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On view from 15 May to 21 October 2012, the exhibition Histoires
de voir, Show and Tell presents the works and narratives of over 40
painters, sculptors, and filmmakers from around the world. They are
Brazilian, Indian, Congolese, as well as Haitian, Mexican, Danish,
Japanese, and American. They hail from the urban centers of Paris and
Port-au-Prince, or the rural communities of the Amazon and Madya Pradesh.
They emerged as artists and developed their talents in uncommon
circumstances; they have often been considered as naïve artists and
have rarely been invited to exhibit their works in contemporary art
institutions.
Show and Tell arose from a
desire to explore the meaning of the terms "naïve," "primitive," and
"self-taught" art, to meet artists who pursue paths outside the norm of
conventional visual codes, and to examine the relationships between
contemporary art and folk art, artist and artisan. This exhibition strives
to free up the eye, to view from another angle, to give voice to artists
and communities of artists who look upon the world with wonder. It is of
and by women and men for whom art "has close ties with the hypersensitivity
of the heart" and whose works are "living documents," in the words of
Alessandro Mendini, the Italian architect and designer who curated
the exhibition.
Including over 400 works, accompanied by videos
and texts that provide insight into the artists' work, this exhibition
reveals the many correspondences that exist between works emanating from
different geographical regions, belief systems, and cultures. Indeed,
despite a great diversity of styles, they share many common features such
as exuberance of color, distortion of scale and perspective, stylization of
form. Equally dominant is the representation of animals and nature and the
importance of the realm of dreams and the imaginary as a source of
inspiration for the work. Show and Tell celebrates those who venture off
the beaten track in search of new artistic approaches, suggesting that
other forms of contemporary art are indeed possible. It is testimony to the
creative power of artists for whom painting, filming, drawing, and
sculpting are a way of understanding and experiencing the world.
Directions
Metro: Raspail or Denfert-Rochereau (lines 4 &
6)
Bus: 38, 68, 88, 91
RER: Denfert-Rochereau (line B)
Vélib': 2, rue Victor Schoelcher
Disabled parking at 2, rue
Victor Schoelcher
Nomadic Nights
Information and
reservations daily, except Mondays, from 11–8pm
fondation.cartier.com/soireesnomades
T + 33 (0)1 42 18 56 72
Images above (from left to
right):
© Bane, Djilatendo, Gregorio Barrio, Iran, Jangarh Singh
Shyam, Joseca, Kayembe, Nilson Pimenta, Txanu, Véio
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