The exhibition proposes to provide a new perspective on the CNAP’s collection, by using a 52-meter-long podium that runs the entire length of la Gaîté lyrique’s lower level. The objects have been organized thematically and file past one by one on a mineral and concrete structure. At the end of the podium, landscapes are projected onto a screen.
To the side, the curator’s texts are printed on the walls and help give meaning to such an unusual parade. On the mezzanine level at la Gaîté lyrique, the entrance to the exhibition features a black podium and black objects in a black space. A small exhibition space downstairs is designed in direct contrast with the black entrance: an all-white universe featuring a white podium, white furniture, and objects from the “Humble” theme, accompanied by soft and bright images projected on the walls.
April 3 – August 16, 2015
Design Oracles
curated by Lidewij Edelkoort
exhibition design and overall coordination: Cyril Gros and Mélinée Kambilo
graphic design: Soukvilay Cordier
La Gaîté lyrique
3 bis rue Papin, Paris