An Uncertain Pleasure

An Uncertain Pleasure showcases the distinctive time-based media collection of visionary Geneva gallerist Pierre Huber. Focusing on works that unfold over time—such as video, film, sound, and performance—it traces the evolution of this medium over four decades.

Huber was a pioneering supporter of new media and globalization in art, actively collecting diverse works from across the world. The exhibition features foundational artists like Nam June Paik and Tony Oursler, alongside major figures from the 1990s and 2000s, including William Kentridge, Isaac Julien, Shirin Neshat, and Tino Sehgal, representing regions from Asia and the Americas to Africa and Europe.

Structured into four thematic sections—addressing socio-political issues, identity, the body, performativity, and globalization—the show presents works as immersive installations that often integrate cinema-like projections and synchronized audio. The title, taken from a seminal piece by Chinese video art pioneer Zhang Peili, reflects the collection's global and heterogeneous perspective.

The exhibition configured around four porous concepts: Body, gender and Identity; Fragmented Visions; Social Surrealism; Megalopolis; and Multiplicity. It spanned the four gallery flours of MAMBO, as well as Bogota's Cinematheque exhibition gallery.

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Photography by Gregorio Díaz. Courtesy of the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art