Catharsis
 Catharsis is an artistic creation that brings together French and Polish musicians and dancers. It provides a view of the painful existence of a Polish town from the twentieth century until the present: Oswieçim.
The Catharsis project is situated in the context of a partnership between the Nantes association "Croche-patte" and the Cultural Centre of Oswieçim (OCK). The aim of "Croche-patte" is to stimulate creative and educational exchanges between musicians and dancers.
The first presentation took place on 26 April 2007 in the context of the Nantes university festival. This was followed by a second presentation at the end of October 2007 in the Cultural Centre of Oswieçim in Poland.
The encounter is based on the contemporary history of a town with a dramatic and painful past: Oswieçim, a Polish town, much better known under its name of Auschwitz during the German occupation.
This work addresses everyone who is interested in collective and artistic reflection on European history. Its actors want to show that it is possible to undertake collective projects for historical conciliation on a European scale.
The creation includes written work and poetry. The musical and scenic aspect was enriched with a choreographic concept developed and executed by jazz/contemporary dancers.
Living Pictures
 Living Pictures, I and Us, video of Sylvie Blocher
The Evens Foundation supported the realization of Sylvie Blocher's video oeuvre for the Biennale of Venice 2003, where the Beaudottes inhabitants (Sevran, Paris) put themselves in front of a camera with a very personal phrase on their t-shirt.
MAP: To meet the other and to produce together
European artistic mobility and diffusion programme initiated by "Pépinières Européennes pour Jeunes Artistes"
www.art4eu.net
MAP is an artistic mobility and diffusion programme that has been enlarged towards all European partners in a spirit of openness to the new practices of creation. The programme is financed by the European Union and its purpose is to create a wide-area network between many cultural institutions in Europe and Eastern Europe (26 countries) to create opportunities for exchanges and artistic residences (100 artists/year).
Trans:it Moving Culture Through Europe - Art for Social Change
A project by Fondazione Adriano Olivetti in collaboration with:
The Evens Foundation supported the presentation of the Trans:it project, the 28th of February 2004 at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
Trans:it is an itinerant project that deals with the most urgent themes of contemporary culture and artistic production in Europe. An observatory / laboratory on the various practices of artistic intervention in the field. The question of public space, of its significance and its definition, is the subject of a reflection that involves the theory of art, of society, and of cultural policy. Through a creative and artistic approach, the artists deal with questions related to the complexity and contrasts of contemporary life: from multicultural integration to urban regeneration, from identity to collective memory, from community to alienation.
Trans:it intends to build a platform of documentation, analysis and discussion between European cultural institutions, both public and private, and artists, interdisciplinary groups and cultural operators involved in projects of social importance. Through detailed analysis of the most significant projects on public space around Europe, the path of research involves both the theoretical dimension and direct investigation in the field, fostering direct exchange between different cultural identities and artistic communities. The project foresees a website, which gathers together all the relevant information, interviews and contributions from people concerned with these themes, and a cycle of documentary films produced in a critical and curatorial perspective.
Thomas Hirschhorn
The Musée Précaire Albinet 2004 at Aubervilliers 19.04.04 - 14.06.04.
This project showed a group of essential works of art of the XXth century in relation to the utopia of changing the world through art. It is located at the bottom of the Cité Albinet in the Landy area at Aubervilliers. Each week focused on a different artist, with works from the Pompidou Collection, the National Museum of Modern Art and the National Fund of Contemporary Art. The construction and functionning of the Musée Précaire were made in association with the local community.
Website: www.leslaboratoires.org
11.05.04 - official opening
20 April - Marcel Duchamp
27 April - Kasimir Malevitch
4 May - Piet Mondriaan
11 May - Salvador Dali
18 May - Joseph Beuys
25 May - Le Corbusier
1 June - Andy Warhol
8 June - Fernand Léger
ZOU - Zone of Urgency
Exposition project for the Biennale of Venice 2003, proposed by Hou Hanru and presenting answers from the cultural and artistic research of artists who are confronted with "urgent" situations in the new urban contexts generated by the dynamics and force of globalisation.
Asianvibe – Asian contemporary art exhibition
1 February / 31 March, 2002 in the Espai d’art contemporani de Castello (Spain)
Exhibition curated by Hou Hanru.
The Foundation contributed to the realization of two site specific projects:
“communication system” by Matthew Ngui and “sky market” by Surasi Kusolwong.
Global warming – global terror, video of Peter Fend
The Evens Foundation allowed the realization of a short video by American artist Peter Fend as part of his project “global warming – global terror” shown in the exhibition “Hardcore” at Palais de Tokyo from 27/02 to 18/05/03.
The anthology of art: art and theory
Internet project of Jochen Gerz, initiated in 2001
This work wants to give a contemporary vision of art, whereby through the internet 156 artists and 156 scientists give their answer to the question: "What is, within the context of contemporary art, your vision of Art in the future?". The contributors react consecutively to the answers that appear on the internet, thus creating a dialogue. After one year all answers are compiled in a book as well as on the internet. This work will be the reflection of the dialogue between art and theory by a hybrid international community.
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