#betonsalon

[dome-informatif]

ah et il y avait ça aussi Tell me the story of all this things. Beginning wherever you wish, tell even us. Journal de l'exposition, 210 x 297 mm, 32 pages, 2000 ex

[anneokanyme]

If only they were ready to listen to stories Theresa. I am afraid the Goddess' words will fall on deaf ears. #villavassilieff #autohistorias #betonsalon #art (à Villa Vassilieff)

[crashmagazine]

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A #brancusi film from #1936 ! At new art center Villa Vassilieff #betonsalon #paris #leda bronze poli en mouvement (à Villa Vassilieff)

[beyonddisaster-blog]

Some pictures from the wonderful first session of the Workshop of Emilie Noteris on Speculative Writing. 

There will be one more session on the 18th of November! We can’t wait to share the results!

http://beyonddisaster.tumblr.com/noteris

[anoghana]

OTHER GESTURES : PRACTICING HERITAGE

Saturday June 13 from 10.30am to 7pm

With Lotte Arndt (theory professor at École d’art et design in Valence), Marian Nur Goni(historian), Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (writer and historian), Franck Ogou (archivist, head of programs at Ecole du Patrimoine Africain), Zineb Sedira (artist), Ashok Sukumaran (artist), Françoise Vergès (political scientist) and Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa (artist).

Other Gestures gives voice to artists, researchers, collectives and institutions who question the modalities of collecting, preserving, circulating and activating archival and heritage materials, notably through digitalization.

[ecoledumagasin-session24]

Visiting the Maryam Jafri exhibition “The Day After” at  Betonsalon with Virginie Bobin, 19 March, Paris

[feministecology]

Otobong Nkanga, Contained Measures of land, 2008

Volcanic sand, cactus, grass, wood and metal plaques, 500cm × 230 × 50 cmCourtesy : Otobong Nkanga. 

From the exhibition Tropicomania: the social life of plants 

Otobong Nkanga. Contained Measures of Tangible Memories, 2009-2011

Wood, ceramic, mica, black soap, cassia fistula, indigo dye, alum, dimensions variable, unique artwork -La Galerie Contemporary Art Centre, 2011, Noisy-le-Sec, France

Otobong Nkanga Alterscape stories : Uprooting the past, 2006-2012, Photographs on aluminum 3 x (114 x 114 cm) Edition de 7 ex + 2 AP

Displacement, Geography, Colonialism:

There are always politics at play, whether buying a diamond engagement ring, or in the less conscious habits of filling your gas tank or turning on your faucet. Artists like Otobong Nkanga make and display beauty, yes. They also want us to listen, to pause and consider the stories that organic matter can tell us—both stories we may think we know well, and life and narratives seemingly so far removed from our own.

[prospect3nola]

Bétonsalon – Center for art and research, featuring P.3Artist Camille Henrot | 9/20-12/20: The Pale Fox