Artist lecture by Johan Grimonprez

"Who owns our imagination in a world of existential vertigo where truth has become a shipwrecked refugee?" is one of Johan Grimonprez’ underlaying inquiries: "Is it not the storyteller who can contain contradictions, and slip between the languages that entangle our worlds, to become a time-traveler of the imagination?"

In connection with his current retrospective at ZKM »Johan Grimonprez. All Memory Is Theft«, Belgian media artist Johan Grimonprez (born 1962) will provide insights into his work, artistic methods, and current developments. His most recent film »Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat« (2024), co-produced by ZKM, received an Oscar® nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film.