Roee Rosen

27 Jun — 29 Oct 2018 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France

9 July 2018

Roee Rosen, « The Dust Channel » (extrait), 2016. Courtesy of Centre Pompidou

This two-part project reveals the multifaceted work of artist, writer and film director Roee Rosen (Rehovot, 1963).

The exhibition "Histoires dans la pénombre" presents two major works – The Blind Merchant (1989-1991), an alternative version of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice told by a blind usurer and Vladimir’s Night (2011-2014), a political treatise on the dangers of fetishising an object – accompanied by a more recent film, The Dust Channel (2016), an operetta on purification in all its forms.

A retrospective of his films entitled "Sweet Sweat" also highlights the irony, or rather agility of Roee Rosen's pieces on History, transforming fiction into a polemic space for current political questions.

Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (Public Information Library), a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe; and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research.

Museum profile

Location

Paris, France

Founded in

1977

Roee Rosen, Vladimir’s Night, Plate 18 (2011 - 2014). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou

Roee Rosen, The Blind Merchant, Act. 04, Scene 01, Page 05 (1989 - 1991). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou

Roee Rosen, Vladimir’s Night, Plate 05 (2011 - 2014). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou

Roee Rosen, Vladimir’s Night, Plate 18 (2011 - 2014). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou
Roee Rosen, The Blind Merchant, Act. 04, Scene 01, Page 05 (1989 - 1991). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou
Roee Rosen, Vladimir’s Night, Plate 05 (2011 - 2014). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou

Roee Rosen, The Blind Merchant, Act. 04, Scene 01, Page 05 (1989 - 1991). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou
Roee Rosen, Vladimir’s Night, Plate 05 (2011 - 2014). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou
Roee Rosen, Vladimir’s Night, Plate 18 (2011 - 2014). Courtesy of Centre Pompidou