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L'homme gris
November 14, 2020–January 31, 2021
Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
41, rue Notre-Dame
L-2240 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Hours: Wednesday–Monday 11am–7pm,
Thursday 11am–9pm
T +352 22 50 45
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Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain 41, rue Notre-Dame L-2240 Luxembourg Luxembourg Hours: Wednesday–Monday 11am–7pm, Thursday 11am–9pm T +352 22 50 45 info@casino-luxembourg.lu www.casino-luxembourg.lu Facebook / Instagram. Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, the flagship contemporary art institution in Luxembourg, is dedicated exclusively to contemporary creation. The art centre holds exhibitions with an international programme of mainly younger-generation artists.
Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain, the flagship contemporary art institution in Luxembourg and internationally, is dedicated exclusively to contemporary creation. Firmly focused on artistic production, and not on collecting and conservation, the art centre is geared towards the experimentation and risk-taking inherent in any creative. Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain - 41, rue Notre Dame, 2240 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rated 4.3 based on 57 Reviews 'Fantastic, top team, top.
Artists: Alex Bag, Darja Bajagić, Bianca Bondi, Christine Borland, Gast Bouschet, Christoph Büchel, Sarah Charlesworth, Jan Fabre, John Urho Kemp, Ragnar Kjartansson, Julien Langendorff, Élodie Lesourd, Tony Oursler, Andres Serrano, Sindre Foss Skancke, David Tibet, Iris Van Dongen, Gisèle Vienne, Marnie Weber, Jérôme Zonder.
Curator: Benjamin Bianciotto.
There is no doubt you have already come across him on a street corner, eaten at his side, laughed at his jokes, cried on his shoulder, admired his insights. Perhaps you haven’t even noticed him, although he is always there, an aloof everyday presence, quite simply, anonymous. However, he has never shown you his true nature, you never realised he was wearing a mask, that this neighbour, this friend, this work colleague, this… anybody, could be the Devil in person. But are we not constantly searching for him in others so as not to find him in ourselves?
The L’homme gris exhibition at Casino Luxembourg – Forum d'art contemporain explores non-archetypal representations of the Devil in contemporary art. Far from disappearing, his image has simply mutated, showing again his fascinating ability to adapt which has allowed him to pass through art history—and mankind—unabated. While the way in which he slips away, transforms, infiltrates allows him to claim an all-the-more dangerous, powerful, or liberating position, it offers artists two possible paths to explore. Their choice sways between the empty shell, the costume to don, the pure image, and an elusive and constant metamorphosis.
This exciting alternative evokes, or perhaps, invokes, reflective illusions or the use of anonymity as strategic weapons; reveals the evil internalisation in man, and his unbearable banality; questions the boundaries between the visible and the invisible, disguise and mass; and aspires to rekindle a dark flamboyance. Creation leans, therefore, to span philosophical, economic, political, aesthetic, and moral fields.
This banner casts a shadow: the one in capital letters by C. G. Jung, the one left by the worrying flight of the fallen angel, the one hiding the light and plunging the world into a morose, impassive grey, a shroud; the one, in particular, which Peter Schlemihl sold to 'the grey man,' and which allows him, the hapless outcast, to understand and admire—a real parable of art—the wonders of this world.
The art centre houses public spaces with a variety of uses and vocations, combining contemporary art with a warm and friendly meeting place: the ground floor, next to a library specialising in contemporary art, has a 'BlackBox' projection room devoted to artists' videos; an area dedicated to learning activities, and a café-restaurant, the ca(fé)sino. The first floor is exclusively used for temporary exhibitions, so artists' monographs and themed exhibitions are shown here. These are completed by a varied programme of guided tours, conferences and encounters with contemporary music, as well as artists in residence.
Far from any museological concerns, the Casino functions like an artistic and experimental think tank heading for the latest trends in the art scene.
Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain
41 rue Notre-Dame
2240LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg
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