2:30pm−4pm
The Cave: Exploring Cultural Resonance
Behind-the-Scenes of Oliver Beer’s Latest Monumental Work
- Speakers: Oliver Beer, Iwata Tomoya, and François Quintin
Resonance Project: The Cave by Oliver Beer, which premiered at this year’s Lyon Biennale, is a monumental multi screen video work filmed within one of France’s most famous painted Palaeolithic caves. It incorporates songs from eight different countries, allowing diverse cultures to resonate and blend together within the work.
In today’s increasingly globalized world, art is also evolving through the interaction of diverse cultures. The exchange of ideas, along with a nomadic, cross-border mindset that transcends specific places or traditions, fosters the reinterpretation and re-contextualization of different cultural expressions.
In this talk, we will explore Oliver Beer’s works, which bridge cultural and temporal boundaries, delve into the background of his creations, and reflect on how we can sustain and develop not only art, but human culture as a whole, by preserving and passing on these cultural connections.
Speakers:
Oliver Beer (Artist)
Iwata Tomoya (Curator / Director, The 5th Floor)
François Quintin (Director, the Collection Lambert, Avignon)
Speaker’s Profiles
- Oliver Beer
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Oliver Beer studied musical composition at the Academy of Contemporary Music, then Fine Art at Oxford University and film theory at the Sorbonne, Paris. His multi-disciplinary works—including sculptures, installations, videos, and performances—explore the hidden musicality of objects, bodies, and spaces, influenced by his musical background and personal relationships. These works address both intimate and universal themes, such as the transmission of musical memories and the meanings embedded in our possessions. Beer’s art has been showcased in prominent venues worldwide, including the Met Breuer, MoMA PS1, Centre Pompidou, West Bund Museum in Shanghai, and the Venice Biennale.
Website: Oliver Beer
© Oliver Beer. Image: Oliver Beer
- Iwata Tomoya
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Tomoya Iwata (b. 1995, Aichi) is a curator and the representative director of The 5th Floor, the curatorial space in Tokyo. He completed his MA from the Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. His research focuses on the history of curation and curators, as well as exploring the possibility / impossibility of understanding others beyond human beings through exhibition practices. Through on-site research, Iwata frequents alternative spaces in various cities mainly in Asia to further understand the dynamics between institutional and alternative art scenes in their individual context.
Major exhibitions include: ANNUAL BRAKE 2022/2023 (The 5th Floor, Tokyo, 2022/2023), Things named [things] (Solo exhibition by Anais-karernin; The 5th Floor, Tokyo, 2023), la chambre cocon (Cité internationale des arts, Paris, 2023), between / of (The 5th Floor, Tokyo, 2022), eat ro ekyu (Solo exhibition by Tomohiro Kubota; EUKARYOTE, Tokyo, 2022). He has various experiences as a curatorial assistant for international exhibitions such as 2nd Thailand Biennale (Korat, 2021), and Sharjapan 3 (Sharjah, 2021).
Recent programs that Iwata participated in include Curator in Residence program at Cité internationale des arts (Paris, 2023), Gwangju Biennale Academy International Curator Course (Gwangju, 2024), 2024 Workshops for EmergingArts Professionals: New Flows at Para Site (Hong Kong, 2024), and was invited to the Ideas Forum in Taipei Dangdai 2023 as a guest speaker. -
- François Quintin
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François Quintin (1967) has been Director of the Collection Lambert in Avignon since September 2023. Previously, he was Visual Arts Delegate at the French Ministry of Culture since January 2020. Beforehand, he had joined the Galeries Lafayette Group in 2011 to prefigure and lead Lafayette Anticipations, a private art center of a new kind that provides artists, designers and fashion creators with support at the very heart of their creations, offering tailor-made engineering of artistic production. Previously, François Quintin held several different positions, including Director of the Xippas gallery in Paris (2007-11), Director of the Frac Champagne Ardenne (2001-07) and curator at the Fondation Cartier (1994-2000).
Website: Collection Lambert
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Live Stream URL
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