Summer 2001 Art Walk on Rue Louise-Weiss: From Annelies Strba's Dreamlike Video to Michel François' Exoticism

The article recounts a summer 2001 promenade along Rue Louise-Weiss in Paris's 13th arrondissement, a contemporary art 'fashion street'. A rainbow appears, prompting reflections on reality and imagination. Annelies Strba's exhibition at an unnamed gallery features her transition from photography to video, with stills from her film 'Dawa' (2001) presented as large photograms under glass, evoking Degas and Bonnard. At Kreo gallery, the Bouroullec brothers present design objects like an indoor parasol and saturated vases. Marnie Weber's second solo show at Galerie Praz-Delavallade uses collage to explore drama and neurosis, with references to the School of Fontainebleau. Emmanuelle Mafille at Art:Concept moves from drawing to sculpture and installation, quoting Jean Cocteau. The group show 'Affinités narratives' at Galerie & features Mac Adams, Bruno Parramant, and Matt Marello's video 'The Artist Trilogy' satirizing the artist as psychopath. Cédric Buchet's photographs at Galerie Jousse Entreprise show enigmatic formalism. Amy Vogel's photograph from Air de Paris's Wall program depicts a rabbit/martian in a field. The walk ends at Jennifer Flay's gallery, celebrating ten years with a display combining Michel François' 'Psycho-Garden' (sand, cacti, overturned bottles), a Lisa Milroy sunset painting, and a Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster neon, evoking exoticism.