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Nottingham Contemporary Presents Two ‘Acts’ Dedicated to Jean Genet

NOTTINGHAM.- This summer Nottingham Contemporary presents a major and unconventional exhibition in two ‘Acts’ dedicated to Jean Genet, the celebrated poet of revolt. Act One is a solo exhibition by Marc Camille Chaimowicz, the influential London-based artist who was born in post-War Paris. New works in film, slide projection and sculpture evoke the early Genet—the former prisoner, thief, army deserter and vagabond who turned brutal experience into sexually fevered poetry. Chaimowicz’s exhibition focuses on Genet’s The Maids (1948), about two servants who revolt against their mistress. His installation takes the form of a strange ornate domestic interior that suggests a space Genet might wish to inhabit. It hosts several ‘guests’, principally Alberto Giacometti, who is represented by six major sculptures and paintings, together with drawings and furniture, generously lent by Fondation Giacometti, Centre Pom