Presentation

Bétonsalon - Center for Art and Research offers a space of col­lec­tive reflec­tion that com­bines both artistic and aca­demic prac­tices, and ques­tions the pro­duc­tion and dis­sem­i­na­tion of knowl­edge. We develop our activ­i­ties in a pro­cess-based, col­lab­o­ra­tive, and dis­cur­sive manner, fol­lowing dif­ferent time spans, in coop­er­a­tion with var­ious local, national, and inter­na­tional orga­ni­za­tions. Exhibitions are enriched by dif­ferent asso­ci­ated events (work­shops, con­fer­ences, per­for­mances, round table dis­cus­sions...). We orga­nize sem­i­nars and work­shops in col­lab­o­ra­tion with fac­ulty mem­bers from the Paris Diderot University. We lead off-site research pro­jects in part­ner­ship with other insti­tu­tions, and offer res­i­dency pro­grams for researchers, artists, and cura­tors.

Bétonsalon – Center for Art and Research is a non-profit orga­ni­za­tion estab­lished in Paris in 2003. Since 2007, Bétonsalon has been located on the campus of the Paris Diderot University. In 2016, we launched the Académie Vivante (Living Academy) pro­gram, an exper­i­mental research lab­o­ra­tory within the Epigenetics and Cell Fate unit (CNRS / Université Paris Diderot) that invites artists in res­i­dency. This same year, we launched Villa Vassillieff, our second site of activ­i­ties, in the former studio of artist Marie Vassilieff, located in the heart of the Montparnasse neigh­bor­hood. Until 2013, this loca­tion was the Museum of Montparnasse. Villa Vassilieff is a cul­tural estab­lish­ment of the City of Paris.