Nadia Lauro's 'Clairière' and the Nouveau Festival at Centre Pompidou
The Nouveau Festival took place at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from February 20 to March 11, 2013, under the direction of Bernard Blistène. This event turned the south gallery into a 'laboratory of imaginary languages' showcasing the works of Antonin Artaud, Isidore Isou, Tristan Garcia, Georges Aperghis, Sigur Rós, and Magma. Nadia Lauro's installation, 'Clairière,' offered an immersive experience with paper strips, allowing visitors to listen to texts by William Burroughs, Olivier Cadiot, Hugo Ball, and Henri Chopin. The festival featured daily readings, concerts, and performances, including a script reading by Sophie Laly and a concert by Beau Catcheur. Fanny de Chaillé's 'Je suis un metteur en scène japonais' blended Thomas Bernhard's writing with Bunraku puppet theater, while additional exhibitions celebrated Richard Hollis, Pierre Faucheux, and Guy de Cointet.
Key facts
- Nouveau Festival took place at Centre Pompidou, Paris from 20 February to 11 March 2013
- Organized by Bernard Blistène
- Nadia Lauro created immersive installation 'Clairière' in space 315 using paper strips
- Lauro blends scenography and landscape architecture
- 'Clairière' offered listening experiences with texts by Burroughs, Cadiot, Ball, Chopin
- Daily program of readings, concerts, performances co-programmed with Fanny de Chaillé
- Beau Catcheur performed a cover of Daft Punk's 'One More Time'
- Fanny de Chaillé's 'Je suis un metteur en scène japonais' (2011) featured cardboard set by Lauro
- South gallery transformed into 'laboratory of imaginary languages' with Artaud, Isou, Garcia, Aperghis, Sigur Rós, Magma
- Exhibition honored graphic works of Richard Hollis and Pierre Faucheux (Livre de Poche covers 1960-1980)
- Guy de Cointet exhibition included reactivation of 'Tell Me' (1979, Los Angeles)
Entities
Artists
- Nadia Lauro
- Fanny de Chaillé
- William Burroughs
- Olivier Cadiot
- Hugo Ball
- Henri Chopin
- Sophie Laly
- Guillaume Bailliart
- Pierre Alféri
- Antoine Defoort
- Beau Catcheur
- Daft Punk
- Bernard Blistène
- Thomas Bernhard
- Daniel Larrieu
- Emmanuelle Huynh
- Alain Buffard
- Kurt Schwitters
- Bernard Heidsieck
- Antonin Artaud
- Isidore Isou
- Tristan Garcia
- Georges Aperghis
- Sigur Rós
- Magma
- Richard Hollis
- Pierre Faucheux
- Guy de Cointet
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou
- Nouveau Festival
- Livre de Poche
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Los Angeles
- United States
Sources
- artpress —