invited project
2026
100 years, 2001
With his ‘100 Years’ series, Hans-Peter Feldmann creates a journey and a striking meditation on the span of human life. Presented in the form of one hundred and one portraits, ranging in age from a few weeks to one hundred years, the work unfolds as a succession of faces in which time becomes visible. Without hierarchy or spectacular staging, Feldmann observes both what connects the generations and what sets them apart: the gazes, the postures, the signs of an era inscribed in bodies and clothing...
Through this iconic body of work, photography becomes a sensitive measure of the passing of time. Each portrait stands on its own, yet together they form a collective experience in which everyone recognises a part of their own story. As part of the ‘Generations’ theme, 100 Ans reveals the subtle continuity that links people across time and reminds us that the different stages of life are not separate worlds but stages along the same journey.
Presented thanks to a special loan from the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, this exhibition at Les Franciscaines offers visitors the chance to discover one of Hans-Peter Feldmann’s major works, which has been shown in over a dozen international institutions.
Artiste allemand né en 1941 à Hilden (Allemagne) et mort en 2023, Hans-Peter Feldmann a vécu et travaillé à Düsseldorf. Figure majeure de l’art conceptuel, il développe dès la fin des années 1960 une œuvre fondée sur la collecte, l’accumulation et le classement d’images et d’objets issus de la culture populaire, des cartes postales aux jouets en passant par la photographie vernaculaire. Jouant avec la reproduction, la circulation et le détournement des images, il compose des ensembles à la fois personnels et universels, mêlant humour, poésie et regard critique sur notre environnement visuel. Lauréat du Hugo Boss Prize en 2010, son travail a été exposé dans le monde entier, notamment au Guggenheim Museum (New York), au MoMA (New York), à la Serpentine Gallery (Londres) et au Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid).
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