The exhibition Les Immatériaux took place at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 1985. Curated by Jean-François Lyotard and Thierry Chaput, it is widely regarded as a landmark in postmodern philosophy and discourses around art, science, and digital culture. The Making of Les Immatériaux provides the first comprehensive account of the preparations, detailing how the exhibition emerged from collaborations in such diverse fields as contemporary art, architecture, science, and network media. Giving behind-the-scenes insight into the curatorial process, the book highlights the cooperation among a wide array of professionals involved in the conception of the exhibition, including Lyotard, Chaput, the team at the Centre de Création Industrielle, and the artists, theorists, and scientists they consulted.
Broeckmann explores the lasting impact of Les Immatériaux on the organization and design of interdisciplinary exhibitions, emphasizing current debates on materiality, immateriality, subjectivity, and thinghood. He shows how Les Immatériaux continues to offer a significant contribution to debates that have become ever more urgent.
