Simulacres aux Magasins Généraux

Magasins Généraux

Les Magasin Généraux present the group exhibition « Simulacres » from June 25 to September 27, 2026. When art disrupts reality. The exhibition explores the many ways in which artists blur the boundaries between reality and appearance. From artisanal processes to the most advanced technologies, it highlights the strategies of mimicry, illusion and simulation that run through the recent history of artistic creation. Hyperrealism, perceptual games, digital simulacra, and images generated by artificial intelligence — the exhibition questions our ability to distinguish the true from the false. Between fascination, vertigo and critique, « Simulacres » thus decodes the shifts of perception at a time when images become increasingly indiscernible, when the false and the illusion are no longer the exception but a norm to be understood, outwitted or sublimated. CURATORSHIP Anna Labouze & Keimis Henni EXHIBITING ARTISTS Pauline Bastard, Laura Bottereau & Marine Fiquet, Alice Brygo, Julian Charrière, Sarah Anais Desbenoit, Marine Ducroux-Gazio, Lou Fauroux, Mayara Ferrao, Ryan Gander, Dhewabi Hadjab, Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst, Ann Veronica Janssens, Tony Mattelli, Maria Mavropoulou, Ivan Navarro, Bill Posters, Jon Rafman, Arinze Stanley, Julius Von Bismark EPHEMERAL BOOKSHOP-CAFÉ Les Magasins Généraux and the bookshop Un livre et une tasse de thé are joining forces to offer an unprecedented pop-up bookshop-café in Pantin: Un livre et une tasse d’été. During the exhibition « Simulacres », the Un livre et une tasse d’été lounge will be set up at the heart of the building as well as along the canal de l’Ourcq, offering visitors a setting in which to relax. This initiative aims to create a new living space, inviting the public to discover a selection of books related to the exhibition's theme and to enjoy a range of coffees, teas and pastries.

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