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Chantal Akerman, born June 6, 1950, is a Brussels-born and now Paris-based filmmaker, writer, actor, producer and composer, and one of the most important European directors of her generation. Akerman has made over 40 works – from 35mm features to video essays to experimental documentaries, including Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; News from Home; Les Rendez-vous d 'Anna; Je, tu, il, elle. In 1995 Akerman began experimenting with video installations and exhibiting her work in museums and galleries as well as in art-house theaters. Important solo exhibitions of Akerman’s work have been held at the Museum for Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium (2012), MIT, Cambridge Massachusetts (2008), the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel (2006); Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ (2006); and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2003). Akerman has participated in Documenta XI (2002) and the Venice Biennale (2001). In 2011 a film retrospective of Akerman’s work was shown at the Vienna Film Festival.

A collaboration between Ambika P3 (Curator Michael Mazière) and A Nos Amours (Curators Joanna Hogg and Adam Roberts) in association with Marian Goodman Gallery.

Ambika P3 is the University of Westminster’s space for contemporary art and architecture in Central London.

Ambika P3 is the University of Westminster’s space for contemporary art and architecture in Central London.

A Nos Amours, a collective founded by film-makers Joanna Hogg and Adam Roberts dedicated to programming over-looked, under-exposed or especially potent cinema.

Marian Goodman is one of the most influential and respected dealers of contemporary art with a powerhouse stable of artists.