23 Jan 2013

The Exurban's Vertigo and Myths / The Mobile Lives Forum at the Maison Rouge, Paris

Artists: Maria Thereza Alves, Iván Argote, Pauline Bastard, Justin Bennett, Nicolas Boone, Ariane Michel, Solmaz Shahbazi, Atelier Van Lieshout

Curator: Irene Aristizabal

Private View: Thursday 24th January from 7.15 pm

The exhibition, The Exurban's Vertigo and Myths presents works by eight contemporary artists, and complements the multidisciplinary debate proposed by the second International symposium organised by the Mobile Lives Forum.

The Exurban's Vertigo and Myths investigates the desires, dreams and mythologies related to the idea of exurban, those areas with a blurred identity, in which urban living blends with the rural. The exhibition also approaches these growing areas through their reality, by considering their uses, how they are occupied, and what they offer in terms of travel, home, and lifestyle.

With works that explore the present context of the exurban within different social fabrics, as well as the contrast between the marketed discourse and the reality of these pseudo-rural contexts, or the possibilities presented by utopian designs, The Exurban's Vertigo and Myths reveals the complexities at play in the growing exurban.

Booking essential. Email: contact@forumviesmobiles.com


Venue:
The Maison Rouge
10, Boulevard de la Bastille, Paris 12e
(Metro station: Quai de la Rapee or Bastille / RER : Gare de Lyon)

Opening times:
Thursday 24th January: 10.00-12.00 / 2.00-11.00
Friday 25th January: 10.00-12.00 / 2.00-5.00

The Maison Rouge is wheelchair accessible

Press Contacts: manifeste
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Rachel Brunella: +33 (0) 6.21.03.08.30 / +33 (0) 1 55 34 93 37 / rachel.brunella@manifeste.fr

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