Nelson Bourrec Carter

NEWS

23.03.2024 // ECO LUTTES - UN CENTRE D’ART NOURRICIER

I’m part of the group show “Eco Luttes", the new chapter of the three year long project “Un Centre d’Art Nourricier” at La Maison des Arts de Malakoff. I will be showing four pieces and participate in a roundtable that will take place on May 25th. The show runs till July 20th.

You can read more about the show on the art center’s website, over here.

20.03.2024 // SHE DEVIL XIII - (S)HE DEVIL

I have been invited by curator Dobrila Denigri to be part of the thirteenth edition of the regular review of video work, SHE DEVIL, in Rome, Italy. This year sees the exhibition – exceptionally – featuring a selection of work produced exclusively by male artists. United by their ability to provide insights and perspectives, these works consider patriarchy in its role as a relational system of power and domination.

I’ll be presenting my piece Levittown and the show will run from March 20 to May 24th.

A new book, published by CURA will also celebrate the last two editions of SHE DEVIL

01.02.2024 // ORIGINES - DIVERSITÉS, GALERIE ALAIN GUTHARC

I’m part of the group show “Origines - Diversités” at Galerie Alain Gutharc that runs from February 1st to March 3rd 2023.

You can read more about the show on the galerie’s website, over here.

With Pierre Buraglio, Nelson Bourrec Carter, Makiko Furuichi, Suzanne Husky, Romuald Jandolo, Andres Payan, Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza, Joris Valenzuela.

01.02.2024 // DANCING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS, UTOPI.E PRIZE

The two part show Dancing in their footsteps is now up at Praz Delavallade (Paris) after its first iteration closed this December at Sans Titre Gallery.

With Maïc Baxane, Nelson Bourrec Carter, Aëla Maï Cabel (in collaboration with Victor Bulle), Audrey Couppé de Kermadec, Naëlle Dariya (in collaboration with Pierre Andreotti), Sido Lansari, Elijah Ndoumbe, No Anger, Jordan Roger Barré, Kianuë Tran Kiêu.

Exhibition text by Théo Diers

20.01.2024 // FONDATION DES ARTISTES X TEEN SPIRITS

I am one of the laureates of this year’s Fondation des Artistes commission mécénat, for my video installation piece Teen Spirits that I will be developing in 2024. This fall, we’re going back to High School.

17.01.2024 // HOW TO GET RID OF PIMPLES

I will be part of the duo show “How to get rid of pimples” along with Shivay la Multiple and curated by Julien Ribeiro. The exhibition - that will take place at the Université de Lille - will feature a new video diptych I created for the occasion, based on one of the short stories written by Cookie Mueller in her book “How to get rid of pimples”.

11.12.2023 // DANCING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS, UTOPI.E PRIZE

I will be part of the two-part group show “Dancing in their Footsteps” that will take place at Sans Titre Gallery in December, and Praz Delavallade Paris in February as part of this year’s Prix Utopi.e for which I was one of the laureates. Part 1 opens on December 11th and Part 2 on February 1st !

15.11.2023 // GALERIE ALAIN GUTHARC

It’s with great pleasure that I’m joining la Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris, and their wonderful team. Looking forward to working with them on many new and exciting projects!

To start off our collaboration, we will be at this year’s LOOP Art Fair in Barcelona, November 21st-23rd with my film It’s Coming From Inside the House.

30.10.2023 // RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES PARIS/BERLIN

My piece It’s Coming From Inside the House has been selected to be a part of this edition of the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin !

It will be screened on November 2nd at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, as part of the Omen screening. It will then be shown that Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, in March 2024.

25.10.2023 // THIS IS THE END BY VINCENT DIEUTRE

I was delighted to be a part of Vincent Dieutre’s latest feature, THIS IS THE END, that premiered at the 73rd Berlinale this winter. It is now available to stream on ARTE, at the link below.

La Fin de Tout (This is the End…)

“During the pandemic, the European filmmaker travels to Los Angeles, which is no stranger to spectacle and disaster. Under the Hollywood sign, being constantly in motion is de rigueur: never stop, never look too closely, never develop a feeling of being here. Long tracking shots from the safety of the Ford Mustang take in the city, whose shimmering surfaces reflect back to the filmmaker his own perspective, shaped by cultural criticism. The voids diagnosed by Baudrillard and Bégout, the missing connections, the meaninglessness, the end of the world which has perhaps already occurred, look surprisingly exciting through the tired eyes of the Old World: a 40-year-old love story is rekindled, love’s movements fall out of the cool flow of time, coyotes conquer the gardens, snakes swim in the pools. A chorus of actors share doomsday poems by E. E. Cummings, Ocean Vuong, Claudia Rankine and more with each other; these voices from the New World interrupt the French commentary. And two 70-plus bodies from two extinct worlds synchronise tenderly with the cinema of attractions.”

