The Almshouse : The Odd, The Poetic and the Possible
11 SEPTEMBER – 29 OCTOBER 2020
During Manifesta 13 Marseille, the Centre de la Vieille Charité looked at and more importantly listened to Marseille’s multi-layered linguistic landscape and the connections between social, cultural, mental and political alienation.
Situated in the heart of Le Panier, north of the Old Port, the Centre de la Vieille Charité was designed in the 17th century by the famous French architect Pierre Puget, as a shelter for homeless people, the poor and other marginal groups. It has had multiple roles throughout its history from being a hospice for children and the elderly at the end of the 18th century to being transformed into an asylum, a military barracks and social housing until becoming a National Monument in 1951 and being restored in 1961 and 1986.
The Centre de la Vieille Charité has become an emblematic place in Marseille. Pluri-disciplinary centre dedicated to arts and research, it now houses the Musée d’Archéologie Méditerranéenne, the Musée d’Arts Africains, Océaniens, Amérindiens, temporary exhibition rooms, the Centre international de poésie Marseille (cipM) and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.
Participants: Anna Boghiguian* (1946, EG), Aoziz* (Béatrice Pedraza, Ludovic -Mohamed Zahed, Andrew Graham) (Network, FR), Judith Scott (1943-2005, US), Gisèle Vienne and Dennis Cooper (1976 FR, AT / 1953, US), Pauline Curnier Jardin (1980, FR), Lionel Soukaz (1953, FR), Reena Spaulings .
Avec des œuvres historiques de : André Acquart (1922-2016, FR), Antonin Artaud (1896-1948, FR), Roland Barthes (1915-1980, FR), Georges Bataille (1897-1962, FR), Walter Benjamin (1892-1940, DE), Leonora Carrington (1917-2011, UK), Pierre Guyotat (1940-2020, FR), Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891, FR), Hélène Smith (1861-1929, CH).
Venue accessible to visitors with disabilities.
Tuesday >Sunday
9.00 - 18.00
Manifesta 13 Tours
