Chantal Akerman: Too Far, Too Close

Belgian director Chantal Akerman gained world success with her masterpiece ’Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ (1975) and consolidated her reputation with films like ’Toute une Nuit’, ’Les années 80’ and ’Le Marteau’. In the early nineties Akerman shifted her career from strictly film into the arts. She participated, amongst other exhibitions, at dOCUMENTA 10 and 11. It dated from 1995 since Akerman exhibited in her native country with a massive retrospective. In ’Too far, Too Close’ the