ARTISTS

Guidette Carbonell, Yann Gerstberger, Alexis Guillier, Estelle Hanania, Lamarche et Ovize, Laurent Le Deunff, Christophe Lemaitre et Aurélien Mole, Selma et Sofiane Ouissi, Marie Preston, Bettina Samson, Clémence Seilles, Anne-Lise Seusse, Keen Souhlal, Batia Suter, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Ulla Von Brandenburg

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The Chanot Art Center and the Onde Art Center in Vélizy have joined forces to present a common exhibition that establishes an artistic dialogue between two neighbouring territories. The exhibition “Les Récits de l’insu” (Stories of the Unknowing) borrows its title from a phrase used by Michel de Certeau, who, in his book L’invention du quotidien, emphasizes the unconscious or “insus” (unknowing) knowledge transmitted through practice and the oral tradition.

Bringing together academic and folk cultures, the artists have embraced the anthropologist’s approach and sought out traditions, immersing themselves in age-old myths and practicing disciplines from antiquity in order to appropriate ancestral skills and ancient rituals.

This two-part exhibition brings together some fifteen artists, both French and international. Emerging artists rub elbows with renowned figures such as Guidette Carbonnell, developing their artistic research through video, photography, sculpture, and drawing. 

The artists here have investigated and attempted to go beyond the possibilities offered by folk arts, updating practices such as ceramics, tapestry, and ikebana. They have invented and revisited seasonal rituals, encouraging new non-academic gestures. 

Exhibition realized in partnership with Micro-Onde, Centre d’art de l’Onde – Vélizy, and the support of the Fondation Arp, Clamart and the Lavoir/céramiques contemporaines, Clamart.

Our biggest thanks to the following galleries : Art : Concept, Paris ; Mercier & Associés, Paris ; Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels ; Semiose, Paris.