05.10.2023 // 67e SALON DE MONTROUGE

This year’s Salon de Montrouge is on and will run till October 29th ! The pdf to the (bilingual) catalogue can be found here, with a text about my work by Thomas Conchou.

20.09.2023 // LILANGELES

Between February and July 2023, I was invited by le Centre Culturel Jean Cocteau in partnership with Heart of Los Angeles to develop a documentary project along with artist Christine Yerie Lee, where two groups of teenagers to correspond from one side of the Atlantic to the other via video letters shot on their cell phones. From Les Lillas to Los Angeles, with love.

The participants (re)presented their everyday lives, demystifying all preconceived ideas, and revealing themselves through images as the gateway to an encounter that deconstructs the cliches that confine others as much as themselves.

The result is 6 video letters and a documentary short appropriately titled “lilangeles” that Christine and I crafted together.

11.04.2023 // 67e SALON DE MONTROUGE

I am one of the lucky artists participating in this year’s Salon de Montrouge.

The show will be curated by Guillaume Désanges and Coline Davenne, will open on October 5th and will run for the rest of the month.
Find out more about the selected artists and the salon here.

1.03.2023 // PRIX UTOPI.E

I’m very honored to be one of the 10 laureates of this year’s Prix Utopi.e, France’s first LGBTQIA+ contemporary art prize. The prize will culminate in a show at Les Magasins Généraux and will open on May 23rd.

Read more about the the laureates here !

1.02.2023 // CINÉMATHÈQUE IDÉALE DES BANLIEUES DU MONDE

Thanks to Ateliers Médicis, my piece Levittown has been added to Alice Diop’s Cinémathèque Idéale des Banlieues du Monde, a projet spearheaded by the Centre Pompidou and Ateliers Médicis.

It will be screened again during Les Journées Cinématographiques on February 5th.

1.12.2022 // GROUP SHOW “SHELTER”

I will be part of “SHELTER”, a group show curated by Patrice Joly and with pieces by Annabelle Amoros, Julie Béna, Ben Thorp Brown, Thomas Teurlai & Alain Damasio, Alain Declercq, Hoël Duret, Anne-Charlotte Finel, Armand Morin, Gwenola Wagon & Stéphane Degoutin and Yan Tomaszewski running through December at Zoo Galerie. Infos here.

I’m also part of “SHELTER, le film” directed by Lucie Szechter & Benjamin Cataliotti Valdina, visible here !

19.05.2022 // GROUP SHOW “IMAGE 3.0”

At the crossroads between art and technology, the exhibition "IMAGE 3.0" curated by Pascal Beausse and Quentin Bajac, brings together new works by the 17 artists who benefited, in 2020 and 2021, from the national photographic commission of the same name, initiated by the Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) in partnership with the Jeu de Paume.

The exhibition is presented at the Cellier in Reims, from May 20 to September 14, 2022, bringing together pieces made from innovative techniques. The ensemble draws up a panorama from cybernetics to artificial intelligence, facial recognition to neuroscience, highlighting a certain number of questions regarding the challenges of the image today.

With Donatien AUBERT, Mustapha AZEROUAL, Nelson BOURREC CARTER, BRODBECK & DE BARBUAT, Gregory CHATONSKY, Raphaël DALLAPORTA, Philippe DURAND, Justine EMARD, Noémie GOUDAL, Nicolas GOURAULT, Clarisse HAHN, Manon LANJOUERE, Elsa LEYDIER, Anna MALAGRIDA, Hanako MURAKAMI, SMITH.

27.04.2022 // GROUP SHOW “AFTER AFFECT”

I will be part “after affect” a group show curated by Akim Paquet at the Cité Internationale des Arts on April 28th 2022 ! It will run till October 2022.

"'after affect, what remains will surely be affect again.
The invited artists are people with whom there was an underground, affective communication, whose relation produced in my body a movement, an emotion. An intuition. An affect at a distance. A seed of love. And sometimes it can remain there, sometimes it grows”

More infos here in english and here in french.

