Lieux divers
Lieux divers - 69123 Lyon
Biennal of Contemporary Art of Lyon
Conceived by curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath as a Manifesto of Fragility, the Biennale positions fragility at the heart of a generative form of resistance that is emboldened by the past, responsive to the present, and primed for the future.
Last updated date : 25/10/2022
Past event
Past event
From 14/09 to 31/12/2022
daily.
Lieux divers
Lieux divers - 69123 Lyon
The 16th Lyon Biennale assembles a host of creative practices and objects that variously speak to the vulnerabilities of people and places. What would become
of our world, the Biennale seeks to ask, if instead of shunning vulnerability as a sign of weakness, we were to harness it as a foundation for empowerment?
The 16th edition takes cues from Lyon’s complexly layered histories. Rising from the foundations of Lugdunum, on the echoes of Napoleon’s declaration
of love to the Lyonnais, out of the flickering images of the Lumière brothers’ actualités, and from the obscure tale of Louise Brunet’s perilous journey to the silk factories of Mount Lebanon, the destiny of Lyon is marked by the particularities of its people and the traces of their experiences that enrich the lives of those who come to know the city today.
The 16th Lyon Biennale invokes these histories to inform an exploration of fragility that searches for connections beyond the limits of geography
and time.
In addressing these contradictory impulses, the 16th Lyon Biennale brings together works of art and objects spanning millennia and disparate geographies that impart enduring accounts of vulnerability and perseverance, bare their scars and deformities, share witness accounts of turmoil, or simply draw attention to the indelible traces of time. With access to the vast collections of museums in Lyon and beyond, the Biennale initiates a revised reading of diverse works and the narratives they embody.
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Openings
- From 14/09 to 31/12/2022, daily.
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Free entry for the holders of the Pass'Région card, the students. - Included with the Lyon City Card
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