Lyon Biennale, Chantal Ackermann at Jeu de Paume, Jena Rowlands at Vieux Colombier… Our 5 cultural must-sees

Chantal Ackerman Travel. a tribute to Jeu de Paume

Chantal Ackerman. Travel. A beautiful title for the exhibition that Jeu de Paume is dedicating to the Belgian filmmaker and writer (born in Brussels in 1950 and died in Paris in 2015). He is an icon, even an icon, to artists and film generations who revere his film Jeanne Dilman, 23 quai du commerce, 1080 Brussels (1975), played by Delphine Seyrig, and was awarded the title of “Best Film of All Time” in 2022 by the British magazine. Sight and sound. The exhibition route is a dialogue between his films, installations and biofilmography, which contains unpublished archives that have never been presented to the public. Installation: From the East, on the edge of fiction (1995) with 25 monitors, tracks his journey in sound and images, from East Germany to Moscow in a filmed trail across Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. It’s time to rediscover this pioneer of modern cinema.

Chantal Ackerman. Travel. From September 28, 2024 to January 19, 2025 Jeudepaume.org

Lyon Biennale, 17th edition

Titled: The sounds of rivers crossing the riverCurated by Artistic Director Alexia Fabre, the event offers a route along the Rhone River, the river a metaphor for all tributaries coming together to form a stronger current, a symbol of altruism and welcoming the other. 78 artists of various nationalities (including Christian Boltanski, Annette Messenger, Jesper Just, Chantal Ackermann, Hans Schabus, Olivier Beer, Grace Ndiritu, Miriam Mihindu, Pilar Albarracin, etc.) question the relationships that are formed and broken between beings and their environment. . In the three main exhibition spaces: MacLyon, Les Grandes Loco and Cité Internationale, the artists dialogue with architecture, history, sociology… A publication placed under the sign of Télémaque; “Sit down, stranger. Then you will tell us who you are and where you come from.”

Until January 5, 2025, biennaledelyon.com

Against Rowlands-Cassavetes duo Vieux-Co

We want to hurry up and see against The creation of the Vieux-Colombier Reunion by Constance Meyer and Sébastien Pouderoux. Although we all mourn Jenna Rowlands who passed away this summer, legendary actress opening night the piece focuses on the period A woman under the influence Another cult movie by John Cassavetes. A couple from the city, these two have created a duo of legendary artists. Against is a free and documented portrait of their life and work. And not to spoil anything, Marina Hands, also a great actress, will be playing Gena opposite Sébastien Poudreau, whose plays we’ve already loved. Like a stone…who am I? Expensive teasing.

against From September 25 to November 3, 2024, comedy-française.fr

Fabien Verdier, a sacred gesture of painting

In 2022, Fabien Verdier presented an exhibition at the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar based on the halo of light surrounding Christ on one of the famous Isenheim altarpiece panels. A long visit to a masterpiece is not without consequences for the artist. 600 meters from the Lelong & co gallery (which is expanding with new premises) it presents: Altarsor 16 panels, where gestures, colors, signs and vibrations embrace us, a kind of immersion in painting. Alongside are 5 large format walking pictures and new screen prints.

altars, until October 13, 2024, galerie-lelong.com

The 111 des Arts de Lille. Back to school charity event

This is the sixth edition of 111 des Arts de Lille, an event dedicated to research against childhood cancer (the leading cause of death in children) and the well-being of hospitalized children. On the menu: 111 artists, each presenting a minimum of 11 works in a 20 x 20 cm square format, or more than 1111 exhibited paintings, drawings, ceramics, collages, photographs. The price is fixed: 111 euros (including 56 euros for research). An opportunity for benefactors/collectors to discover gems like the series Bus shelter By conceptual artist Marianne Lemoine, a metaphysical variation on solitude and waiting.

Through Sept. 29 at les111desartslille.com