L'oeil hanté, Lucia Sagradini
Essay by Lucia Sagradini, PhD in sociology of art and culture, professor of art history and theory at ESAD des Pyrénées (Tarbes).
Considering the power of images while seeking to escape their power, the enslavement of both the image and the viewer. Always alert to the subversive dimension of images. Such is the subject of this essay. Looking implies the action of grasping the image and moving beyond passivity and contemplation, combining our histories, knowledge and even our ignorance, to give it meaning. In a world where virtual modes construct and support the phantasmagorias of capitalism, and where images, their flows, actively participate in increasing the passivity of beings, atony, fear and alienation, the possibility of understanding that looking is a political action becomes essential.
Passing by the house
Lucia Sagradini in conversation with Philippe Fangeaux
Thursday 16.04.26 at 7pm at Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Passe à la maison
Passe à la maison proposes artistic moments inside domestic spaces.
For this first event of the year, the contemporary art center invites Lucia Sagradini to present her latest work L’œil hanté. L’art en alerte, 1919-1983, in conversation with Philippe Fangeaux.
*Philippe Fangeaux is a painter who teaches painting at ESAD des Pyrénées (Tarbes).
Limited capacity, by reservation :
→ Address given when booking: 05 62 00 15 93 / centredart@lachapelle-saint-jacques.com
→ An evening based on the “auberge espagnole” principle, with everyone bringing a dish to share.
Reviews:
October 2025, Le monde diplomatique by Michael Löwy
December 2025, Critique d’art by Camille Paulhan
January 2026, Art press by Camille Prunet
Forthcoming, Chimères magazine by Marco Candore (date not given)
Previous presentations
Spring 2025: ÉSAD Pyrénées, Tarbes site, in dialogue with P. Fangeaux
September 2025: Zoème art gallery and bookshop Marseille, in dialogue with P. Fangeaux
Musée d’art brut Halle Saint Pierre and participation in Journées d’étude Paris 8 in dialogue with Alex Neumann
October 2025: Les instants chavirés Montreuil as part of the Deep Cadium exhibition by Marion Robin
November 2025: La mauvaise réputation Bordeaux in dialogue with P. Fangeaux