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Centre Pompidou Revisits the Misunderstood 1980s

exhibition · 2026-04-24

The Centre Pompidou in Paris presents "L’insoutenable légèreté. Les années 1980" from February 24 to May 23, 2016, curated by Anne Bony. The exhibition seeks to reassess the 1980s, a decade often criticized for easy money, the social failures of liberalism, and the emergence of AIDS. Bony, director of a collection of books on the period, aims to highlight the artistic and cultural production of the era, challenging its negative reputation.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Centre Pompidou, Paris
  • Title: L’insoutenable légèreté. Les années 1980
  • Dates: 24 February - 23 May 2016
  • Curated by Anne Bony
  • Focus on the 1980s decade
  • Decade associated with easy money, liberal failures, AIDS
  • Exhibition aims to reassess the period's artistic legacy

Entities

Institutions

  • Centre Pompidou

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

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