Opening: Samples of Self

Samples give us an idea of a larger whole and, when several are grouped together, help us make decisions. But sampling is also an artistic practice – sounds and images can be assembled and reassembled until they have nothing more to give. It is increasingly common for contemporary artists to make their selections online, just as previous generations would pick out supplies from the shop.

On the Internet, people only offer samples of who they are, never entirely revealing their true selves. They appear in multiple forms or, in some cases, under multiple identities. The artists presented here move back and forth between the private sphere and the art world, and between the real and the virtual. Their creations emerge in between those spaces, fostering a dialogue of expression and forms.

With: Ines Alpha, Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, Emilie Brout & Maxime Marion, Grégory Chatonsky, Dasha Ilina, Bettie Nin, Fabien Zocco 

Curated by Dominique Moulon & Bettie Nin