Etranges Exhibitions 2002 Benjamin Beaulieu Direct

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The exhibition, running from November 8 to December 21, 2002, was not a gallery show in the traditional sense. Beaulieu transformed the space into a "curio cabinet of false memories." Upon entry, visitors were handed a pamphlet printed on yellowed, water-stained paper that read: etranges exhibitions 2002 benjamin beaulieu

Two decades on, Benjamin Beaulieu’s 2002 project Étranges exhibitions still feels like a hidden doorway into the absurdist underbelly of early 2000s curatorial practice. For those unfamiliar, Beaulieu—better known today for his poetic installations and experimental publishing—created this series as a low-key, almost furtive intervention in how we frame “the strange.” This public link is valid for 7 days

At 28, Beaulieu was already known in underground zines for his "taxidermy of the inanimate"—breathing life into broken furniture and draining the warmth from human effigies. But Étranges Exhibitions was his first (and, as he would later claim, his only) public solo show before he vanished from the scene in 2004. Can’t copy the link right now

"Cinema is the art of lying 24 times a second," Beaulieu remarked, adjusting a spotlight. "My work here is to lie only once, but to make that lie last forever. At Étranges Exhibitions, we are celebrating the 'strange.' I believe the strangest thing is not a monster, but the moment you realize the world around you is not what you thought it was. I try to capture that split second of doubt."

Étranges Exhibitions is a French adult drama film released in 2001 (often associated with 2002 in international listings or home media releases), directed by Benjamin Beaulieu Synopsis and Production

"I walked in at 3 PM. I walked out at 7 PM. I do not remember seeing any art. I remember smelling burnt sugar and hearing a child’s cough from behind a wall. There was no child. There was no wall. I think I loved it."