Rebecca Lamarche-Waddell, director of the Lafayette Anticipations Foundation. Chloe Magdelena
With a focus on young contemporary works, this curator and art historian dedicates an exhibition to Paul Tabouret, an artist at the intersection of Caribbean mythology and belief. Meeting.
Rebecca Lamarche-Waddell has always been interested in young contemporary art. After deviating to Berlin, he made a name for himself as the curator of the Tokyo Palace, with significant exhibitions such as: End of worlds or carte blanche for artists like Tino Sehgal or Thomas Saraceno, then being the curator of the Riga Biennale in 2020… and beliefs. Meeting.
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Paul Tabouret, Our lawn2021, Acrylic, alcohol and oil on canvas Artist: Balis Hertling, Paris & Mendes Wood DM Sao Paulo, Brussels, New York Photo: Christian Dame @ADAGP
Ms. Figaro: A few words about the Lafayette Anticipations Foundation.
Rebecca Lamarche-Waddell.The foundation, from the basement to the attic and through the workshops, is at the service of the artist. The idea is to accompany the artist from the germination of the idea to its design and then its presentation during the exhibition. Thanks to its residents, the Foundation is a place where there is always, somewhere, an artist working. It is a space of art and creativity.
Art for you…
Considering the various projects carried out, I grew up with the idea that art looks at the world and can transform it. Artists can profoundly change the way we live there. In every exhibition, this is the question we ask ourselves through the artists we invite. Recently (October 2022 to January 2023, editor’s noteCyprien Gaillard’s project revolved around dignity, bringing to life a forgotten work, The defender of time, a monumental automatic watch made in 1975 by the sculptor Jacques Monestier. Today it walks again in the Quartier de l’Horloge in Paris. These are extremely important moments because they place creation in the service of beings. Art gives us an additional soul. At the foundation, which is free to enter, we work on the principle that art is a common good.
Transform the space
Paul Tabouret Chloe Magdelena
From June 21, you will present Paul Tabure’s first monograph. Why this choice?
I support the idea of making the foundation a field and space for listening and conversation. Paul Tabouret exhibition, Opera III. Zoo “The day of heaven and hell” participates in it. I like to quote Virginia Woolf. “Life is a dream. It’s the revival that’s killing us.” Paul Tabure’s paintings give strength to the imagination, participate in the creation of the world, that is, our fears, our desires. They are verse and essay.
What will the hook be?
We will show about twenty works on the transformed base. At each exhibition we transform the building. It is a unique architectural prototype that allows us to transform our spaces to give visitors a new experience. Paul Tabouret is one who feeds as much on the world of video games as he does on the world of nightclubs, Goya and Bacon.
Are we between heaven and hell?
Yes, it refers to this area of darkness in our lives. There is the question of the monstrous, the strange, the unusual… Various paintings and new sculptures evoke all moments of life. This exhibition allows us to talk about intimacy, interiority. Paul Tabouret notes these gray areas specific to the human adventure and its relationship with the invisible.
Paul Tabouret, Opera III. Zoo “The day of heaven and hell,” from June 21 at lafayetteanticipations.com
Source: Le Figaro
