April 21 - 23, 2023
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
April 21 - 23, 2023
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
The exhibition will bring together François Bucher's research work from its beginnings. This will be a unique opportunity to explore his intellectual and artistic evolution over time. From his early days, Bucher immersed himself in a deep analysis of the ethical and aesthetic issues surrounding cinema, television, and media in general. This early dedication laid the groundwork for a prolific and multifaceted career.
His essays and artistic projects served as vehicles to express his ideas and concerns, which were inherently linked to a conceptual and political approach until the paradigm shift he experienced around the year 2008. During this initial stage, Bucher stood out for his ability to challenge established conventions and question the role of the media in contemporary society.
The exhibition will offer a panoramic view of how these fundamental themes have evolved in Bucher's work over time, providing a vital context for understanding his current approach. From his early days to the present, his work has been a constant exploration of new ideas and approaches, making him a prominent figure in the contemporary intellectual and artistic landscape.
Instituto de Visión is a gallery focused on conceptual practices, led by women, and located in Bogotá. Our mission is to investigate artistic discourses that have been excluded from the official art history. Through the Visionarios program, we have recovered important collections from the Latin American art scene of the mid-20th century and continue to research the most enigmatic praxis of the region.
Through a dual program, we also represent some of the most relevant practices from Mexico, Chile, North America, Venezuela, among others. Directed by three women, Instituto de Visión pays special attention to female voices, queer theory, environmental activism, displacement, and other critical positions that challenge the established order.
François Bucher is an artist graduated from the University of the Andes in Fine Arts and trained in film at The School Art Institute of Chicago, awarded a scholarship at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in New York. He was a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts at Umea University, Sweden for 12 years, where he was accepted to a doctorate in artistic practice within the same institution. His work and research encompass a wide range of interests and media, initially focusing on issues related to ethical and aesthetic concerns surrounding cinema, television, and media in their broadest sense. These themes were central both in his essays and artistic projects. Until 2008, his work could be characterized as conceptual and politically focused. Since then, his ideas have taken a turn, and his production over the last decade engages with issues related to capturing weak signals —from other planes in the spectrum of perception— and discovering patterns in background noise. This is framed within an essentially poetic language that draws, in many cases, from conceptual events in the world of contemporary science and other alternative sciences often referred to as "traditional knowledge." There also underlies a paradigm shift regarding his vision of where politics lies and what it entails. Bucher's visual works and texts are always interrelated, each associated with the others, forming multiple sutures that, in turn, produce new, unprecedented meanings.
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