Ô MARCHES DU PALAIS AU MUSÉE QUAI BRANLY JACQUES-CHIRAC

Ô MARCHES DU PALAIS AU MUSÉE QUAI BRANLY JACQUES-CHIRAC

https://m.quaibranly.fr/fr/expositions-evenements/au-musee/expositions

The exhibition explores contemporary issues linked to the relationship between hallucinatory images and iconographic production, using ayahuasca as a case study.

While ayahuasca - literally "liana of the dead" in Quechua - has fascinated the Western world for only half a century since its popularization by the Beat Generation, this hallucinogenic beverage occupies a central place in the social life of many indigenous societies in the Western Amazon.
Traditionally ingested in a shamanic context, mainly for therapeutic or divination purposes, this "psychedelic" substance is also closely linked to artistic creation. The "visions" or hallucinations it induces are often presented as a prime source of inspiration by Peruvian Amazonian indigenous artists.
The exhibition presents a panorama of the various contemporary representations of these ayahuasca-induced "visionary images". From the refined, geometric iconography of the Shipibos-Konibos to the literary (William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg) and audiovisual (Jan Kounen) productions of the 20th and 21st centuries, it offers a veritable plunge into an art s..
COMMISSIONERS
David Dupuis, PhD in Anthropology, Research Fellow at INSERM (IRIS/EHESS)
assisted by Élise Grandgeorge, PhD student in Contemporary Art History, Université Paris Nanterre, Laboratoire HAR, École doctorale 395
SCENOGRAPHY
Studio Bloomer