Swiss Pavilion at Venice Biennale to Feature Immersive Installation by Boudry/Lorenz
The Swiss Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale will present 'Moving Backwards', a large-scale immersive installation by artist duo Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz, curated by Charlotte Laubard. Laubard, head of visual arts at HEAD Geneva and director of LiveInYourHead, has long admired the duo's work, which combines glamour and critique to deconstruct social and sexual identities. The project responds to curator Ralph Rugoff's theme of art's social function in uncertain times, proposing retrograde motion as a form of resistance. Boudry and Lorenz began collaborating in the late 1990s and officially formed their duo in 2007. Their work has been shown internationally, including at CAPC Bordeaux, which Laubard directed. The installation will transform the pavilion into a sensory environment engaging both mind and body.
Key facts
- Swiss Pavilion at 2019 Venice Biennale features Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz
- Project titled 'Moving Backwards'
- Curated by Charlotte Laubard
- Laubard is head of visual arts at HEAD Geneva and director of LiveInYourHead
- Boudry and Lorenz began collaborating in late 1990s, became duo in 2007
- Installation is immersive and large-scale
- Responds to Ralph Rugoff's Biennale theme
- Explores retrograde motion as political resistance
Entities
Artists
- Pauline Boudry
- Renate Lorenz
- Charlotte Laubard
- Ralph Rugoff
Institutions
- Swiss Pavilion
- Venice Biennale
- Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design (HEAD) Geneva
- LiveInYourHead
- CAPC Bordeaux
- Shedhalle Zurich
- Société suisse des Nouveaux commanditaires
- Artribune
Locations
- Switzerland
- Geneva
- Zurich
- Venice
- Bordeaux
- Paris