Ange Leccia's Retrospective at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Ange Leccia, born 1952 in Corsica and based in Paris, explores image and filmic material through video, objects, and vehicles since the 1970s. His work, characterized by a poetics of energy and light, ranges from explosions to blinding light. Key pieces include 'Stridura' (1978) with Pierre Clémenti, 'Le baiser' (1985) with Cremer projectors, and 'Pacifique' (1997) at ARC, where the exhibition space became a walk-in cinema. Leccia's videos often feature young women in extreme slow motion, such as 'Ludivine' (1997) and 'Yes she does' (1998), accompanied by pop songs. His work has been shown at Galerie Anselm Dreher (Berlin), Musée Nicéphore Niepce (Chalon-sur-Saône), Creative Time (New York), and Musée Fesch (Ajaccio). The article by Pascal Beausse, a critic preparing a monograph on Natacha Lesueur, highlights Leccia's rejection of Duchampian ready-made lineage and his focus on emotional charge through technological means.