attention and applause. But Simon finds his own life drastically interrupted when he returns to try and sort everything out. David has no intention of dying.

As the months turn into years David accidently makes himself homeless, and refuses to go into a care home. While Simon tries to figure out how he can help his anarchic and spirited uncle, David sits in his kitchen reciting King Lear, “It’s the play about an old man becoming infirm, losing his mind and giving his kingdom away” he tells his nephew. Simon soon discovers that his uncle too has been giving away thousands of pounds to a hot young “carer”. As David’s life echoes the play that he loves so much, Simon is left with the challenge of trying to help David find a good ending to the drama that his own life has become.

In theatres April 19th, 2024

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MONICA BONVICINI – & LIBERATION

Posted on 2024-04-08

Known for her daring exploration of space, power, and identity, Monica Bonvicini stands as an important figure in the contemporary art landscape. With a career spanning over three decades, Bonvicini’s work embodies a profound dialogue between architecture, gender, and social constructs. Her installations, sculptures, and conceptual pieces serve as powerful reflections on the intersections of politics, sexuality, and human experience. Bonvicini!s oeuvre is characterized by its fearless engagement with materials, often incorporating industrial elements to craft environments that provoke both visceral and intellectual responses. She navigates the boundaries between the public and private spheres, revealing the latent tensions that lie beneath the surface of
our built environments.

Opposite – Off the Grid (rage), 2011

Exhibition runs through to May 18th, 2024

Galerie Gisela Capitain
St. Apern Straße 26
50667 Cologne
Germany

www.galeriecapitain.de