MATHIEU BRIAND
In Memorial of Albert Hofmann
1906 – 2008
29 January – 21 March 2009
Opening: Thursday
29th January 2009 7-10 p.m.
ANNE+ ART PROJECTS
85 RUE VICTOR HUGO
94200 IVRY-SUR-SEINE
T +33 [0]1 49 60 20 10
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This exhibition in homage to Albert Hofmann, who died earlier in 2008, takes visitors on a hallucinatory journey that challenges all the senses. Claiming artistic activity as the supreme cosa mentale, Mathieu Briand develops a number of possible parallels between the famous inventor of LSD and artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Leonardo da Vinci.
What is the common denominator between the technique of sfumato, Duchamp’s concept of the infra-thin and the physical theory of the super-symmetry that unites matter, energy and space-time? According to Mathieu Briand, all these concepts, in their different ways, presuppose the presence of a force linking the heterogeneous elements. Thus, in this “in-between world” the artist finds a powerful mental space, which is the territory that he explored during his project.
Bearing witness to a state of “altered consciousness,” the works of Mathieu Briand confront us with a reality that is constantly in motion and immerse us in the flux of fading illusions. To experience the full potential of this metamorphosing reality, we need to follow the artist’s advice: “only the door is important, not the two spaces that it separates.”
ANNE+ ART PROJECTS
85 RUE VICTOR HUGO
94200 IVRY-SUR-SEINE
T +33 [0]1 49 60 20 10
contact@anneplus.com
http://www.anneplus.com
open Tuesday – Saturday 1 – 7 p.m.
