Territoires de l'image: Nine Years of Le Fresnoy Across Five Cities
Running from September 7, 2007, to February 7, 2008, the exhibition 'Territoires de l'image' at Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing presents a nine-year span of artistic creation. This showcase includes works from artists such as Tsai Ming-liang and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, displayed across five cities and nine locations, among them Le Fresnoy and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tourcoing. The focus of the exhibition is mainly on video installations. Highlighted pieces consist of 'Should we never meet again' (2005) by Gregg Smith, 'The Man with a Bag' (2004) by Sebastian Diaz Morales, 'I Games' (2001) by Maïder Fortuné, 'For ever' (2004) by Laurent Pernot, and the notably innovative 'The Straight Edge' (2005) by Fabien Giraud.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs from September 7, 2007 to February 7, 2008
- Retrospective covers nine years of creation at Le Fresnoy
- Works by Tsai Ming-liang and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster are included
- Exhibition spans five cities and nine venues
- Venues include Le Fresnoy, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, and others
- Gregg Smith's 'Should we never meet again' filmed in HD in Paris's 18th arrondissement
- Fabien Giraud's 'The Straight Edge' features punk rock/hardcore straight edge music
- Laurent Pernot's 'For ever' uses LCD screens and evokes Annette Messager
Entities
Artists
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
- Gregg Smith
- Sebastian Diaz Morales
- Maïder Fortuné
- Laurent Pernot
- Fabien Giraud
- Annette Messager
Institutions
- Le Fresnoy
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing
- L'H du Siège
- Hôpital du Hainaut
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
- Opéra de Lille
- Maison de l'architecture et de la ville de Lille
- Maison syndicale des mineurs de Lens
- Lab-Labanque
Locations
- Tourcoing
- France
- Valenciennes
- Lille
- Lens
- Béthune
- Paris
- 18e arrondissement de Paris
Sources
- artpress —