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Europia © Juliette Clapson (étudiante à l'Ecole des Arts Décoratifs)

From 7 to 10 February 2022, under the leadership of the French Presidency of the European Union, the Grand Palais Éphémère presents EuroFabrique

In 2020, the Rmn – Grand Palais turned the Nave of the Grand Palais into Franck Scurti’s workshop (the artist’s response to the pandemic). The Rmn – Grand Palais then accommodated the Pour Paul Celan exhibition by Anselm Kiefer in the Grand Palais Éphémère. This exhibition was conceived as a workshop to continue Kiefer’s reflection on the cultural and political memory of Europe, and took place within the framework of the FPEU. Now the Rmn – Grand Palais will transform the Grand Palais Éphémère into a workshop of a new kind. Created with the École des Arts Décoratifs and the Association nationale des écoles supérieures d’art (ANdEA), EuroFabrique is a giant European school of art and design, a workshop and laboratory designed to encourage reflection on the idea of Europe, bringing together the energy and creativity of artists and designers from all over Europe. In a post-Brexit environment, when European Union member states are divided on questions around sovereignty, economic independence, humanitarian and environmental crises, EuroFabrique will ask Europe’s creative young people what they envision for the future of the European Union? EuroFabrique is a continuation of the reflection on Europe started by Rem Koolhaas in 2001, and progressed by Wolfgang Tillmans in 2018 through the creative forum, Eurolab.

For four days, 400 students from French and European art schools (including art, design, cinema, theatre and music schools) are invited to reflect on the continent they live on. What does it mean to be European today? How can we ensure Europe remains an attractive and world connected environment? Which principles and relationships are most important? If Europe is a project, how can we re-energise it? These questions will be at the heart of the Grand Palais Éphémère turned into a 10,000 sq m European art school and laboratory: constructed primarily through the creative use of re-cycled materials.

More info
The EuroFabrique days – an appraisal