Violence silencieuse - Sous le regard de Roméo Mivekannin
Pubblicato da Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
- From martedì, novembre 10 to domenica, aprile 4, 2027
- 10:30-19:00
- Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac 37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris, Francia
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The exhibition Violence silencieuse at the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac brings together paintings and sculptures by Roméo Mivekannin exploring colonial exhibitions. Drawing on photographs held by the museum, the artist examines how people were turned into objects of spectacle and the position these images still assign to those who view them.
Four metal sculptures take the form of enclosed aviaries. Made in collaboration with blacksmiths in Abidjan, they depict Parisian institutions, from the musée d’ethnographie du Trocadéro to the quai Branly, by way of the palais de Chaillot and the Porte Dorée. The museum’s architecture thus becomes a symbol of confinement in its own right.
Thirteen large canvases rework images of exhibitions staged at the Champ-de-Mars, the Jardin d’Acclimatation and the Folies Bergère. This shift from photography to painting extends to the display of the original documents, which are viewed through one-way glass. The installation draws visitors into the question at the heart of the exhibition: looking at these archives also means examining one’s own position in relation to them.
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Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac
37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris, Francia