{"id":454,"title":"Chantal Akerman – Too Far, Too Close","date_begin":"2012-02-09T00:00:00.000+01:00","date_end":"2012-05-20T00:00:00.000+02:00","location":{"readable":"Antwerpen","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/284/large/Tomb%C3%A9e%20de%20nuit%20sur%20Shanghai02.jpg?1325665086","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman"},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"Chantal Akerman – Too Far, Too Close","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe M HKA organized the very first major European retrospective of \u003cstrong\u003eChantal Akerman \u003c/strong\u003e(\u0026deg;1950 - \u0026dagger;2015), artist and one of the most influential filmmakers of her generation.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nBesides her monumental reputation in the field of feminist and film critique, Akerman played a crucial role in the gradual \u003cem\u003emerger\u003c/em\u003e between \u0026#39;conventional\u0026#39; cinema and installation art that is akin to the moving image. Since the early 90s, Akerman alternated between both areas: mainstream or arthouse films, such as \u003cem\u003eA Couch in New York\u003c/em\u003e (1996) and \u003cem\u003eLa Captive\u003c/em\u003e (2000), on the one hand, and experimental \u003cem\u003equasi\u003c/em\u003e-documentaries like \u003cem\u003eL\u0026agrave;-bas\u003c/em\u003e (2006) or video installations like \u003cem\u003eD\u0026#39;Est\u003c/em\u003e (1993), on the other.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe significance of Akerman\u0026#39;s work is not only formal, but also closely linked to its programmatic research on biography, gender, identity and memory - all framed in a ground-breaking exploration of modest aesthetics of everyday life\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChantal Akerman. Too Far, Too Close\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;highlighted the many stresses in her multifaceted work. The exhibition spanned a forty-year career in film and related media, starting with the timeless declaration of intent \u003cem\u003eSaute ma ville\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1968) and concluding with\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eManiac Summer\u003c/em\u003e, an installation dating from 2009. She brought a balanced mix of straightforward experimental film work, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHotel Monterey \u003c/em\u003e(1972) or\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLa Chambre\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1972) and more complex, ambitious installations, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMarcher \u0026agrave; c\u0026ocirc;t\u0026eacute; de ses lacets dans une frigidaire vide\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2004) or the emblematic\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eD\u0026rsquo;Est\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1993).\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","name":"Chantal Akerman – Too Far, Too Close","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurator: Dieter Roelstraete\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nHet M HKA toonde de allereerste grootschalige Europese overzichtstentoonstelling van Chantal Akerman, beeldend kunstenaar en een van de invloedrijkste filmmakers van haar generatie.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nBehalve haar monumentale reputatie in het veld van de feministische film(-kritiek), heeft Akerman een cruciale rol gespeeld in de geleidelijke toenadering tussen \u0026lsquo;conventionele\u0026rsquo; cinema en installatiekunst die bij het bewegende beeld aanleunt. Sinds begin jaren 90 was Akerman dan ook afwisselend in beide gebieden actief: \u003cem\u003emainstream\u003c/em\u003e of \u003cem\u003earthouse films\u003c/em\u003e zoals\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eA Couch in New York\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1996) en\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLa Captive\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2000) loste ze af met experimentele quasi-documentaires zoals\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eL\u0026agrave;-bas\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2006) of video-installaties zoals\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eD\u0026rsquo;Est \u003c/em\u003e(1993).\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nDe betekenis van Akermans werk is niet uitsluitend formeel, maar ook sterk verbonden met haar programmatische onderzoek rond biografie, gender, identiteit en geheugen \u0026ndash; allemaal gekaderd in een baanbrekende exploratie van de bescheiden esthetiek van het dagelijks leven.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChantal Akerman. Too Far, Too Close\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;belichtte de talrijke spanningen in haar veelzijdige werk. Daarbij overspande de tentoonstelling een veertigjarige carri\u0026egrave;re in film en aanverwante media, beginnend met de tijdloze intentieverklaring\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSaute ma ville\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1968) en afsluitend met\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eManiac Summer\u003c/em\u003e, een installatie uit 2009. Ze bracht een uitgebalanceerde mix van rechttoe-rechtaan experimenteel filmwerk, zoals\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHotel Monterey \u003c/em\u003e(1972) of\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLa Chambre\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1972) en meer complexe, ambitieuze installaties, zoals\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMarcher \u0026agrave; c\u0026ocirc;t\u0026eacute; de ses lacets dans une frigidaire vide\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2004) of het emblematische\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eD\u0026rsquo;Est\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1993).\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","name":"Chantal Akerman – Too Far, Too Close","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe M HKA a mis sur pied la premi\u0026egrave;re grande r\u0026eacute;trospective europ\u0026eacute;enne de \u003cstrong\u003eChantal Akerman \u003c/strong\u003e(\u0026deg;1950-\u0026dagger;2015), plasticienne et une des cin\u0026eacute;astes les plus influents de sa g\u0026eacute;n\u0026eacute;ration.