What happens when dozens of creators and thinkers scatter across America, from New York to San Francisco, from Chicago to Los Angeles, from Texas to Alaska? In 12 months, Villa Albertine has already welcomed more than 80 residents in around 30 cities across the United States, who have brought back impactful experiences and inspiring reflections; 80 are preparing to embark in the coming months, each for a tailor-made exploratory project.
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On November 17 from 6:30pm to 11pm, a hundred of these residents\u2014visual artists, filmmakers, writers, choreographers, musicians, architects, designers, and more\u2014will stop by the Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay, to propose an unprecedented exploration of the United States through multiple formats, all inspired by their residencies. They will be joined by leading American experts and cultural figures, notably Glenn D. Lowry, Director of MoMA in New York, and Katherine E. Fleming, President of the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
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Sit down with a resident for a 10-minute on-on-one exchange, experience choreographer Nacera Belaza’s voyage across America through dance, immerse yourself in the sounds of New York recorded by composer Michel Risse, marvel at the variations in the color of the Mississippi River with photographer Nicolas Floc’h, move to the sound of the voice and double bass of S\u00e9l\u00e8ne Saint-Aim\u00e9 back from La New Orleans, sojourn to Alaska with archaeologist Claire Houmard who is working with the Yupik population to rediscover their heritage threatened by climate change, explore 11 American cities through the eyes of illustrators from The Parisianer collective, dance under the nave of the Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay to a DJ set by Zimmer… La Nuit Am\u00e9ricaine celebrates creation and creators, and opens up new perspectives on the United States of today.
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To book your tickets, please click on this\u00a0link<\/a><\/strong><\/u>. Choose the amount of tickets you wish to book in the following category “Late opening rate on Thursdays<\/strong>“, add them to cart and proceed to payment. 12\u20ac \/ Free for visitors under 26 years old.<\/p>\n Note that the 6pm and 6:30pm time slots are sold out. Spots remain available for the 7pm, 7:30pm, and 8pm time slots.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This event, co-presented by Villa Albertine and the Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay, is supported by FACE Foundation, the primary American partner of Villa Albertine, in conjunction with all of its other partners, notably the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, the Fonds de Dotation Transatlantique, diptyque and Van Cleef & Arpels. France Culture is also a partner of La Nuit Am\u00e9ricaine.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Program<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n DJ set<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the nave, 6:30pm<\/p>\n Between disco, house, and alternative pop, Zimmer<\/a>\u00a0will immerse the nave of the museum in a sound journey inspired by California, where he spent his childhood and where he returns to nurture musical collaborations.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Musical impromptu<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the nave, 6:55pm<\/p>\n Marina Chiche<\/a> (concert violonist, musicologist, radio producer, writer, resident) will perform Gershwin as an introduction to this great evening<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Inaugural roundtable: Is the museum of the future American?<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the nave, 7pm (45 min)<\/p>\n Two exceptional guests: Glenn D. Lowry (Director of MoMA, New York) and Katherine E. Fleming (President and CEO of the Getty Center, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n Moderated by Arnaud Laporte (Producer of the Cultural Affairs program on France Culture Radio)<\/p>\n Face-to-face meeting with a resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Dome rooms, 7-10pm<\/p>\n In a direct exchange, two visitors will speak with a resident for 10 minutes about their journey and residency project.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Performances<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the nave, 8-10pm<\/p>\n 8pm (1 hour) – La Nuit, Le Cercle, Sur le fil<\/em> \u2013 a choreographic journey developed by Nacera Belaza<\/a> around gestures and rituals that are at the heart of her work and her residency, from the desert of the Great American West to the Midwest<\/p>\n 9pm (30 min) \u2013 Concert by S\u00e9l\u00e8ne Saint-Aim\u00e9<\/a> (double bass and vocals), inspired by the sounds of the Caribbean and New Orleans<\/p>\n 9:30pm (30 min) \u2013 I-3<\/em> \u2013 a choreographic performance by Hamid Ben Mahi<\/a> that questions the relationship between residents and architecture, the subject of an international exploration carried out with Christophe Hutin from Venice to Detroit, where they will be in residence together in 2023.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Residencies in images<\/strong><\/p>\n Small Auditorium, 8:15-10pm<\/p>\n For 45 minutes, immerse yourself in the visual universe of two Villa Albertine residencies: a descent of the Mississippi that lasted 6 months and spanned more than 20,000 kilometers to try and capture the color of the water, and a four-year residency in Quinhagak on the Bering Strait at the border of Alaska, where accelerated global warming both reveals and threatens an exceptional archaeological heritage.