For over 30 years, Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaitre have built up an exceptional collection of video art, one of the largest private collection of its kind in France. Tasja Langenbach, a recognised video art specialist, was invited by macLYON to curate this exhibition. She has imagined a path where emotion and sensitivity stand in contrast to today’s scrolling habits.

Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaître, both great art lovers, decided after several years of collecting so-called ‘classical’ artworks (paintings, engravings, photographs, etc.) to focus exclusively on video art, bringing together a unique collection of works created between 1984 and 2025, their collection reflects their distinctly individual vision. Their choice of works is driven by curiosity and intuition, with their personal and emotional responses inevitably playing a major role. Their unusually open-minded, intellectual approach has drawn them to works that mirror important social, political and economic issues.

An emblematic figure in European video art and head of Videonale – Festival for Video and Time-Based Arts in Bonn, Germany, since 2012, Tasja Langenbach has designed an exhibition based on a selection of works, complemented by a programme of screenings and talks, offering visitors the opportunity to discover this extraordinary collection.

Curator : Tasja Langenbach