Bringing together more than twenty artists from across different generations, the group exhibition Au-delà transforms Lafayette Anticipations into an initiation journey through works evoking rituals both archaic and contemporary, individual and collective, sacred and pagan; and ceremonies, gestures, objects, sounds and crafts connected to the divine and to the Earth's energy alike.
As the world becomes more detached from the sublime—increasingly wounded and violent, Au-delà proposes a celebration of rituals and languages through which unexpressed and otherwise inexpressible psychic states can be manifested—reaching the level of transcendence and transformation. This exhibition pulls us into a world in constant transformation, in the search of a new collective consciousness and a new unifying force.
Unfolding like a choreographed rite, Au-delà brings together previously unseen, as well as rarely exhibited historical, modern, and contemporary works from the fields of art, music, fashion—offering moments that encourage deep attention and dwelling, moments of invocation, and moments that leave us spellbound.
« How can we reconnect with the cycles of life? What spaces are left for life and death, and what do they allow? How can we heal a wounded world? The Fondation Lafayette Anticipations is pleased to present the exhibition Au-delà, conceived by the curator Agnes Gryczkowska, which attempts, through the works presented, to open up new perspectives on our way of being in the world. This exhibition takes the form of a journey, bringing together some forty works from different horizons, periods, and fields. From painting to sculpture, music to fashion, Au-delà deals with a certain approach to life celebrated in the pagan and sacred worlds, as well as in possible rebirths through rituals that offer other ways of being in the world.
Au-delà features works produced specifically for the occasion as well as objects dating back hundreds of years before our era. At a time when we are seeking to imagine new worlds, how can we bring the past into dialogue with the present? How can we think of a desirable future by learning from ancient times and age-old ideas? What do these steles in the Louvre or these Cycladic works teach us about our relationship to the world? How do they resonate with more contemporary pieces? Rather than opposing the past to the present, this exhibition fosters a dialogue between works, investigating how ancient rituals resonate with those of today. The subject of ritual—what makes us sing, cry, or dance—tells a part of our humanity’s story while also outlining the one we hope to invent.» Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Lafayette Anticipations’ director. »
Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Lafayette Anticipations' director
Guest curator
Agnes Gryczkowska
Artists
Alicia Adamerovich, Ivana Bašić, Hildegard von Bingen, Bianca Bondi*, Romeo Castellucci, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Eva Hesse, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Janina Kraupe-Świderska, Wifredo Lam, Michèle Lamy*, Tau Lewis, Kat Lyons, Kali Malone*, Ana Mendieta, Christelle Oyiri, Tobias Spichtig*, Tarwuk, Jeanne Vicérial, Anna Zemánková. *New productions supported by Lafayette Anticipations. The exhibition also includes Cycladic sculptures.
