<L’ART DE TRIOMPHE> (2024)
CREATIVITY COURSE (INCLUDING 2-WEEK TRIP IN PARIS) & EXHIBITION AT THE CATALYST (Oct 2023-July 2024)
Six months ago, 4 individuals crossed paths in a programme designed to literally take us away from here under the pretext of pursuing the meaning of successful art. Come 1st June 2024 we shall bear witness to the fruits of labour from these fab 4 who have barely survived the Gallic clutches that L’art de Triomphe programme had promised to deliver.
The resulting exhibition is a heterogeneous collective of works that will swerve our attentions to the secret history of the Jesuit order and its influence on modern day systematic removal of privacy in exchange of control; the transmogrification of one’s mental anguish and physical threats in the face of an ongoing real life hate campaign into a source of creative energy, and to reciprocate adversity in the name of art; the re-examination of one’s own personal identity through over reproduction and factory line serialisation until all trace of distinguishable feature is lost; to turbocharge the blurring of reality and mental perception with the oversaturating, misusing and abusing of everyday technology in an doomed attempt to attain the nirvana.
Their triumphant return show could just be the writing of a relatively new history of art through their broad and eclectic interpretations of these real and present dangers, and seriously calling into question what we have up to now defined and understood as art.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this exhibition are those of the artists and do absolutely and categorically reflect the views and opinions of any entities they represent. Thank you and goodnight.
Our Paris agents & collaborators:
LALE ROUBAUD, BLAISE CARDON-MIENVILLE, EMANUEL SAMPY, MARIE JOSEE PILLET, HELENE BIHERY, GUILLAUME CONSTANTIN, MARIE DUMORA, BANJEE, VALNOIR/ METASTAZIS, MARIJO DECOMBE, PASCALE MIENVILLE, FRANCOIS CARDON
六個月前，四位現役美藝人攜手與3rd Wave涉足巴黎，於凱旋門之下沉思藝術成功之謎。六個月後，六月一日將會是他們在法國大陸飽歷風雨、抵過衝擊、穿過重重迷霧後的L’Art de Triomphe成果發表大會。
是次展覽將會是一場奇思異想的具體演繹：窺探操控現代社會的神秘幕後黑手；在日復一日被人惡意攻擊、精神折磨的生活中所激發的抗衡；重新尋找在不斷複製和工廠化世界體制下面目全非的自己；質問以濫用日常科技模糊現實與虛擬的界線來獲取的涅槃極樂。四位美藝人異口同聲地對現代藝術經已浮上水面豬籠入水的危機表示極大的憂慮，作為一位創作者，現在要得到成功衝破自我籠牢，規範到底由誰來定奪？
免責聲明：是次展覽中所有意見／看法完全絕非只代表展出藝術家個人立場。
多謝唔該早唞晚安。
L’Art de Triomphe
The Catalyst
Opening | 01 June 2024
Date | 01 June – 14 July 2024
Today, Paris is neither a dream nor reality. Overloaded with historical and cultural baggage as well as the many dubbed or subtitled mis/preconceptions, the tiny French capital has become an idea on steroid, turbo-charged and supersized – a parallel utopia runs by high res holographic simulation that creates and projects seamless desires while feedback and return instantaneous demands. It is, unequivocally, strangely beautiful.
L’Art de Triomphe, a Xevarion Institute and 3rd Wave joined initiative, is a programme where students will be offered a comprehensive creativity learning course starting October 2023; for 6 months, students will be exposed to various training, assignment, artist’s talk and workshop before their final graduation exhibition at the Catalyst gallery in Sheung Wan in summer 2024.
As part of the course curriculum, 3rd Wave invites you to go on a journey to experience – to feel, breathe and touch – this cultural hub in the far west of Europe. For 2 weeks in February 2024, participants will take up residence at the Glass Ceiling with living quarters and studio, and see Paris like a Parisian does. Due to the limited number of space available, L’art de Triomphe programme will be opened to 6 students only. Applicants will be encouraged to explore, experience and actively learn hands on the many effet étrangé, from overcoming language barriers, differing practical and cultural perspectives, to even conflicting aesthetic and clashing ideology at times. At 3rd Wave we believe true learning requires a holistic approach, objects in the mirror are always larger than they appear.
L’ART DE TRIOMPHE Programme
Dates: Creativity Course from 19 Oct 2023 – Apr 2024 at 3rd Wave (including Paris trip Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - Sat, 24 Feb 2024). Final graduation exhibition in Jul 2024 at the Catalyst. OPEN DAY: 15 OCT 2023 at 15:00 at 3RD WAVE.
Class Schedule: 3-hour / weekday evening class at 3rd Wave.
Language: The course will be conducted in English. As the course includes a Paris trip, we offer an extra French language training (foundation level). For more info, please get in touch.
Application and Selection process: Applicants are required to submit a personal statement, a short bio and examples of their work by email to ace.frederiquedecombe@gmail.com by 30 Sept 2023. Applicants will be invited to attend an interview and they are advised to carefully read the course information published here and contact us if further clarification is required. Finalists will be informed of their acceptance onto the programme early Oct 2023.
Fee: Applicants will be required to honour the tuition fee of HKD$ 46,000* with a refundable amount of HKD$ 10,000 upon successful completion of the programme (full attendance, completion of all assignments, presentation of your work in the final exhibition in summer 2024).
*Paris local transportation and food are not included.