{"id":6869,"date":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:00:58","slug":"romanian-filmmaker-radu-jude-makes-visual-arts-debut-with-video-installation-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6869","title":{"rendered":"Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude makes visual arts debut with video installation in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, one of Europe\u2019s most acclaimed contemporary directors, has made his debut in the visual arts with the video installation Sleep #2, now on display at The Film Gallery in Paris. The show, running from September 22 to October 4, is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) through its Cantemir Program, which funds international cultural projects.<\/p>\n

The exhibition coincides with a full retrospective of Radu Jude\u2019s films organized by mk2 Biblioth\u00e8que and Centre Pompidou, set for September 23 to October 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to ICR<\/a>, Sleep #2 reimagines Jude\u2019s 2024 desktop film built around a live EarthCam feed of Andy Warhol\u2019s grave in Pittsburgh. Initially conceived as a conceptual joke on Warhol\u2019s marathon film Sleep (1964), the work evolved into \u201ca layered reflection on watching, duration, authorship, and mortality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Displayed on four screens reflecting the film\u2019s seasonal structure, the installation incorporates light variations, repetitions, and accidents in the live stream. A webcam installed in the gallery also integrates visitors into the work\u2019s observation mechanism, echoing its theme of surveillance.<\/p>\n

The Paris exhibition is accompanied by a series of talks and screenings. On September 30, theorist Dork Zabunyan and critic \u00c9lodie Tamayo will debate cinema in gallery spaces and Jude\u2019s archival projects, with an evening tribute at Cinema L\u2019Archipel to Isidore Isou\u2019s centenary, featuring a rare 35mm screening of Trait\u00e9 de bave et d\u2019\u00e9ternit\u00e9 (1951).<\/p>\n

Further details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A second Radu Jude exhibition, The Exit of the Trains, created with historian Adrian Ciofl\u00e2nc\u0103 and in collaboration with Centre Pompidou, will open at The Film Gallery on October 9.<\/p>\n

Born in Bucharest in 1977, Radu Jude is known for films such as Aferim! (2015, Silver Bear in Berlin), I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018, Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary), Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021, Golden Bear in Berlin), and Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023, Special Jury Prize in Locarno). His work has been showcased in international retrospectives, including one at FIDMarseille in July 2025.<\/p>\n

The ICR said the project is part of its Cantemir 2025 program, which supports 20 international cultural initiatives across 22 countries with a total budget of RON 2 million.<\/p>\n

irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n

(Photo source: Icr.ro)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, one of Europe\u2019s most acclaimed contemporary directors, has made his debut in the visual arts with the video installation Sleep #2, now on display at The Film Gallery in Paris. The show, running from September 22 to October 4, is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) through its Cantemir Program, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6869\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}