With Nelson Bourrec Carter, Kay Zevallos Villegas, Allan Marzo & Abed Al Kadira

02.03.2022 // SOLO SHOW “HOMECOMING”

I will be opening my solo show “Homecoming” at the Cité Internationale des Arts’ Petite Galerie on March 2nd 2022 ! It will run till March 27th.

"'Invoking the vocabulary of horror cinema as well as that of television shows such as Star Trek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Nelson Bourrec Carter develops a political approach to the cinematic landscape, where sets and locations take on their own autonomy and tell their own stories.
In Homecoming, the artist presents a new set of videos and photographs around individual houses perceived as immobile sites of resilience.”

More infos here in english and here in french.

09.11.2021 // “THINKING BEYOND” FOR LO SCHERMO DELL’ARTE

I will be participating in “Thinking Beyond, moving images for a post-pandemic world” in Florence, Italy, a show celebrating the transformative power of art and the ability of artists to read tragic and traumatic circumstances as generative opportunities, as part of Lo schermo dell'arte, an international project dedicated to explore, analyse and promote the complex relations between contemporary art and cinema. The exhibition will feature ten films, videos and installations, by Alexandre Erre, PHILTH HAUS, Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk, ChongYan Liu, Eleonora Luccarini, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi, Eoghan Ryan, VEGA, Janaina Wagner and myself. More infos here.

23.09.2021 // “GO FAR, GO HARD” AT GLASSBOX

Our KimPetrasPaintings show “Go Far, Go Hard” will open on September 23rd and run through October 14th. It comes after a two months summer residency at Glassbox. More infos here.

08.09.2021 // FONDATION CARASSO x CITÉ DES ARTS

It is the official start of my six months residency at Cité Internationale des Arts Paris with the Carasso Foundation. More infos about my project here and about the foundation and residents here.

01.08.2021 // KIMPETRASPAINTINGS x L’ESTIVE

Our collective KimPetrasPaintings, dealing with queer representation in pop culture and fan art as contemporary ex-votos, has been selected by GLASSBOX for their summer residency, l’Estive 2021. We’ll be opening our show this September.

01.07.2021 // FONDATION CARASSO x CITÉ DES ARTS

I am one of the ten artists and filmmakers selected by the Carasso Foundation for their 2021/2022 residency. From September 2021 to February 2022, I’ll be at the Cité des Arts in Paris, working on my feature “Cathedral City”. More infos here.

14.07.2020 // IMAGE 3.0 SHOW AT JEU DE PAUME

So very excited to be one of the laureates for the CNAP’s national photographic commission IMAGE 3.0 ! See you in 2021 at Jeu de Paume !

01.03.2020 // PRIX SCIENCES PO POUR L’ART CONTEMPORAIN

I have been nominated for the Sciences Po Prize for Contemporary Art! The show opens on April 9th 2020. More infos on their website here.

09.06.2019 // CURTAS VILA DO CONDE

I will be presenting “LEVITTOWN” at the 27th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde this July in Portugal as part of their international competition. See the whole list of films -> here and read a very nice text about my film -> there.

03.06.2019 // CÔTÉ COURT

"LEVITTOWN" is continuing its screenings-spree and will be shown at Côté Court Festival in Pantin, Friday June 7th! More infos on the festival’s website -> here.

24.04.2019 // CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE & MAC VAL

After premiering in Germany last month at 20MinMax IFF, "LEVITTOWN" will be back in France and screened at The MAC VAL Contemporary Art Center for Nuit des Musées on May 18th and at the Cinémathèque Française for their Aujourd’hui Le Cinéma program on May 27th.

01.04.2019 // LE POLYESTER

I talk about the making of “LEVITTOWN”, my fascination for suburbia and my current cinema crushes on Le Polyester’s website, right -> here.
(But mind you, the whole thing’s in French.)

You can also watch and hear me talk about the film on Entrevues Belfort’s Youtube channel, over -> there!

24.02.2019 // NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2019

"LEVITTOWN" will have its North American Premiere in New York at The Museum of Modern Arts and Lincoln Center as part of New Directors/New Films! More infos on the festival's website here.

15.10.2018 // ENTREVUES BELFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

My film "LEVITTOWN" will premiere at Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival this November, as part of their international competition! More infos on the festival's website here.

23.07.2018 // BEAUMARCHAIS-SACD PRIZE

I am happy to announce that my upcoming film BODY, a coming-of-age musical murder mystery (no less), has received the Beaumarchais-SACD prize for screenwriting. Yay! 

