First part – presentation of the catalog:
At 6pm, a convivial aperitif will accompany the presentation of the exhibition catalog Sous les pavés, la terre, in the presence of Anna Polke. Edited by Bice Curiger, this collective work brings together some thirty contributions – Ulf Erdmann Ziegler, Petra Lange-Berndt and Dietmar Rübel, Maria Stavrinaki, Britta Zoellner, Helen Marten, Kathy Halbreich, Laura Owens, Chantal Crousel, Michael Krebber, Trajal Harrell, Nina Pohl, Friedrich Wolfram Heubach, Alvaro Barrington, Margaux Bonopera, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Thomas Kling – to shed light on Sigmar Polke’s free, ironic and experimental approach.
Second part – discussion :
At 7pm, Bernard Marcadé, Corinne Rondeau and Bice Curiger will discuss Polke’s deep ties with France. From his Paris exhibitions to his cycle of works on the French Revolution, Polke interrogates history and its images with radical plastic inventiveness.
// Speakers :
Anna Polke
Daughter of Sigmar Polke, in 2018 she founded the Anna Polke Stiftung, a non-profit foundation based in Cologne that encourages research and engagement around her father’s work, while supporting new forms of artistic transmission
Bernard Marcadé
Critic and art historian, he is the author of numerous essays on the avant-garde and contemporary art. In 2019, he presented Sigmar Polke’s Les infamies photographiques at BAL, Paris, offering a new reading of the artist’s photographic work.
Corinne Rondeau
Lecturer in aesthetics and art sciences at the University of Nîmes, art and film critic, she regularly collaborates with France Culture and various specialized arts magazines. Her work explores contemporary forms of artistic experience, between a critical eye and sensitive involvement.
