Original text of the work
J’ai reçu un mail de rupture.
Je n’ai pas su répondre.
C’était comme s’il ne m’était pas destiné.
Il se terminait par les mots : Prenez soin de vous.
J’ai pris cette recommandation au pied de la lettre.
J'ai demandé à 107 femmes - dont une à plumes et deux en bois - choisies pour leur métier, leur talent, d’interpréter la lettre sous un angle professionnel.
L’analyser, la commenter, la jouer, la danser, la chanter. La disséquer. L’épuiser. Comprendre pour moi. Parler à ma place.
Une façon de prendre le temps de rompre. À mon rythme.
Prendre soin de moi.
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Translation of the work in English
I received an email telling me it was over.
I didn’t know how to respond.
It was almost as if it hadn’t been meant for me.
It ended with the words, Take care of yourself.
I followed this advice to the letter I asked 107 women (as well as two handpuppets and a parrot), chosen for their profession or skills, to interpret the letter.
To analyse it, comment on it, dance it, sing it. Dissect it. Exhaust it. Understand it for me. Answer for me.
It was a way of taking the time to break up.
A way to take care of myself.
Take Care of Yourself have been exhibited in major museums worldwide, about 25 places in total :
2019
- Cuídese Mucho, Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chile
2017
- Missing, curated by Evelyne Jouanno / Ars Citizen, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco, USA
2015
- Cuídese mucho, Centro Cultural Kirchner, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Modus vivendi, La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona, Spain
2014
- Cuídese mucho, Museo Tamayo, Mexico city, Mexico
- Cuídese mucho, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Mexico
2013
- Take Care of Yourself, Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Norway
2012
- Take Care of Yourself, Espoon modernin taiteen museo, Espoon, Finland
- Take Care of Yourself, The Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Saint Louis, USA
2011
- Take Care of Yourself / Hoia end. Ole tubli, Tallinna Kunstihoone, Tallinn, Estonia
2010
- Talking to Strangers, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
- Talking to Strangers, De Pont Museum, Tilbourg, Netherlands
2009
- Talking to Strangers, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
- Cuide de você, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro ; Museu de Arte Moderna de Salvador de Bahia ; SESC Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil
2008
- Prenez soin de vous, Fondation pour l’art contemporain DHC/ART, Montréal, Canada
- Prenez soin de vous, Bibliothèque nationale de France, site Richelieu, Paris, France
2007
- Prenez soin de vous, Pavillon français de la 52e Biennale de Venise, Italy