01.01.2018 // WORKSHOPS AT THE CARTIER FOUNDATION

I will be teaching my photography workshop "PORTRAITS REVEALED" at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain for kids between 7 and 10 during their show on Malian photographer Malick Sidibé, running from October 20th till February 25th! More infos and dates on the Foundation's website here.

10.12.2017 // LA RAISON ANIMALE

The CNAP in partnership with GREC are launching a new collection of short films and video art. I am one of the 10 artists and filmmakers commissioned to produce a film under the theme "The Animal Reason".  More about this in 2018.

13.05.2017 // WORKSHOPS AT THE CARTIER FOUNDATION

Starting May 13th, I will be teaching my photography workshop "DOUBLE VISION" at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain for kids between 7 and 10! More infos and dates on the Foundation's website here.

21.09.2016 // FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM INDEPENDANT DE BORDEAUX

My medium length movie "Overlanders" will premiere at FIFIB this October, as part of their official selection. More infos on the festival's website here.

01.09.2015 // ECLA AQUITAINE, CHALET MAURIAC

From September 1st to October 5th, I will be back at ECLA Aquitaine's writing residency Chalet Mauriac, working on my first feature film, "Glowsticks". 
The interview I gave (in french) during my first 2014 stay is up on Eclair's website.
 

22.06.2015 // PACIFIC

Discover the characters from my next film, "Overlanders" in this music video I directed for french indie-pop band SANS SÉBASTIEN new single, "PACIFIC"!

Cast: CAMILLE AYME, STEPHEN ROBERTS, CÉLINE CROS
Directed by NELSON BOURREC CARTER 
Produced by OVERLAND FILMS
Written and composed by SANS SEBASTIEN 
Special guest : LAURENCE GUATARBES
Produced by JIMMY Q (CASPIAN POOL)
Arranged by JIMMY Q and SANS SEBASTIEN
Direction by JIMMY Q

06.06.2015 // HERE WITH ME

A show by Camille Ayme and Nelson Bourrec Carter, on view from May 30th to July 5th at Galerie Ygrec, 20 rue Louise Weiss, 75013 Paris.

Here With Me est l’histoire d’une promesse mise à l’épreuve. C’est une chanson de Dido, générique de la série Roswell passée en boucle pendant notre traversée de la ville éponyme. C’est la découverte de la vacuité de l’envers du décor, un road trip déceptif à travers un territoire fictionné.
Here With Me propose une lecture croisée de l'Amérique d'aujourd'hui. Deux regards suivant des trajectoires opposées se rencontrent pour questionner le paysage américain et les mythes qui l’ont construit.
L'Amérique de la mobilité, conquise d'Est en Ouest par le développement des infrastructures routières se frotte à l'Amérique des représentations, dont les créations Californiennes se diffusent, elles, vers l’Est.
Il en résulte des zones hybrides que Camille Ayme et Nelson Bourrec Carter formalisent aussi bien par la performance que par des images fixes et en mouvement, pour poser les bases d'une mythologie personnelle.

01.06.2015 // SCREEN SELF-SCRIPTING

On June 5th 2015, an all-day screening of video art curated by Thomas Butler,
Ofr, 3, rue Dubois, 75003 Paris 

Hannah Quinlan Anderson & Rosie Hastings

Nelson Bourrec Carter

Kenny Dunkan

Georges Jacotey

Samuel Kenswil

Jala Wahid

Speaking about his Screen Test series Andy Warhol remarked of his fascination for factory associates who could “turn on” and “be their own script”. It was as though Warhol was anticipating the intense self-scripting demanded by today’s neoliberal economy. He saw how the subject would be tested and stretched – both physically and physiologically – and expected to acquire a new set of skills for each interview or engagement. In the present series of videos, made by artists based in London, LA, Athens and Paris, self-scripting is examined by the queer subject. The paradigm – our spectacle society – still exacts specific demands vis-à-vis our own subjectivity and the images that we are exposed to – this in turn has co-opted a certain “gay” subject that is politically disengaged or neutral. If Freud was correct when he said that the ego is a kind of image, then it is possible to assume that it acts as a screen onto which we project certain identities and idealizations. Many of the videos presented here examine this through two different modes – and often conflate them. The first, image as commodity, and the second, image as celebrity. Some are purely concerned with the kind of subjectivity that was performed by Warhol’s subjects. Above all, the videos act to deconstruct and interrogate certain received notions we have as subjects vis-à-vis the screen.