After years of international success, singer Maria Callas collapsed in her parisian apartment on September 16, 1977 at the age of 53. From this sudden, lonely and still misunderstood death, performer Marina Abramovic created “7 Deaths of Maria Callas” : seven short films shown at[...]
Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto talks of memory, time and commemoration in his performances. Motoi Yamamoto uses salt, symbol of purification and memory in Japan, to elaborate his ephemeral installations. The hours necessary to build a work are an integral part of the creation process. There[...]
Chinese artist born in 1985, Tianzhuo Chen graduated from the prestigious St Martins Central College and the Chelsea College of Art and Design and works in Beijing. Rising star of contemporary art, his productions were shown at the Palais de Tokyo in 2015 for his[...]
Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943), as teacher at the Bauhaus, but also as peinter, sculptor, set designer and choreographer, creates in Germany in 1922, Das Triadische Ballet (The triadic Ballet), divided in three acts, on a music composed by Paul Hindemith. Schlemmer creates the very modernist and[...]