<\/p>\n 8:15pm (45 min) \u2013 Ocean River, the color of water – a journey along the Mississippi<\/em> by Nicolas Floc’h<\/a> (photographer and visual artist, Villa Albertine resident)\u00a0in conversation with\u00a0Mika\u00ebl Mohamed (president of the Camargo association, head of international relations at MuCEM)<\/p>\n 9pm (45 min) \u2013 Resilience in the way of Alaska\u2019s Yup’ik<\/em> by Claire Houmard<\/a> (archaeologist, Villa Albertine resident) in conversation with Edouard Jacquot (heritage curator at the Regional Archeology Service of Ile-de -France)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Guided tour<\/strong><\/p>\n Permanent collections at 8:30pm (1 hour)<\/p>\n A journey through the collections of the Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay led by Anne Lafont<\/a>, art historian and Villa Albertine resident<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Micro-conferences: The USA in 10 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n On the nave medians , 7:30-10pm<\/p>\n In 10 minutes, residents and invited experts will explore an aspect of the American territory or society today.<\/p>\n 10 cities through the eyes of residents<\/strong><\/p>\n – ATLANTA or the identity in question<\/em> by Ess\u00e9 Dabla-Attikpo<\/a>\u00a0(curator, resident)<\/p>\n – MIAMI or the Creole Babel<\/em> by Simone Lagrand<\/a> (poet, resident)<\/p>\n – LOS ANGELES or artificial intelligence at the service of creation<\/em> by Simon Bouisson<\/a> (author and filmmaker, resident)<\/p>\n – NEW YORK or design as a heritage <\/em>by Robin Bourgeois<\/a> (industrial and furniture designer, resident)<\/p>\n – SAN FRANCISCO or the Queer question <\/em>by H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Giannecchini<\/a> (writer, resident)<\/p>\n – CHICAGO or the popular memory of the city<\/em> by Chayma Drira<\/a> (freelance researcher and journalist, resident)<\/p>\n – BOSTON or the man-machines<\/em> by Mathieu Pradat<\/a> (author and director, resident)<\/p>\n – WASHINGTON DC or the transformation of museums<\/em> by Olivia Voisin<\/a> (director of Orl\u00e9ans museums, resident)<\/p>\n – MARFA or the new imagination of space<\/em> by Jean-Philippe Uzan<\/a> (cosmologist, resident)<\/p>\n – NEW ORLEANS or the energy of Southern culture<\/em> by Loo Hui Phang<\/a> (author, resident) and Joseph d’Anvers<\/a> (author, composer and performer, resident)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 10 questions to spark debate<\/strong><\/p>\n Researchers and cultural figures will try to answer deliberately provocative questions that implicitly address the differences between French and American societal models:<\/p>\n – Is there an ecological imagination in the United States?<\/em> by Catherine Larr\u00e8re (philosopher)<\/p>\n – How did abortion become a political issue again in the United States?<\/em> by\u00a0Eric Fassin (sociologist)<\/p>\n – Is American democracy in danger?<\/em> by\u00a0Romain Huret (historian)<\/p>\n – Has America got it all about universalism?<\/em> by\u00a0Magali Bessone (philosopher)<\/p>\n – Has the power of GAFAM crushed everything in America? <\/em>by\u00a0Dominique Boullier\u00a0(sociologist)<\/p>\n – Is techno still being invented in Detroit?<\/em>\u00a0by Jacqueline Caux (filmmaker)<\/p>\n – What do American universities teach us about the democratization of knowledge?<\/em>\u00a0by S\u00e9verine C. Martin (director of Columbia University programs in Paris)<\/p>\n – Is there still an independent cinema in the United States?<\/em> by\u00a0Rebecca Leffler (journalist)<\/p>\n – Is American literature still interesting?<\/em> by Caroline Ast (Belfond editor-in-chief)<\/p>\n – Is America still the beating heart of the globalization of art?<\/em> by Anne-Claudie Coric (executive director of Templon gallery)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Installations<\/strong><\/p>\n In the nave, discover the collaboration between Villa Albertine and The Parisianer, a collective of French illustrators who pay homage to the famous covers of The New Yorker<\/em>, through 11 original creations that invite you to rediscover as many American cities through the eyes of Villa Albertine residents.<\/p>\n Artist Rapha\u00ebl Barontini<\/a>, a 2023 Villa Albertine resident, will present his Heroes:\u00a0Black centurion<\/em>, 2019, a work representing a black hero of antiquity and Le Couronnement<\/em>, 2017 \u2013 facing the monumental paintings of Kehinde Wiley.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Reading room<\/strong><\/p>\n Take a break during la Nuit Am\u00e9ricaine to preview States<\/em>, Villa Albertine’s creative magazine. The first issue of States <\/em>will launch on January 1, 2023, in the United States. 40 international authors \u2013 including 15 residents \u2013 and 30 illustrators have collaborated on this first opus in English, which will invite you to extend your explorations of la Nuit Am\u00e9ricaine through 240 richly illustrated pages.<\/p>\n At the same time, immerse yourself in the sound universe of New York by listening to the noises and sounds of the city recorded by Michel Risse<\/a> as part of the residency of his company D\u00e9cor Sonore.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n DJ set<\/strong><\/p>\n At 10pm, under the nave<\/p>\n Between disco, house, and alternative pop, Zimmer<\/a>\u00a0will immerse the nave of the museum in a sound journey inspired by California, where he spent his childhood and where he returns to nurture musical collaborations.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n