Here we have a freehand drawing of a cortex transferred into white neon tubing on a scale determined by the size of the wall it is shown on. As confronting as its title, this work by Adel Abdessemed is accompanied by two films: in "Trust Me" a man at a music stand shows vampire fangs as, seemingly in a fit of madness, he swallows most of the words of various national anthems, from the Marseillaise to God Save the Queen. In "Hot Blood" the same character – this time wearing a red nose – laughs hysterically as, between two paroxysms, we make out the single sentence, "I am a terrorist". These three works share the notion that man, the possessor of enormous freedom, is also a changeable, wishful creature, at once animal and human, reasonable and crazy, who indiscriminately identifies enormous vulnerability with terror, and superficiality with the tragic.


From Wednesday 16 September 2009 to Sunday 3 January 2010
Closed on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010
(Professional preview days: Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 September 2009)
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 12 noon to 7pm
Late opening on Friday, 12 noon to 10pm
Closed on Mondays
Exceptional morning opening during the Festival of Lights:
Saturday 5, Sunday 6 and Tuesday 8 December, 10am to 7pm
La Sucrière
Les Docks, 47-49 quai Rambaud, Lyon 2
Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art
Cité Internationale, 81 quai Charles de Gaulle, Lyon 6
The Bullukian Foundation
26 place Bellecour, Lyon 2
The Bichat Warehouse
5 rue Bichat, Lyon 2
Entry tickets:
- Give once-only access to each exhibition venue
- Are valid throughout the Biennale
Full rate: €12
entry + audioguide or guided tour: €14
Concessions: €6
(For under-26s, jobseekers, large families (3+ children) and late sessions)
entry + audioguide or guided tour: €11
Free of charge for: under-15s; students studying in the Rhône-Alpes region; art-school, art-history and visual-arts students from all over the world; recipients of the minimum welfare allowance (RMI), Mapra and Maison des Artistes card holders, students at Institut de la Communication (Lyon-2 University), M'ra card holders, people with reduced mobility.
Permanent passes:
- Give full and unlimited access to all exhibition venues
- Are valid throughout the Biennale
One-person pass: €19
Two-person (Duo) pass: €28
Youth pass (for under-18s): €12
All venues are linked by riverboat shuttles on Saturdays and Sundays. Free ride on presentation of entry ticket.*
From the Museum of Contemporary Art
(landing-stage in front of the Convention Centre)
Departures for La Sucrière and the Place Antonin Poncet landing-stage at 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, 5:30pm and 6:30pm
From the Bullukian Foundation
(landing-stage on Place Antonin Poncet)
Departures for the Museum of Contemporary Art at 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm and 6:00pm
Departures for La Sucrière at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm From
La Sucrière
(landing-stage in front of La Sucrière)
Departures for the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Place Antonin Poncet landingstage at 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm and 5:30pm
Departures for the Bichat Warehouse at 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm, 5:00pm, 6:30pm and 7:30pm
From the Bichat Warehouse
(landing-stage at 13 bis Quai Rambaud)
Departures for La Sucrière at 1:45pm, 2:45pm, 4:45pm, 5:15pm
*Subject to capacity