Collected and reproduced from the 16th century on, ancient statuary has never ceased to nourish and inspire artists who discovered it in Italy or France through casts or drawn and engraved copies.

Designed by Laurent Le Bon, with exhibition staging by Isabelle Cornaro, L’esprit commence et finit au bout des doigts (the mind begins and ends at the tips of our fingers) is dedicated to 20 years of support for artistic crafts by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.

On the occasion of the inauguration of its new photo lab, Beaux-Arts de Paris is joining forces with

Over the past decade there has been a renewed interest in the practice of casting, which once again brings together the artistic and industrial worlds. Casting in plaster has never gone away, but the repertoire has now been enlarged. Casts of all kinds proliferate in our daily lives, and artists avail