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHormis sa r\u0026eacute;putation monumentale dans le domaine du f\u0026eacute;minisme et de la critique cin\u0026eacute;matographique, Akerman a jou\u0026eacute; un r\u0026ocirc;le crucial au niveau du rapprochement progressif entre le cin\u0026eacute;ma \u0026lsquo;conventionnel\u0026rsquo; et l\u0026rsquo;art d\u0026rsquo;installation qui se joint \u0026agrave; l\u0026rsquo;image en mouvement. Par cons\u0026eacute;quent, Akerman alternait, depuis le d\u0026eacute;but des ann\u0026eacute;es \u0026rsquo;90, son activit\u0026eacute; dans les deux domaines: des films \u003cem\u003emainstream\u003c/em\u003e ou \u003cem\u003earthouse films\u003c/em\u003e comme\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eA Couch in New York\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1996) et\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLa Captive\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2000) prenaient le relais de quasi-documentaires exp\u0026eacute;rimentaux comme\u003cem\u003e L\u0026agrave;-bas\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2006) ou d\u0026rsquo;installations vid\u0026eacute;o comme\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eD\u0026rsquo;Est \u003c/em\u003e(1993).\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nLa signification de l\u0026rsquo;\u0026oelig;uvre d\u0026rsquo;Akerman n\u0026rsquo;est pas exclusivement formelle, mais est \u0026eacute;galement fortement li\u0026eacute;e \u0026agrave; sa recherche programmatique au sujet de la biographie, du genre, de l\u0026rsquo;identit\u0026eacute; et de la m\u0026eacute;moire \u0026ndash; tous inscrits dans le cadre d\u0026rsquo;une exploration innovatrice de l\u0026rsquo;esth\u0026eacute;tique modeste dans la vie quotidienne.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChantal Akerman. Too Far, Too Close\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;a mis en \u0026eacute;vidence les nombreuses tensions dans son \u0026oelig;uvre multiforme. Dans ce cadre, l\u0026rsquo;exposition a couvert une carri\u0026egrave;re de quarante ans dans le domaine du film et des m\u0026eacute;dias connexes, commen\u0026ccedil;ant par la d\u0026eacute;claration d\u0026rsquo;intention intemporelle \u003cem\u003eSaute ma ville\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1968) et terminant par\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eManiac Summer\u003c/em\u003e, une installation datant de 2009. Elle a pr\u0026eacute;sent\u0026eacute; un m\u0026eacute;lange \u0026eacute;quilibr\u0026eacute; de films exp\u0026eacute;rimentaux sans d\u0026eacute;tour, comme \u003cem\u003eHotel Monterey \u003c/em\u003e(1972) ou\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLa Chambre\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1972) et d\u0026rsquo;installations ambitieuses et plus complexes comme\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMarcher \u0026agrave; c\u0026ocirc;t\u0026eacute; de ses lacets dans un frigidaire vide\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2004) ou le film embl\u0026eacute;matique\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eD\u0026rsquo;Est\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(1993).\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":679,"name":"Chantal Akerman","assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/006/093/large/Akerman%202a.jpg?1327478914","poster_credits":null}}],"items":[{"id":2627,"title":"De l'autre côté: Une voix dans le désert [From the other side: A voice in the desert]","date_begin":"2002-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/287/large/fronti%C3%A8re.jpg?1325666353","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2630,"title":"D'est, au bord de la fiction [From the East: bordering on fiction]","date_begin":"1995-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/003/878/large/20100507160506713_0054.jpg?1319723741","poster_credits":null,"actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2631,"title":"Femmes d'Anvers en Novembre [Women from Antwerp in November]","date_begin":"2008-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/274/large/11893Akerman1_300%20dpi.jpg?1325664283","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2636,"title":"Tombée de nuit sur Shanghai","date_begin":"2007-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/285/large/Tomb%C3%A9e%20de%20nuit%20sur%20Shanghai02.jpg?1325665167","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2637,"title":"Maniac Summer","date_begin":"2009-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/006/135/large/ETE%20MANIAQUE31%20kopie.jpg?1327482097","poster_credits":"(c)Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2638,"title":"Saute Ma Ville [Blow Up My Town]","date_begin":"1968-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/374/large/saute%20ma%20ville%20copy%20kopie.jpg?1325754898","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2640,"title":"La Chambre [The Room]","date_begin":"1972-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/283/large/LA%20CHAMBRE%2005%20il%20fait%20froid.jpg?1325664950","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2641,"title":"Hotel Monterey","date_begin":"1972-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/005/372/large/hotel%20monterey%20kopie.jpg?1325754005","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":2644,"title":"Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman","date_begin":"1997-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/006/783/large/akerman_2.jpg?1328814170","poster_credits":"(c)photo: Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":3013,"title":"Marcher à côté de ses lacets dans un frigidaire vide","date_begin":"2004-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/006/147/large/Marcher%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20%28still%206%29.jpg?1327484223","poster_credits":"(c)Chantal Akerman","actors":"Chantal Akerman"},{"id":5751,"title":"Chantal Akerman 'Too Far, Too Close'","date_begin":"2012-01-01","poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/031/265/large/__Photo_M_HKA__14.jpg?1458549737","poster_credits":null,"actors":"Chantal Akerman"}]}