Exhibition End of the world party 08.11—21.12.2012 Julien Ammillard, Amélie Bouvier, Pierre Clemens, Charlotte Dunker, Eva Evrard, Aurélie William-Levaux, Moolinex, Jonas Ranson, Stéphanie Roland, Transquinquenal
Opening: 08.11 6-9 PM![JONAS RANSON, DIE GEZICHTE DER NACHT, <BR>CMYK HAND PULLED SCREEN PRINT ON 300GSM PAPER, <BR>EDITION OF 15 (112CM X 75CM)](http://gnfgallery.com/sites/default/files/styles/exhibition_hor/public/Jonas_Ranson_Die_Geschicht%203.jpg?itok=1DuGeA51)
CMYK HAND PULLED SCREEN PRINT ON 300GSM PAPER,
EDITION OF 15 (112CM X 75CM)
FR
Horizon de tous les fantasmes et de toutes les peurs, la date du 21 Décembre 2012 est devenue, sur internet, l’objet d’un débat populaire intense – zombies, extraterrestres, civilisations anciennes et sociétés secrètes se présentent comme autant de personnages d’une pensée apocalyptique partagée entre la peur de l’anéantissement et le désir d’une transformation rédemptrice. Empruntant tantôt au langage scientifique, tantôt au langage religieux, pour révéler un dénouement aussi final qu’il est inéluctable, ce foisonnement de théories témoigne cependant d’une profonde anxiété face à des problèmes bien réels : changement climatique, hasards du progrès technologique, faillite des démocraties moderne et du capitalisme financier, prolifération d’armes de destruction massive…Comic-strip trip angoissé de notre présent, les 2012 theories nous offriraient-elles également une métaphore saisissante de notre incapacité à penser les défis planétaires auxquels nous faisons face ? Faisant le pari que le monde, bon an mal an, continuera après cette date fatidique, la GNF Gallery propose de plonger dans cet univers fantasmagorique et des questions qui le sous-tendent à travers le travail d’artistes émergents. Réunissant projections, performance et débats qui se succèderont durant six semaines, cette exposition se propose en mini-festival pour clore l’année 2012 avec humour, et penser le futur.
EN
A horizon of wild fantasies and fears, the date of December 21st 2012 has become, on the Web, the subject of an intense popular debate – zombies, aliens, ancient civilizations and secret societies are the characters of an apocalyptic mindset divided between the fear of extinction and the desire for a cleansing transformation. Borrowing from scientific as well as religious language in order to reveal a final and unavoidable unfolding, this profusion of theories testifies to the profound anxiety felt by people in front of problems that are, however, very real: from climate change to the dangers posed by new technologies; the failure of modern democracies and financial capitalism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction…Like a restless comic-strip of our own present, do the 2012 theories also provide us with a striking metaphor of our inability to tackle the challenges currently facing our planet? Wagering that the world will, however clumsily, go on after this doomsday, the GNF Gallery proposes to explore this strange, phantasmagorical world and the questions that underlie it through the work of several young and emerging artists. By bringing together projections, performances and debate over a period of six weeks, this exhibition styles itself as a mini-festival to celebrate the end of the year with humor and start thinking about our future.
Programme
THU 08.11
19:00 — Screening: ˝They Live!˝ by John Carpenter (1988)
19:30 — Performance: By Stephanie Roland et Transquinquenal
THU 22.11
19:00 — Screening: ˝The Day After˝ by Nicholas Meyer (1983)
21:00 — Debate, with Amelie Bouvier
THU 06.12
19:00 — Screening: ˝The Village of the Damned˝ by Wolf Rilla (1960)
20:30 — Debate, with Stephanie Roland, Charlotte Dunker
THU 13.12
19:00 — Screening: ˝Dawn of the Dead˝ by George A. Romero (1978)
21:00 — Debate, with Julien Amillard
FRI 21.12
19:00 — Screening: ˝L’An 01˝ by Alain Resnais, Jacques Douillon and Jean Rouch (1973).
20:00 — Debate, with Moolinex, Aurelie William Levaux
21:30 — Performance by Stephanie Roland and Transquinquenal
19:00 — Screening: ˝They Live!˝ by John Carpenter (1988)
19:30 — Performance: By Stephanie Roland et Transquinquenal
THU 22.11
19:00 — Screening: ˝The Day After˝ by Nicholas Meyer (1983)
21:00 — Debate, with Amelie Bouvier
THU 06.12
19:00 — Screening: ˝The Village of the Damned˝ by Wolf Rilla (1960)
20:30 — Debate, with Stephanie Roland, Charlotte Dunker
THU 13.12
19:00 — Screening: ˝Dawn of the Dead˝ by George A. Romero (1978)
21:00 — Debate, with Julien Amillard
FRI 21.12
19:00 — Screening: ˝L’An 01˝ by Alain Resnais, Jacques Douillon and Jean Rouch (1973).
20:00 — Debate, with Moolinex, Aurelie William Levaux
21:30 — Performance by Stephanie Roland and Transquinquenal