Station #1, the Observatoire de l'Espace's free contemporary art exhibition at Galerie Colbert

The Rotonde of the Galerie Colbert at theINHA (Institut national de l'histoire de l'art) is transformed into a crossroads wherecontemporary art and space exploration meet through the exhibition Station #1, accessible free of charge from November 29 to December 20, 2023. Come and discover this exhibition presented byCNES's Observatoire de l'Espace, where creations by Clément Fourment, Juliette Green, Hippolyte Hentgen and Aurélie Pagès, based on documents linked to space history, offer a fresh look at the universe.

Upon arrival, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in an environment where the spatial dimension infuses contemporary art. Located in Paris, the exhibition is open Monday to Saturday, noon to 7pm. The interplay between space archives and the artistic vision of the four creators reveals a series of works that prompt us to reflect on our relationship with Space, over and above issues of knowledge alone.

The exhibition highlights the narrative and aesthetic potential of space documents, transformed by the artists into expressions of various forms and fictions. Gérard Azoulay, the exhibition's curator, emphasizes that this artistic approach deliberately distances the works from a strict historical and scientific narrative, embracing a creative freedom that gives rise to a complex and engaging universe.

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Admission is free, so don't hesitate to discover this exhibition, which is sure to surprise you. Station #1 is not just an exhibition, it's an adventure, an opening onto a dimension where art is inspired by the great history of the conquest of space.

For anyone ready to be swept away by this artistic odyssey, the Station #1 exhibition atINHA is a stopover not to be missed. Located in the heart of the French capital, the experience promises to satisfy both curiosity and imagination, inviting visitors on a journey where art meets science in a harmonious symphony of creativity.