Introduction

Lâme, the title of Etienne Chambaud's first museum exhibition, at LaM – Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, links the museum's name to "lame = blade," an object to cut with, and "âme = soul," the vital breath that symbolises life. In English, the title takes on yet another double meaning, as it evokes both an impaired body and a lack of substance. In the exhibition, the artist presents works from the last ten years, drawings from his childhood, and new creations, some of which have been conceived using borrowed items from scientific and cultural institutions in the city of Lille. Lâme is an exhibition of contradictions, metamorphoses, and hybridisations, processes characteristic of the artist's work.

To coincide with the exhibition, a richly illustrated catalogue on Chambaud's practice will be published by LaM and Éditions Dilecta.

Etienne Chambaud
Lâme
LaM, Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut
1 All. du Musée

59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
October 7, 2022 – January 22, 2023
www.musee-lam.fr