Etienne Chambaud (born France, 1980) lives and works in Paris. Recent solo exhibitions include: The Certificates (with Nina Beier), CroyNielsen, Berlin (2010); Mais où est donc Ornicar, Espace Blank (curated by Christine Macel), Paris (2009); Color Suite, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2009). Recent group exhibitions include: The Store, Artissima, Turin (curated by Adam Carr) (2009); Un Nouveau Festival!, Centre George Pompidou, Paris (curated by Bernard Blistène) (2009); Labor, Labor, Mexico City (2009); Fax, The Drawing Center, New York (2009) and Torrance Art Museum, CA (2010), The Obstacle is Tautology, Tulips&Roses, Vilnius (curated by Benoît Maire),(2009); From a Distance, Wallspace Gallery, New York (curated by Vincent Honoré) (2007), 00s The history of a decade that has not yet been named, Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art (curated by Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Stéphanie Moisdon) (2007). Etienne Ch ambaud is represented by Labor, Mexico City
The David Roberts Art Foundation in London, Kadist Art Foundation in Paris and Nomas Foundation in Rome are pleased to present The Sirens' Stage/Le Stade des Sirènes/Lo stato delle sirene, a fragmented exhibition by Etienne Chambaud in the framework of Vincent Normand's project Permanent Exhibition, Temporary Collections. The three translations of the exhibition, interpreted in a different language almost simultaneously at each foundation, are based on mechanisms of writing and transcription. Translation should be considered both the medium and the shared language of the whole project.
The project takes its title from the mythological sirens' song, which invents itself in the ear of its addressee. Here The Sirens' Stage/Le Stade des Sirènes/Lo stato delle sirene is conceived as a group of "written o...