Tania Mouraud's 'Or donc' at Galerie Dominique Fiat
The exhibition 'Or donc' by Tania Mouraud took place at Galerie Dominique Fiat in Paris from January 14 to February 28, 2006. It included a wall painting and a video. Since she set her canvases ablaze in 1969, Mouraud has woven language into her artistic expressions. In 'Or donc,' she created a piece titled 'Now is the time to stand up and speak up' (2006), rendered in black on a white background, forming a radical and illegible geometry. The video 'Or donc' (2005), shot in one continuous take at Hôtel de Ville and Quai d'Orsay, condenses time into 10 minutes and 48 seconds, featuring opulent interiors and a soundtrack by Clément Leblon. Mouraud juxtaposes citizen voices with imagery of authority, seeking to blend sensory experience with reflections on global issues.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris, from January 14 to February 28, 2006.
- Tania Mouraud publicly burned her canvases in 1969.
- She integrated language conceptually in the 1970s.
- In the 1990s, she created black-and-white wall paintings with phrases stretching across walls.
- The wall painting 'Now is the time to stand up and speak up' (2006) echoes Martin Luther King's 1963 speech.
- The video 'Or donc' (2005) lasts 10 minutes and 48 seconds.
- Video filmed at Hôtel de Ville and Quai d'Orsay in Paris.
- Soundtrack by Clément Leblon.
- Previous videos include 'Sightseeing' (2002) and 'La Curée' (2003).
- Mouraud considers making art as combining sensory experience with positioning toward world realities.
Entities
Artists
- Tania Mouraud
- Frank Stella
- Martin Luther King
- Clément Leblon
Institutions
- Galerie Dominique Fiat
- Hôtel de Ville
- Quai d'Orsay
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —