FIAC STORIES
FIAC PORTRAIT | Anna Hulacová
Anna Hulačová is a Czech artist based outside of Prague. We talked about her recent projects at Moly Sabata residency, mythology and folklore, sculpture as her main medium and discussed the challenges of reconciling family life and motherhood with artistic practice. Anna Hulačová is represented by hunt kastner. Read our interview with Camille...
FIAC PORTRAIT | ISABELLE CORNARO
We met with Isabelle Cornaro at her studio in Paris to talk about her work and current projects, the importance of narrative, fascination with objects and various medium the artist works with. Isabelle Cornaro is represented by the galleries Balice Hertling in Paris,...
Claude Closky, “The Confinement”, episode 9
Claude Closky has been broadcasting his daily web series “The Confinement” since the beginning of April. It lies at the crossroads of a television sitcom and a short film. The series focuses on the exchanges between the occupants of a same apartment, confined together for what seems like an eternity. Each episode takes place in a different dwelling. The viewer follows the litanies of characters who rehash their anxieties and somber mind-sets, but also their love for each other. Off screen the...
General Idea
AA Bronson, one of the three artists of General Idea, speaks about "Great AIDS Series" presented by Mai 36 Galerie as part of FIAC Projects 2019
FIAC TIPS : “MARCEL DZAMA: CROSSING THE LINE”, DAVID ZWIRNER BOOKS
MARCEL DZAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH LAILA PEDRO Marcel Dzama I have always enjoyed trickster characters throughout history and mythology, as a way to escape the hold of the logical. I do from time to time candy-coat what I’m projecting in my work. Like my anger and anxieties around our times. In some of the work, I try to explain it, but in other works I pass over it in silence. I like the viewer to decide what’s happening. I enjoy interpretations—especially misinterpretations....
CLAUDE CLOSKY, “THE CONFINEMENT”, ÉPISODE 3
Claude Closky has been broadcasting his daily web series “The Confinement” since the beginning of April. It lies at the crossroads of a television sitcom and a short film. The series focuses on the exchanges between the occupants of a same apartment, confined together for what seems like an eternity. Each episode takes place in a different dwelling. The viewer follows the litanies of characters who rehash their anxieties and somber mind-sets, but also their love for each other. Off screen the...
A DAY WITH BARTHÉLÉMY TOGUO
We've spend an entire day with Barthélémy Toguo, artist and founder of Bandjoun Station, who welcomed us at his Paris studio to discuss his background, sources of inspiration and different media he works with. We also joint the artist at the Château Rouge underground station and Sèvres-Manufacture et Musée nationaux to talk about "Célébrations", a fresco commissioned by Paris underground. A DAY WITH is a series of interviews with artists based in Paris that offer to discover their artistic...
FIAC TIPS : SPECIAL EDITION YAYOI KUSAMA
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FIAC TIPS : COLOR ME
color me by Semiose Editions is a unique colouring books collection created by contemporary artists renowned for their funny, witty and engaged drawings. Each album was created specifically for this book and tells a story with humour, inviting to explore one's creativity and imagination. The books showcase a great variety of styles: from simple lines to complex patterns but also abstraction. Drawings are inspired by pop culture, medieval engravings, comic books and many more. Download and...
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PARADES FOR FIAC : OLIVER BEER
Born in 1985, Oliver Beer lives and works in London. Stray Voices uses radio waves and explores Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). Also known as “stray voices”, EVP are unclear and unknown vocal sounds that appear in sound recordings, in radio reception or in amplification by electronic devices. They are sometimes interpreted as supernatural phenomena. An installation of sculptural elements – including the strings of an upturned grand piano – serve as antennas, which capture the...