The article reports on the exhibition "Regards sensibles" at the macLyon (Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon), which showcases 28 video artworks from the collection of Isabelle and Jean-Conrad Lemaître. The exhibition celebrates the couple's complete donation of their video art collection to the museum. It begins with Gillian Wearing's 1996 video "Boytime," the first video artwork the Lemaîtres acquired, and spans works from 1984 to 2025 by artists of 43 nationalities, offering a broad panorama of the video art genre.
The exhibition matters because it highlights how video art has evolved from a niche, undervalued medium in the 1990s to a central practice in contemporary art. Curator Tasja Langenbach organizes the show around emotion and sensory experience rather than thematic categories, emphasizing the human and empathetic dimensions that video uniquely captures. By inviting viewers to slow down and engage deeply, the exhibition offers a counterpoint to the fast-paced, solitary consumption of online videos, making a quietly political statement about attention and collective experience.