The Future of the Past: a free exhibition on after-pop at Le Bicolore - Maison du Danemark

The Future of the Past" exhibition brings together time-traveling works, linking past and present, mixing high and low culture, for a metaphorical flea market, on view from November 16 to January 12, 2025. Opening on November 15!

Bricoles, totems of our heritages, gri-gri of our modernity, the works presented are charged with affectivity, with last-cri nostalgia to give rise toafter-pop, a term coined by researcher Eloy Fernández Porta merging popular culture and pop-culture.

Curated by Andréanne Béguin, "The Future of the past" brings together international artists such as Marisabel Arias, Benedikte Bjerre, Kåre Frang and Esben Weile Kjær. Each brings his or her own unique vision of "afterpop" culture, a concept explored by Eloy Fernández Porta, which describes a world where the distinctions between high culture and popular culture are blurred to form a hybrid, nostalgic aesthetic. Visitors are invited to stroll among works in a variety of forms - sculptures, photographs, tapestries - reminiscent of flea market stalls, with their eclectic and often surprising treasures.

The exhibition's scenography takes its cue from typical flea market elements, with trestles, tarpaulins and tables where retro objects, critical works and immersive installations rub shoulders. Among the striking creations are Benedikte Bjerre's chicken balloons, creating a quirky yet familiar atmosphere. A sound installation by Margot Bernard and Toco Vervisch immerses the public in the unique atmosphere of the Puces de Saint-Ouen, adding a sonic dimension to the visual works.

The artists explore the transition between past and present, withOlivia Rode Hvass 's unicorn and Marisabel Arias's heart crossing eras to underscore our fascination with icons reappropriated by modern culture. Other creations, such as Hannah Heilmann 's screenshot collages or Louis Lallier's kitsch pendants, question compulsive consumerism and the "TrashDeLuxe" aesthetic.

Beyond the visual aspect, "The Future of the Past" invites us to reflect on our relationship with consumption and on the role of art in a society marked by the standardization of tastes. This exhibition presents itself as a veritable artistic and critical flea market, a place where past and future coexist, and where art becomes a space for dialogue between collective memory and contemporary cultural identity. A unique immersive experience for lovers of art and nostalgia !