The Traversées du Marais Culture Festival | Our selection of arty events

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Hakawi حكاوي Récits d’une Egypte contemporaine — Cité Internationale des Arts
Twenty-six emblematic locations in the Marais quarter of Paris are opening their doors from September 6 to 8 for the fifth edition of the Traversées du Marais Festival, titled "Les Voyages". Amongst the concerts, performances, readings, projections and exhibitions, a small selection is dedicated to the visual arts.

 

Lena Maria Thüring at the Swiss Cultural Centre

 

Born in Basel in 1981, the artist is presenting her film Hanjin Palermo, born of a 27-day cargo ship journey between New York and Bremerhaven. Bringing together images of crew far from their families, holding karaoke sessions, and views of the sea and ports, the artist shows us "the sides to the same reality".

 

Friday 6, Saturday 7, Sunday 8 September. Playing continuously from 13:00 to 19:00.


 

Lena Maria Thüring, Hanjin Palermo, 2015, HD video, two channel, colour, sound, 15 min, video still, Courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

 

Barthélémy Toguo at the National Archives

 

Held in partnership with the Galerie Lelong — which is holding a parallel show of the artist — the exhibition presents the installation Terra Incognita in the rooms of the Hôtel de Soubise. The series of giant stamps sculpted in wood, at the centre of the artist's creation over the last few years, illustrates the weight of blind administration, resonating with their location. Opposite this installation, the National Archives are also hosting the piece Road to Exile, exploring the theme of exile and its proceedings.

 

The Bandjoun Station, the cultural centre created by the artist in Cameroon in 2008, is also associated with the project.

 

Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September, from 14:00 to 19:00.

 

© DakarBamako Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. & Bandjoun Station

 


 

Artist studios and the Photography Biennial of the Contemporary Arab World at the Cité Internationale des Arts

 

Visitors will have the opportunity to visit the studios of artists in residence within the Cité.

 

In partnership with the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, for the inauguration of the third Photography Biennial of the Contemporary Arab World, projections will be displayed in the Auditorium, whilst an exhibition is held in the Gallery.

 

The studios are open on Friday 7 and Saturday 8, from 15:00 to 22:00, whilst the projections and exhibitions are only open on the Saturday.

 

© Cousu Main - Cité internationale des arts

 

 

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