Helge Reumann Kilmotor With Alex Abate-Stepanova, Melchior Best, Stéphane Blanquet, Charles Burns, Enzo Guillaume, Arielle Kling, Noyau, Lika Nüssli, Thomas Perrodin, Xavier Robel, Anna Sommer, Elvis Studio, Cassandre Tornay
Opening Tuesday 1 October, 6-9 pm Exhibition from 2 October to 8 December 2024
For more than 40 years, Helge Reumann (*1966) has shared a personal universe through a striking graphic script, sardonic humour and a rigorous aesthetic, which lies between cartoons and contemporary art. Apart from its retrospective aspect, the exhibition also presents new work including a large installation of drawings, painted murals and collaborations with young artists and well-known cartoonists whose world views match his own. Between creativity and invention, comic strip artists often share a language with visual artists. Helge Reumann navigates between them ignoring artificial boundaries which sometimes make their practices exclusive. The Kilmotor exhibition acknowledges this permeability by presenting as many pieces on paper – including plates – as other formats which appear in different storeys of the Villa Bernasconi. We rapidly learn that his work escapes expectations, cliché and simple cartoon boxes.
Curator: Karine Tissot
Sunday 6 October 15h – 16h Au-delà de la parole Visit with sign language for deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Sunday 12 October 15h – 16h30 Le français c’est tout un art! Visit for non-French speakers
21-15 October, 14h – 17h Holiday workshops For 8 to 12 year olds
Tuesday 12 November 18h30 – 21h Launch and presentation of the book Kilmotor by Helge Reumann (published by Atrabile) Music with a DJ
Saturday 16 November 15h – 16h30 Au-delà du regard A descriptive and sensorial visit for blind and partially-sighted visitors
Thursday 5 December 18h30 – 21h Visit guided by Helge Reumann and Karine Tissot Followed by beer tasting offered by L’Apaisée/brewer Dunham (Québec)
