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by Alex Ayivi
- Printed in France
* UNE RÉDUCTION DE 15% s'applique aux communes de moins de 5 000 habitants.Contactez-nous pour bénéficier de cette remise.
* POUR TOUTES LES COMMUNES, une réduction de 10% s'applique automatiquement à partir de 3 expositions commandées.
Exhibition available in several formats.
They close their eyes.
They keep their eyelids closed.
They are the family figures the artist paints. Brothers, sisters, cousins, all from the African diaspora: the new black generation.
What do these closed eyelids mean?
What does this withdrawal signify?
Daydreaming, melancholy, worry, serenity, resignation?
Do they refuse to see the world, this complex reality which questions both their future and their identity?
Do they give themselves a moment of reflection, a pause, a breath?
These intimate paintings were mostly produced during the suspenseful lockdown: the LIENS series could then be read as a state of affairs, a peaceful family album.
And soon after, there were demonstrations in the United States, France and elsewhere, denouncing discrimination, police brutality and institutionalized racism.
Current events disrupt the way we look at the works and question the artist's work.
What place can the African diaspora occupy in French society today?
What representation is possible? For what visibility?
Alex Ayivi's characters invite us to a moment of reflection.
• Outdoors: choose locations where people take a walk and/or where there is a lot of foot traffic: in the centre of the town, near a school, in a public garden or along a walking trail... And if possible, on flat ground!
• Indoors: reception hall, office, waiting room, dining room, meeting room - choose the best-lit space.
CAUTION: If the space where you are displaying the exhibition is slightly damp, we recommend purchasing eight simple frames of the same size (50 x 70 cm) to protect the prints.
The papers we have chosen for printing our exhibitions meet two essential criteria, among others: beautiful colour rendering and durability.
• Exhibitions intended for outdoor display are printed on high-quality 130gsm blue-backed paper.
• For exhibitions intended for indoor display, we have chosen a 550gsm semi-rigid paper to which we attach a simple hanging system. These panels can therefore be hung on a single nail or framed if they are to be displayed in a slightly damp location.
For outdoor displays, our poster formats have been chosen to best suit “election” billboards:
• Large outdoor format (84 x 119 cm) for maximum impact. With one poster per billboard, you will need eight in total.
• Small outdoor format (63 x 93 cm) so that two posters can be placed on the same billboard... meaning you only need to install four billboards.
• Indoor exhibition (50 x 70 cm): 8 prints to hang on 5 linear metres of free wall space.
Full view of the exhibition
