Isabelle Lévénez's 'Animaux domestiques' at Galerie Anton Weller

Isabelle Lévénez's exhibition 'Animaux domestiques' ran from October 10 to November 25, 2006 at Galerie Anton Weller in Paris. The show marked a shift from her earlier autobiographical works like 'Déplacements' (1998), 'Mes 9 ans veulent te parler' (2001), 'Je ne respire plus' (2003), and 'Entre là' (2005). In the new series, Lévénez hides actors behind plastic carnival animal masks—rabbit, wolf, fox—in three videos. The actors perform mundane, repetitive family rituals like silent meals, their movements mechanical. A sudden animalistic cry disrupts the routine. The work explores alienating social interactions and psychological limits, though less violent than Tony Oursler or Paul McCarthy. A concurrent exhibition, 'Jeux d’adultes', was held at Galerie Olivier Houg in Lyon from December 15, 2006 to January 20, 2007.