In its Galerie de Photographies, the Centre Pompidou is presenting for the first time a major monumental piece by artists Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Divine Violence, which recently entered its collections. This installation of fifty-seven frames, each corresponding to a book in the Bible, compares the patent violence expressed in the holy book with violent images from today’s world.
To create this series, the two artists took inspiration from Bertold Brecht’s personal Bible, and themselves use the 1611 King James Bible, illustrating it chapter by chapter, with no explanations or comments, by inserting photographs from the Archive of Modern Conflict. On each page of text, the two artists highlight in red a passage reflecting the image chosen, confronting the sacred text with anonymous photographs, thus emphasising the icons and visual stereotypes of violence.
Broomberg & Chanarin in conversation with David Goldblatt: Wednesday 21 February, 6:30–8:30pm. Followed by a book signing. Free, no RSVP needed
More information at https://www.centrepompidou.fr/
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Centre Pompidou
Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris France
February 21, 2018 to May 21, 2018
