Jean-Baptiste Maitre's Fluid Carrying the Hopes of Ships in Distress at ARTOPIA Milan
French artist Jean-Baptiste Maitre (Montluçon, 1978) presents a solo exhibition at ARTOPIA gallery in Milan, featuring works that explore space, time, truth, and fiction through cinematic narrative techniques and frame montage. The show includes mixed-media pieces on folded film-format sheets, a video animation derived from scanned works, and rope installations inspired by archaeological measuring tools. One rope incorporates chakra colors linked to mantra repetition, critiquing media's persuasive power through obsessive image iteration. The exhibition runs until September 15, 2016, though the gallery is closed in August.
Key facts
- Jean-Baptiste Maitre was born in Montluçon in 1978.
- The exhibition is titled 'Fluid Carrying the Hopes of Ships in Distress'.
- The venue is ARTOPIA gallery at Via Lazzaro Papi 2, Milan.
- The exhibition runs until September 15, 2016.
- The gallery is closed during August.
- Works include mixed media on folded film-format paper.
- A video animation is created from scanned works.
- Rope installations reference archaeological measuring tools and chakra colors.
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Baptiste Maitre
Institutions
- ARTOPIA
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Montluçon
- France