Friendship : That Shiver, That Aspen is the fruit of the collaboration between CRAC Alsace and Crédac. Located in two different geographical, social and artistic contexts—one in rural region, on the border with Switzerland and Germany, the other on the periphery of Paris—CRAC Alsace and Crédac, both labelled Centres d’art contemporain d’interêt nationaux, share a common commitment: to support experimentation and contemporary artistic creation, by promoting the encounter between artists, public and works of art. On this occasion, the teams of CRAC Alsace and the Crédac are joining forces to organize an exhibition around friendship as a way of life and creation, an exhibition that will unfold in both art centers.
Exhibition Friendship : That Shiver, That Aspen
Date 8 to May 12, 2024 at CRAC Alsace / April 27 to July 13, 2024 at Crédac
Venue CRAC Alsace & Crédac
Photography Aurélien Mole
The exhibition is inspired by Temple de l’Amitié (the temple of friendship), located at 20 rue Jacob in Paris and home to the American writer Natalie Clifford Barney from 1908 to 1972. The temple hosted an influential literary salon, extravagant parties, lively discussions, torrid encounters and timeless friendships.
“We share these bonds of complicity with the artists and their pieces. Friendship provides our practices with a unique experience of art”, the teams of CRAC Alsace and Crédac write in their statement.
“Friendship constitutes a space for thinking, creating, entwining. Friendship leads us to push open doors: the doors to the garden of the Temple de l’Amitié.”
Exhibition view. Filiale room, with the participation of Guido Nussbaum, Eric Hattan, Hanna Villiger, Anna Winteler, Rut Himmelsbach, Silvia Bächli. Courtesy of the artists. Marthe Ramm Fortun, ‘Testament’, 2024. Installation activated during the performance of the same name (February 18, 2024, Altkirch). Various mediums. Courtesy of the artist. Thomas Cap de Ville, 'Book 8', 2020. Courtesy of Exo Exo gallery. Exhibition view. Works by Caroline Bachmann and Sarah Tritz. Courtesy of the artists. Exhibition view. Filiale room, with the participation of Guido Nussbaum, Eric Hattan, Hanna Villiger, Anna Winteler, Rut Himmelsbach, Silvia Bächli. Courtesy of the artists.
“Reading the poem Au Temple de l’Amitié by Natalie Clifford Barney, the words ‘Friendship : that shiver, that aspen’ resonate with us. Near to the aspen, we perceive bodies, laughter and friendships. These bodies capsize, laughter erupts, and the aspen shivers, meanwhile, a snail: ‘Like the shell of a snail, our friendship grows by a new ring each year.’ One more ring.
The consideration of friendship as a method more than a subject helps us shape this exhibition that will straddle our two art centers and be constructed collectively with the artists, their friends and draw on the energy that drives us resolutely. We thus give full rein to the plurality of voices among which we invite you to add yours.”
Lola Gonzàlez, ‘Mouradia’, 2023. Vidéo couleur HD, stéréo. Durée: 20’. Courtesy de la galerie Marcelle Alix. Photographie d’Aurélien Mole.Edit Oderbolz, ‘Together’, 2023. Courtesy of the artist.Thomas Cap de Ville, 'Book 9, Childhood and Adolescence', 2022. Courtesy of Exo Exo gallery. Exhibition view. Photograph collection of Donna Gottschalk (circa 1970). Courtesy of Marcelle Alix gallery. Courtesy of the artist. Noémie Bablet, 'Likeable Series 1/3', 2024. ⦚ Likeable Series 2/3, 2024. ⦚ Likeable Series 3/3, 2024. Acrylic on wood. 88 x 128 cm. Courtesy of the artist. Marthe Ramm Fortun, ‘Testament’, 2024. Installation activated during the performance of the same name (February 18, 2024, Altkirch). Various mediums. Courtesy of the artist. Tom Hallet, 'Mare [Sea]', 2022. Courtesy of the artist. ⦚ 'Hugs Strangle, Gently', 2023-2024. Courtesy of the artist. No animals were harmed.
The exhibition brings together Boris Achour (with Émilie Renard), Noémie Bablet, Caroline Bachmann, Anna Byskov (with Bertil Byskov, Margaret Byskov, Camila Farina and Sophie Lamm), Thomas Cap de Ville, Caretto & Spagna, Lola Gonzàlez, Donna Gottschalk, Tom Hallet, Eric Hattan (with Silvia Bächli, Rut Himmelsbach, Guido Nussbaum, Hannah Villiger and Anna Winteler), Dorothy Iannone and Sarah Pucci, Youri Johnson, Edit Oderbolz, Hatice Pinarbaşi (with Aram Abbas, Zahna Siham Benamor, Hugo Ferretto and Elif Pinarbaşi), Marthe Ramm Fortun, Marnie Slater (with Robin Brettar, Matilda Cobanli, Judith Geerts, Jessica Gysel, Katja Mater and Clare Noonan) and Sarah Tritz.
Sarah Tritz, ‘Une adresse particulière’ [A Particular Address], 2020-2023. ⦚ ‘Nuit et jour (diptyque)’ [Night and Day (diptych)], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Hatice Pinarbaşi, ‘Mon Ter Ter que je montre aux Vers de Terre, Ma Terre, Maquette, ma quête [My Ter Ter that I show to the Earthworms, My Earth, My Model, My Quest]’. 2023. With the participation of Hugo Ferretto, Aram Abbas and Zahna Siham Benamor. Courtesy of the artist. Hatice Pinarbaşi, ‘Mon Ter Ter que je montre aux Vers de Terre, Ma Terre, Maquette, ma quête [My Ter Ter that I show to the Earthworms, My Earth, My Model, My Quest]’. 2023. With the participation of Hugo Ferretto, Aram Abbas and Zahna Siham Benamor. Courtesy of the artist. Hatice Pinarbaşi, ‘Mon Ter Ter que je montre aux Vers de Terre, Ma Terre, Maquette, ma quête [My Ter Ter that I show to the Earthworms, My Earth, My Model, My Quest]’. 2023. With the participation of Hugo Ferretto, Aram Abbas and Zahna Siham Benamor. Courtesy of the artist.
