Paris and Modernism

Saturday, June 17, 2006


June 3, Saturday
10-11—Photography, Ways of Seeing, Meghan Shea, lecture at Pension
2 pm Leave from Pension Metro to Museum of Fairground Arts installations, automatic performances and games are driven by Jacques Rémus software and hardware designs.
5pm Rendez-vous with Jacques Rémus Meca Musique Visit of the Musée d'Art Forain and Jacques Rémus' atelier Napoleon III Jacques Rémus' workshop is located in the eastern part of Paris, in two places, the "Frigos" building on the one hand and the ancient "Napoleon III" underground stables on the other hand. For NIME06, Remus’ key installations will be gathered in Napoléon III's place, (which is situated nearby the Museum of Fairground Arts). The following installations will be presented and demonstrated: Concertomatique n°2 (mechanical and pneumatic orchestra made up of elevenmusical king-sized machines), the Carillon Concertomatique n°3 (set of 40 separate tubular bells), the Musical Washing Machines Ensemble (32 pieces), and the Musical Camera.