Figures de l'acteur at Collection Lambert Explores Theater and Cinema

The exhibition 'Figures de l'acteur' at Collection Lambert in Avignon, France, from July 8 to October 15, 2006, curated by Éric Mézil, examines the symbolic mirror of the actor in theater and cinema. Conceived after the 2005 Avignon Festival's passions, it takes a bold stance by invoking Diderot to explore what lies behind theatrical and cinematic images. Despite historicist documents from the Comédie-Française and Bibliothèque nationale, the exhibition's core is a labyrinth of icons, addressing how images shape individual and collective destinies, as analyzed by Walter Benjamin. Works range from Roni Horn's 2005 portraits of Isabelle Huppert to Bertrand Lavier's photograph of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Miquel Barceló's neo-primitive masks, and Vik Muniz's 'Diamond Divas'. The exhibition includes sections like 'tous en scène' and 'la galerie des monstres sacrés', offering a rich panorama of images. It aligns with Muriel Mayette's appointment as administrator general of the Comédie-Française on August 1, 2006, succeeding Marcel Bozonnet, aiming to place the troupe at the heart of artistic creation.