Le Violon d'Ingres: Drawing, Video, and Photography at Villa Medici
The exhibition 'Le Violon d'Ingres' at Villa Medici in Rome explores the concept of artistic hobbies and secret creative outlets, drawing on the French idiom for a pastime. Curated by Chiara Parisi and inspired by a conversation with Christian Boltanski, the show features drawings by Victor Hugo, Sergei Eisenstein, Federico Fellini, Pierre Guyotat, Franz Kafka, and Nelson Mandela. Video works include Jean Genet's 'Un chant d'amour', Samuel Beckett's 'Film', and films by Chantal Akerman and Chris Kraus. Photographs by Abbas Kiarostami, Robert Wilson (depicting Lady Gaga as Ingres's Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière), and Jean Cocteau are also on view. The exhibition runs at Villa Medici in Rome.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Le Violon d'Ingres' at Villa Medici, Rome.
- Curated by Chiara Parisi, inspired by a conversation with Christian Boltanski.
- Title refers to French idiom for a hobby, referencing Ingres's love of music.
- Features drawings by Victor Hugo, Sergei Eisenstein, Federico Fellini, Pierre Guyotat, Franz Kafka, and Nelson Mandela.
- Video works include Jean Genet's 'Un chant d'amour', Samuel Beckett's 'Film', and works by Chantal Akerman and Chris Kraus.
- Photographs by Abbas Kiarostami, Robert Wilson (Lady Gaga as Ingres's Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière), and Jean Cocteau.
- Installation includes luminous tiles by Etel Adnan and Carlo Levi.
- Exhibition held at Villa Medici, Rome, in 2018.
Entities
Artists
- Chiara Parisi
- Christian Boltanski
- Victor Hugo
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Federico Fellini
- Pierre Guyotat
- Franz Kafka
- Nelson Mandela
- Jean Genet
- Samuel Beckett
- Chantal Akerman
- Chris Kraus
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Robert Wilson
- Lady Gaga
- Jean Cocteau
- Etel Adnan
- Carlo Levi
- Man Ray
- Kiki de Montparnasse
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- David Lynch
- Giorgia Basili
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Sergej Ėjzenštejn
- Arnold Schönberg
- Patti Smith
- Anna Magnani
- Sacha Guitry
- René Magritte
- Ludovico Pratesi
Institutions
- Villa Medici
- Artribune
- Accademia di Francia a Roma
- Gabinetto Scientifico Letterario G.P. Vieusseux
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Paris
- France