On the origin of a brand new wave of inventive wastelands implanted in warehouses, factories and other disused open spaces awaiting reconversion, Poush has traded its office tower in Clichy (within the Hauts-de-Seine), occupied since February 2020 by 120 younger artists, for a former fragrance manufacturing unit in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis). On the heart of this hive of artists, a huge hall topped by a dome pierced by bays flooding the place with mild : a dream exhibition stage that can be “for visible artists the chance to experiment with new collaborations, to dialogue with different disciplines – dance, efficiency, music – [and for curators] the potential for imagining even more impactful programming, monumental works and a spot of exhibition open to artists of the French and worldwide scene,” explains Yvannoé Kruger, inventive director of the place, whose lovely inaugural exhibition, “Echoes of a distant time arrive whistling on the sand” (to be seen until August 19).
Now supported by the Association pour le Développement des Lieux de Création Artistique (ADLCA) created in June 2021 by Hervé Digne and Laure Colliex, the founders of Manifesto (one other association creating progressive tasks to help artists at the origin of the creation of POUSH in 2020), this momentary “inventive campus” reworking an industrial heritage website into a multidisciplinary creation and exhibition area is a wonderful example of the transitional urbanism of the Larger Paris area in full improvement.
Along with the engaging worth of the workshops (adapted to all practices), the occupants of the place (selected by a name for purposes) benefit from an inventive and production help program, administrative and legal help, and above all, an incredible visibility, particularly in the course of the skilled days.
“I see POUSH as a world café, where you'll be able to meet individuals from everywhere in the world, individuals with totally different disciplines, a spot the place everyone speaks the identical language [? I see POUSH as an international café where you can meet people from all over the world, people with different disciplines, a place where everyone speaks the same language […], a sort of village where all of the buildings are related by footbridges, which facilitates entry to the studios and call between artists,” stated painter Dhewadi Hadjab, a new recruit to the Kamel Mennour gallery and a current graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts, who was featured in our last concern, as well as his studio neighbor Arnaud Adami, another rising star of the brand new photographic-realism painting.
POUSH
153, avenue Jean-Jaurès, Aubervilliers
www.poush.fr
www.manifesto.fr
STÉPHANIE DULOUT
L’article POUSH est apparu en premier sur Galerie Joseph.
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