Henrots diverse practice moves seamlessly between film. The result of two exhibitions in paris, this splendid overview covers camille henrots oeuvre between 200520. Will this blockbuster exhibit of internet art make you. Art in the age of the internet, 1989 to today university. Camille henrot, untitled study for monday 2015, pastel on paper courtesy the artist click to enlarge the artists practice is informed by a. An interview with camille henrot by jason farago, even. Artists book based on the eponymous work by francoalgerian artist. This project is supported in part by an award from the national endowment for the arts. After the immense success of grosse fatigue, which caused a sensation at the 20 venice biennale and brought camille henrot the silver lion, the french artist, born in 1978, has become one of the most soughtafter names for curators and institutions.
Three pieces in particular include strikingly spare, concise bodies drawn in gestural outlines. The show questions our relationship with the most intimate place in our daily lives at the moment. Indeed, the fatigue is grosse, or hugely weighty, she who has condemned herself to carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders like the titan atlas. Camille henrots work has been exhibited in france at the centre pompidou, the paris museum of modern art. Basel miami beach hong kong stories galleries the art market 2020. Henrots lentretien infini, 2012, made of dried flowers, rose petals, and plastic pipe. Astute and inventive, camille henrots work has continued to develop through her examinations of nature and culture over the last decade. Inspired by ebay, turtles and nail polish, camille henrots solo show opens at new yorks new museum. French artist camille henrots first solo uk exhibition at chisenhale gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers.
This new book attempts to untangle the mysteries of the world wide web, with varying degrees of success. The extensive lineup of books including literature, philosophy, and anthropology conveys henrots broad perspective and interests. Bestknown for her videos and animated films combining drawn art, music and occasionally scratched or reworked cinematic images, camille henrots work blurs the traditionally hierarchical categories of art history. And the superstructure that governs the pale fox objects are arranged to narrate the development of the economy, or the development of religion overrides any matter of artistic quality, financial value, prestige. Kamel mennour and camille henrot have been working together since 2009. Shot mostly in 3d, the film combines scenes recorded at sda church sites in the united states and polynesia with sundry images of food, surfing, and medical tests. Today, mennour has three spaces in paris and one in london. Courtesy of the artist and kamel mennour, paris and. Henrots multidisciplinary practice moves seamlessly between film, drawing, sculpture and installation. Art federico nicolao 4 june 20 versatile, solitary, talented. Twenty years ago, kamel mennour opened a small, eponymous. Shes trying to get to the bottom of things the show is full of references to origins but this seems at odds with the dizzying array of stuff that fills the gallery space. French artist camille henrot provides the standout in the new museums slew of new exhibitions, showing a fantastic mix of video, engravings, sculptures and.
Installation view, new orleans museum of art camille henrot, courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, paris. Until now, she has done so from the position that frances art world reserves for its nonmilitant female artists, which is to say the most. Camille henrot speaks about her major new show at palais. The pale fox chisenhale gallery is pleased to present an ambitious new commission and the first uk solo exhibition by french new yorkbased artist camille henrot b. Nothing could have foretold that one day kamel mennour would become one of frances top contemporary art dealers. Camille henrot the pale fox 28 february april 2014. Coming from a background in film, henrot has worked with a range of media, resulting in disparate forms that speak to the construction of culture. Camille henrot won the silver lion at the 55th venice biennale in 20, the nam june paik award. Book titles and authors, names of flowers used, and quotes from books are. As a philanthropist, since 2014 kamel mennour has supported imagine institute an organisation researching genetic diseases through an annual charity auction, heroes for imagine. From early video work to a more recent fascination with the other and elsewhere in terms of both geography and sexuality, henrot imparts an acute sense of historical dislocation in her work, examining nonwestern subjects and borrowings through the. But the number of previous installations and alreadyseen films seems to indicate a retrospective show rather than a carte. Grosse fatigue versatile, solitary, talented, the french artist brings an encyclopaedic video on the history of the universe to the 55th international art exhibition venice biennale, which awarded her a silver lion at the event. Camille henrot talks about her latest work artforum.
Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, paris two information screens, similar to those in airports, relate geographical and temporal movements, side by side. The triumphant return of figurative art the new york times. Bouquets carrying the names of books, an ideal library as an. Art in the age of the internet how do you understand art in the digital age. Camille henrot is a french artist based in new york, usa.
Through 25 works, it looks at how artists have tackled this concept and offers understanding. Chisenhale gallery 64 chisenhale road london e3 5qz. For several years now, french artist camille henrot has been exploring the multiplication of the illusion of power versus the actual control that is contained in the way we look at the world. In 20, her work was included in the 55th venice biennale, where she was awarded the silver lion, and she had solo shows at the new orleans museum of art, usa, and slought foundation, philadelphia, usa.
Kamel mennour a real dialogue, but i do leave the artists a lot of freedom. Camille henrots light, raunchy jokes at the parisian gallery kamel mennour. The work, which won a silver lion at last years venice biennale, is currently screening at pariss kamel mennour gallery, offering french. To accompany the exhibition camille henrot has produced a new limited edition silkscreen print titled workingresting, 2015. With grosse fatigue, camille henrot set herself the challenge of telling the story of the universes creation. French, new yorkbased artist camille henrot creates animated videos, films, sculptures, drawings, and photographs, all of which defy traditional art historical categories. Camille henrot has made video collages from screen captures, depicting the web as. Camille henrotstepping on a serpentexhibitiontokyo opera.
Bouquets carrying the names of books, an ideal library as an artificial garden what lies behind such an incongruous juxtaposition. Join facebook to connect with kamel mennour and others you may know. The cards were stacked against him algerianborn, brought up in the gritty. Will this blockbuster exhibit of internet art make you renounce instagram and facebook. The series may be described as a library of books translated into flowers. Courtesy the artist, silex films, and kamel mennour, paris.
Diffusion galerie kamel mennour, museums bookstores, and amazon. An interview with french gallerist kamel mennour say who. Kamel mennour in pursuit of perfection financial times. Commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery in partnership with kunsthal charlottenborg, copenhagen.
Camille henrot is represented by kamel mennour, paris. Camille henrot, grosse fatigue 20, via sophie kitching for art observed. Camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014 installation view, chisenhale gallery. Through its publishing house, the gallery has printed books, essays and catalogues supporting art historical research. Camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014, installation view, chisenhale gallery. Drawing from her wideranging research into subjects and disciplines including literature, mythology, cinema, anthropology, evolutionary biology, religion and history, henrot s work acutely reconsiders the typologies of objects and established systems of knowledge.
Courtesy kamel mennour, paris and johann konig, berlin. Camille henrots practice combines anthropological research with a staggering range of cultural fragments reflective of the current digital age. Installation view, fondazione memmo, rome camille henrot courtesy the artist, fondazione memmo, rome, and kamel mennour, paris. Indeed, henrot is committed to the idea of otherness, so she often combines. Camille henrots latest film saturday 2017 focuses on the seventhday adventist sda church a christian denomination that celebrates the sabbath and practices baptism by immersion. Photograph by fabrice seixas, courtesy of the artist and kamel mennour, paris.
Born in 1978 in paris france, camille henrot lives and works in new york united states. The cities listed on the departure screen have all disappeared, destroyed by enemy armies, flooded or abandoned. But arent such dark and lonely burdens meant to become as light. Is it possible to be a revolutionary and love flowers. Olivier zahm how do you start your day as a gallerist. Kamel mennour in the morning, i try to start out with a studio visit, meeting an artist, young or not young. Book titles and authors, names of flowers used, and quotes from books are exhibited along with the respective pieces. Kamel mennour is pleased to present camille henrots second solo exhibition at the gallery. Henrot references literature, mythology, cinema and anthropology to reconsider the typologies of objects and established systems of knowledge. In the studio with camille henrot, the french artist who brought. Its a strange phenomenon that has been around since the 1970s, the decade of the famous carnation revolution that overturned salazar in portugal. Kamel mennour is pleased to present camille henrot s second solo exhibition at the gallery. The title, the restless earth, is borrowed from a poem by the martinican writer edouard glissant, known for his novels, peoms and writings on colonialism and diversity. Camille henrotstepping on a serpentexhibitiontokyo.
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