Past

James Webb


International biennal of Saint-Paul de Vence
3 June — 1 October 2023


After the first edition, built around sculptures staged to “inhabit” and bring to life the territory of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the second devoted to the views of a young generation of creators on the village, the third International Biennial of Saint-Paul de Vence has chosen to be inspired by the universe and symbolism of birds. This choice was made by the two curators of this open-air exhibition: Ludovic Delalande and Claire Staebler. Its title does not forget that the poet Jacques Prévert was a resident and a “considerable” passer-by of this village. These are his words “Au hasard des oiseaux” (At the chance of the birds) which invite us to discover, to feel and to meet twenty works of twelve artists who are as many messengers reminding us, more than ever, that it is profitable for the man to live with the light and the beauty of the flight of the birds.

James Webb - Galerie Imane Farès

James Webb


Monheim Triennale II
3 June — 2 July 2023


At the invitation of Reiner Michalke, the artistic director of the Monheim Triennale, the curatorial team of Kathrin Jentjens and Frank Schulte has been working on exclusive collaborations with international sound artists since 2020. The works, most of which are site-specific to Monheim am Rhein, are presented for several weeks in public space. Most of the artists have already been to Monheim several times to develop their ideas and test their feasibility.

James Webb - Galerie Imane Farès

Sammy Baloji


18th International Architecture Exhibition
20 May — 26 November 2023


“What does it mean to be ‘an agent of change’? (…) Over the past nine months, in hundreds of conversations, text messages, Zoom calls and meetings – stated Lesley Lokko – the question of whether exhibitions of this scale — both in terms of carbon and cost — are justified, has surfaced time and again. In May last year, I referred to the exhibition several times as ‘a story’, a narrative unfolding in space. Today, my understanding has changed. An architecture exhibition is both a moment and a process. It borrows its structure and format from art exhibitions, but it differs from art in critical ways which often go unnoticed. Aside from the desire to tell a story, questions of production, resources and representation are central to the way an architecture exhibition comes into the world, yet are rarely acknowledged or discussed. From the outset, it was clear that the essential gesture of The Laboratory of the Future would be ‘change’.”

Sammy Baloji - Galerie Imane Farès

James Webb


"As Yet Untitled", a new commission for the Norval Foundation Sculpture Garden, Cape Town
5 June 2021 — 4 June 2023


A site-specific sound installation, “As Yet Untitled” is synchronized to resonate with the risings, culminations, and settings of the sun, planets, galaxies, and star clusters in relation to the Norval Foundation Sculpture Garden. The artwork will gradually unfold over the next two years.
James Webb - Galerie Imane Farès