Events to see

Penser le Présent with Ibrahim Mahama

Tuesday 29 September 2026 | Dialogue
Amphithéâtre des loges

Ibrahim Mahama, one of the most influential multidisciplinary artists of his generation, has established himself on the international stage with his installations created from collected materials, archives, and fragments of industrial heritage, which he reactivates to shape new imaginaries.  Ibrahim Mahama's work explores the colonial and postcolonial legacies of Ghana. The issue of extr...

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Penser le Présent with Josèfa Ntjam

Thursday 15 October 2026 | Dialogue
Amphithéâtre des loges

Invasion aquatique Nominated for the 2026 Marcel Duchamp Prize, artist Josèfa Ntjam has developed a practice that blends sculpture, performance, photomontage, film, and sound. Gathering the raw material for her work from the Internet, natural science books, and photographic archives, she uses the method of assemblage—of images, words, sounds, and stories—to deconstruct hegemonic discourses on...

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Penser le Présent with Kader Attia and Jacinto Lageira

Friday 23 October 2026 | Dialogue
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Kader Attia is one of the most internationally renowned contemporary artists. A sculptor, photographer, and video artist, he has been creating a powerful and socially engaged body of work rooted in philosophical thought since the 1990s.  With his dual Algerian and French cultural background, he is one of the first artists of his generation to examine the consequences of colonialism. Havi...

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Penser le Présent avec Lubaina Himid et Magda Stawarska

Thursday 29 October 2026 | Event
Amphithéâtre des loges

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...

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