Vertiges: Final Chapter of Léa Bismuth's Bataille Trilogy at Labanque
The exhibition called Vertiges wraps up the trilogy 'Traversée des inquiétudes,' curated by Léa Bismuth at Labanque in Béthune, running from September 8, 2018, to February 10, 2019. It takes cues from Georges Bataille's 'Le Bleu du ciel,' exploring ideas of sensory abstraction and ecstatic openness, representing 'a fall into the void of the sky.' Artists featured include Antoine d'Agata, Juliette Agnel, and others. An issue of artpress2 includes interviews with Georges Didi-Huberman about his reissued book 'La Ressemblance informe' and Léa Bismuth, conducted by Marie Chênel. Bismuth describes Vertiges as a journey through intangible limits, influenced by Nietzsche, aiming to capture the essence of vertigo as a state of imbalance and poetic impossibility, rooted in Bataille's notion of transgression.
Key facts
- Vertiges is the third exhibition in the 'Traversée des inquiétudes' trilogy curated by Léa Bismuth at Labanque, Béthune.
- The exhibition runs from September 8, 2018 to February 10, 2019.
- It adapts Georges Bataille's 'Le Bleu du ciel'.
- New productions by Antoine d'Agata, Juliette Agnel, Charbel-joseph H. Boutros, Claire Chesnier, Romina De Novellis, Marie-Luce Nadal, Mel O'Callaghan, Bruno Perramant, and Sabrina Vitali.
- The artpress2 issue includes interviews with Georges Didi-Huberman and Léa Bismuth.
- Previous exhibitions: 'Dépenses' (2016) and 'Intériorités' (2017).
- The trilogy explores Bataille's concepts of expenditure, interiority, and vertigo.
- Artists traveled to Greenland, Naples suburbs, and other locations for inspiration.
Entities
Artists
- Léa Bismuth
- Georges Bataille
- Georges Didi-Huberman
- Marie Chênel
- Antoine d'Agata
- Juliette Agnel
- Charbel-joseph H. Boutros
- Claire Chesnier
- Romina De Novellis
- Marie-Luce Nadal
- Mel O'Callaghan
- Bruno Perramant
- Sabrina Vitali
- Manon Bellet
- Anne-Lise Broyer
- Rebecca Digne
- mounir fatmi
- Kendell Geers
- Yannick Haenel
- Laurent Pernot
- Lionel Sabatté
- Gilles Stassart
- Agnès Thurnauer
- Charlotte Charbonnel
- Clément Cogitore
- Marco Godinho
- Atsunobu Kohira
- Frédéric D. Oberland
- Florencia Rodriguez Giles
- Pia Rondé
- Fabien Saleil
- Anne Laure Sacriste
- Claire Tabouret
- Daisuke Yokota
- Arthur Rimbaud
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Institutions
- Labanque
- artpress
- Éditions Macula
- Gallimard
Locations
- Béthune
- France
- Greenland
- Naples
- Italy
Sources
- artpress —