Penser le Présent with Lubaina Himid et Magda Stawarska
Thursday 29 October 2026 | Event
On the occasion of the project they are presenting at the Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpêtrière as part of the 2026 Festival d’Automne, artists Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska speak with Clément Dirié, curator of their exhibition titled Attendre ensemble.
The discussion will focus on art and architecture, ways of connecting grand historical narratives with individual destinies, notio...
Penser le Présent with Laure Murat
Tuesday 10 November 2026 |
Laure Murat is a writer and professor at UCLA. Since the #MeToo movement began, she has been a prominent voice in the debate surrounding the new cultural challenges facing both the New World and the Old World.
She regularly contributes to the press on the cultural wars tearing France and the United States apart. She is the author of about ten books, including *Une révolution sexuelle ? Réflex...
Penser le Présent with Boaz Levin
Thursday 12 November 2026 |
Boaz Levin is a curator and co-head of exhibitions at C/O Berlin. Together with Esther Ruelfs, he co-curated *Mining Photography: The Ecological Footprint of Image Production* (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in 2022, Kunst Haus Wien, and Gewerbemuseum Winterthur in 2023).
By adopting a materialist and environmental approach to the history of photography, the exhibition revisits the inve...
Penser le Présent with Krystian Lupa
Tuesday 17 November 2026 |
Polish director Krystian Lupa is the patron of the 10th edition of the Un Week-End à l’Est festival, which this year focuses on the artistic scene in Kraków. A major figure in European theater, he has left his mark on the international stage with productions inspired by major literary works—ranging from Dostoevsky and Thomas Bernhard to Kafka.
First introduced to French audiences in 199...