With a nod to Georges Perec’s masterpiece La Vie, mode d’emploi, whose main narrative adopts the mode of description as the point of departure for the narrative, this exhibition looks at the so-called ‘protocol’ works that have permeated contemporary art from the 1960s to the present day. Challenging notions of authorship, originality and durability, protocol-based works embody a radically new way of thinking about the work of art, which this exhibition invites visitors to discover and experiment with.
Image: Michel Blazy, Mur de pellicules (rouges), 2011-2015, Agar-agar, eau et colorant alimentaire / Agar-agar, water and food coloring. Collection Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre de création industrielle. Exposition Mode d’emploi, MAMCS, 2024, Photo: M. Bertola. Musée de strasbourg © ADAGP, Paris 2024