Dominique Chateau: Aesthetics of Artistic Dispositifs. The example of Agnès Varda's Cinema Shacks

14. 10. 2025 17:30
Čejka Gallery, Kampus Hybernská

Dominique Chateau
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne,

Aesthetics of Artistic Dispositifs. The example of Agnès Varda's Cinema Shacks

Drawing inspiration from theorists of the dispositif (Foucault and others), but adopting a different approach, one that is more social than ideological, I address here the « expanded field » (Rosalind Krauss) of contemporary art from the moment cinema became part of it. However, the transformation works both ways, because not only does film take its place in exhibitions, but filmmakers' creations extend to new kinds of special dispositifs, among which Agnès Varda's shacks are particularly noteworthy. For her, these shacks are at once an intimate space, an opportunity for retrospective reflection on her cinematic work, and a place for social interaction with the viewer, but they also contribute to what might be called the art of the shack.

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