Chantal Akerman on the set of the documentary "Dis-moi" produced as part of the "Grand-mères" collection directed by Jean Frapat, 28 March 1980.
© INA / Laszlo Ruszka
Exhibition
Chantal Akerman
Travelling
From 28 September 2024 to 19 January 2025
Jeu de Paume – Paris
Jeu de Paume pays tribute to Belgian filmmaker, artist and writer Chantal Akerman (Brussels 1950 – Paris 2015) with an exceptional exhibition, conceived by the Bozar-Centre for Fine Arts, The Chantal Akerman Foundation and Royal Film Archive of Belgium.
Chantal Akerman: Travelling outlines her unique journey from the early beginnings in Brussels to various deserts, from her first films to her final installations in 2015. Featuring unique and previously unseen footage, production, as well as work documents from her archives, this is the first major retrospective of the Brussels-based artist.
The exhibition traces the various stages of Chantal Akerman’s career and also sheds light on the different locations where she has worked and filmed. It also showcases the versatility of her work, including film, television, literature, and installations.
“Why start out with a tragicomedy in which you play yourself? Why turn away from it to make experimental, silent films? Why, once you’ve finished making those on the other side of the ocean, do you come back over here to tackle narrative filmmaking? Why do you stop acting and then go to on to make a musical comedy? Why do you make documentaries and then adapt Proust? Why do you write a play, and then write a book? Why do you make films about music? And then finally you do another comedy. And then you’re also doing installations. Without calling yourself an artist. Because of the word: artist.”
This exhibition has been conceived by the Bozar-Center for Fine Arts, the Chantal Akerman Foundation and CINEMATEK, in collaboration with Jeu de Paume for the exhibition presentation in Paris.
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