2026: E.A.T. X LAFAYETTE ANTICIPATIONS

Engadin Art Talks will once again host a satellite event at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, as a complement to the main event in Zuoz. This year, Engadin Art Talks focuses on the theme 'Bonds & Gaps', reflecting on the relationship between closeness and distance, connection and separation. How do we respond to the drifting apart of social groups, and what role can art play in bridging divides and creating new forms of connectedness?

This Paris edition also introduces the theme of Engadin Art Talks 2027: 'Repair Repair'. Through conversations that bring together different perspectives from art and beyond, Engadin Art Talks seeks to create a space for exchange, reflection, and discovery.

"It is by thinking about and with one another, by being together that new forces and movements can emerge. We need to find new forms of togetherness. It is urgent to build bridges and foster togetherness in today’s world; when we go beyond the fear of pooling knowledge and break down silos, we can do just that."

— Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries and E.A.T. curator.

We are especially pleased that this Paris edition marks our first collaboration with Xue Tan, who recently joined the curatorial team of Engadin Art Talks. Xue Tan (chief curator and head of programme and exhibitions at Haus der Kunst Munich) has shaped the programme for this year’s Paris event together with Hans Ulrich Obrist.

We look forward to welcoming you in Paris! Click on the button or on the image below to get tickets.

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PROGRAMME

14:00

WORDS OF WELCOME

  • Tania Cavassini, Ambassador of Switzerland to France



14:10

INTRODUCTION

  • Cristina Bechtler, E.A.T. founder

  • Hans Ulrich Obrist, E.A.T. curator and artistic director Serpentine Galleries


14:15

  • Pol Taburet in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist


14:45

  • Éric Baudelaire in conversation with Clément Delépine


15:15

  • Martino Gamper in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist



15:45

  • Coffee break (hosted by Swiss Tourism)


16:15

  • Performative act by Isabel Lewis with an introduction by Xue Tan


16:45

  • Presentation by Kathryn Weir with an introduction by Xue Tan



17:15

  • Kader Attia in conversation with Xue Tan



17:45

  • Book launch and signing of Trajal Harrell's catalogue raisonné with Daniel Baumann and Trajal Harrell

  • Apéro (hosted by Swiss Tourism)


Until 19:30

  • Private viewing of exhibitions by Yu Nishimura, Hélène Fauquet and Mungo Thomson

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