Filmmaker and artist Chantal Akerman was one of the most fearless filmmakers of her generation. Her work blurs the boundaries of time and space, of film and art. It can be seen in cinemas and museums worldwide. She may be largely unknown to the general public, but she is revered by cinephiles, visual artists and filmmakers. The impact of her oeuvre on world cinema became abundantly clear when Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles was named best film of all time by British magazine Sight and Sound. In 2024, Bozar-Centre for Fine Arts, Jeu de Paume and CINEMATEK will pay tribute to Akerman by organising the first major exhibition on the Brussels artist. This book accompanying the exhibition features people who were closest to Akerman and can offer unique insights: the people who worked with her or were inspired by her.
Exhibitions:
Bozar-Centre for Fine Arts – March 14 to July 21 2024
Jeu de Paume - September 28, 2024, to January 19, 2025
CINEMATEK - March 15 to July 21 2024
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Chantal Akerman, Bordering on Fiction
Christophe Slagmuylder, Zoë Gray, Quentin Bajac
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Travelling
Céline Brouwez, Marta Ponsa, Laurence Rassel, Alberta Sessa
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News from Chantal
The Maternal Territory and the Novelistic Landscape
Jacqueline Aubenas
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‘My name is Jan and I play the role of Sylvain in Chantal’s film, called Jeanne Dielman’
Anouk De Clercq in conversation with Jan Decorte
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Trying to Dismantle the Home with the Tools of the Trade
Verónica Gago
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Phantom Gestures
Latifa Laâbissi
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inside ‘i, you, he, she’
Eileen Myles
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Chantal and the Cello
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
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The River
Luc Benhamou
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The Golden Fleece –Summer 2023
Christophe Honoré
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Resonances
Claire Atherton
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From the East: Space as Question, Time as Border
Sylvie Lindeperg
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Of Place and Performance
Sharon Lockhart
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Traces
Wang Bing
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Dear Chantal
Nicolás Pereda
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‘Don’t worry. Whatever you do, don’t worry.
Everything will be fine.’
Marilyn Watelet
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Subjective Filmo-biography
Jacqueline Aubenas, Marilyn Watelet
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Toward the Future
Sylviane Akerman
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A Professional Tenderness
Tomas Leyers
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Translation of the documents
Height:240
Width:170
Spine:18
Weight:590.00