Exhibiting in China: behind the scenes of a world in transition

Between millennial heritage and contemporary art, the museum scene and exhibition market in China are undergoing profound changes. With more than 7,000 museums in 2025, the country is confirming the central role of culture in its domestic recovery strategy.

Shuo Hao, a poetry of metamorphoses

Can glass become oil? Can flowers laid on a wounded body turn into blood? In Shuo Hao’s work, painting and poetry hold each other.
With “Huile de vitre”, the artist creates a ritual-like exhibition inspired by the Yi Jing (Book of Changes), in which each work corresponds to a trigram, symbolizing a cosmic force in flux.

A New Generation of Chinese Artists Living in France

Seven Chinese artists of the new generation spoke about navigating between two cultures, their reflections on identity—between China and the West—their academic paths, and the ways in which these experiences nourish and transform their artistic practice, with a constant spirit of lucidity and critical awareness.

Four Artists Investigating the Traces Left by History

Four Tunisian artists take over the Abbey of Jumièges with works that engage in dialogue with memory and history. Between revisited heritages, reinterpreted narratives, and contemporary perspectives, they weave bridges between past and present, turning art into a space of transmission and resonance.

Nicolas Bourriaud: “Art in the West Has Become a Symbol of the Nature/Culture Divide”

In this interview, Nicolas Bourriaud revisits his book “Inclusions” and offers a powerful reflection on contemporary art in the age of the Capitalocene. He challenges the Western division between nature and culture, celebrates inclusive thinking, and compares contemporary artists to shamans or sorcerers—figures capable of re-enchanting a world fragmented by capitalism and cultural standardization.