Joël Bartoloméo's Video Trilogy at Galerie Alain Gutharc
From October 21 to November 25, 2006, Joël Bartoloméo showcased three video projections at Galerie Alain Gutharc in Paris. Each video, lasting five minutes, features a close-up of the artist’s face as he softly recites text, set to music from the 1970s, including PJ Harvey's "Forêt," Nick Cave's "Revolver," and Leonard Cohen's "Little White Snow." This trilogy is part of a broader series of five videos that continue Bartoloméo’s personal kitchen diary. These pieces function as self-portraits steeped in melancholy. "Little White Snow" incorporates children’s stories and quotes, "Revolver" questions the authenticity of images with fading photos, while "Forêt" delves into narcissism through a narrative of a man lost in the woods, probing the concept of sincerity.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris, from October 21 to November 25, 2006.
- Three video projections, each about five minutes long.
- Videos feature the artist's face in close-up reciting texts with 1970s music.
- Music includes PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, and Leonard Cohen.
- Part of a series of five videos continuing Bartoloméo's intimate diary.
- Filmed in the artist's kitchen with an amateur camera.
- Works explore self-portraiture, truth, and the impossibility of expressing ultimate truth.
- Quotes Clément Rosset: 'Le double hante celui que le double manque.'
Entities
Artists
- Joël Bartoloméo
- PJ Harvey
- Nick Cave
- Leonard Cohen
- Clément Rosset
Institutions
- Galerie Alain Gutharc
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —