Il Nostro Tempo, CinéFondationCartier
Triennale Milano, Milan
From December 12th, 2024, until March 16th, 2025
Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain together with Triennale Milano, present Il Nostro Tempo, CinéFondationCartier, an exhibition that pays homage to cinematographic works and creatives from around the world.
Involving twelve artists — some of which are presented for the first time in Italy — there’s Brazilian actress Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha and film director, Eryk Rocha; photographer Raymond Depardon, producer Claudine Nougaret, director Jonathan Vinel and screenwriter, Agnès Varda from France; Paraguayan director and screenwriter, Paz Encina; filmmaker, Morzaniel Iramari; Korean brothers, PARKing CHANce; Armenian director of essay films, Artavazd Pelechian; Romanian screenwriter and director, Andrei Ujica and Chinese director, who’s one of the foremost figures in documentary film-making, Wang Bing.
The exhibition is rooted in the Fondation Cartier’s 30-year love affair with cinema, and it’s a love that’s forged lasting relationships with filmmakers and creatives within the industry. A manifestation of this, Il Nostro Tempo (a.k.a. “our time”), which was curated by Chiara Agradi of Fondation Cartier, explores the intricate process of cinematographic production and language, and its ability to interact and cross-pollinate with other languages of contemporary creativity.
Displaying works from a diverse range of creatives, they’re from different generations and geographies, shaped by different backgrounds and experiences, but all twelve artists have something in common: the desire to reflect their world through moving images.
Laying bare their own personal reflections on the present and past, the audience is presented with contradictions of the contemporary world from these artists who highlight the fragility of systems divided by conflict as well as the beauty and hope that can be found along the way.
A sensorial journey that enhances the technical and aesthetic qualities of the cinematographic works, some of which belong to the Fondation, while other films have been presented alongside or produced with its support — and whether short or exceptionally long pieces, each has its own dedicated space. These bespoke liberties have been thoughtfully designed by bunker arc to ensure a reflective viewing experience, and in line with the ethos of exhibition, also challenge the conventional rules of museum visits, instead, encouraging visitors to pause, contemplate, and return.
“Intimate and universal landscapes blend into one, in an orchestra of moving images, and each of the featured artists plays a part in writing our collective history through their own experience of the world.”
The display pathway reflects the relational architecture within which the works are presented: by drawing upon the key elements of cinema as a medium — light, dark, movement — each film signals to the next or echoes the last, encouraging visitors to find their own way around without constraint.
Running in conjunction to the exhibition, Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier have also partnered with Roman based Fondazione Piccolo America – Cinema Troisi to create a daily programme of screenings and talks, offering audiences a chance to learn more about contemporary cinema, art, and where it merges, from leading voices and vision-makers in the industry.
For further information triennale.org.
