Christian Boltanski @ The Carpenter Center, Harvard

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Boltanski's three-channel video installation, 6 Septembres, is a meditation on memory and the passing of time
The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University presents ‘Christian Boltanski: 6 Septembres’, a three-channel video installation by celebrated artist Christian Boltanski, on view in theMain Gallery from1 November–20 December 2012.

Starting with the notion of ‘I remember’ (Je me souviens) and using headlines that had an impact on his life as a point of departure, Boltanski compiled archival newscast footage of events that occurred on each of his birthdays, every 6 September  from 1944 through 2004, creating a flow of images that retraces moments in history including the end of the Second World War and the death of Princess Diana. The viewer can pause images at random, participating in this meditation on memory, death, and the passing of time.

Boltanski comes to Harvard to give a Carpenter Center lecture about his work, including the installation on view, on Thursday, November 15, at 6 p.m., followed by a reception with the artist.

This exhibition is supported in part by the Consulate General of France in Boston. The organizers extend special thanks to Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte for their continuous support of contemporary art.