Book launch: TextWork #1–40, Critical Perspectives on the French Art Scene

Join us at Fondation Pernod Ricard in Paris on Thursday, October 22, 2026 to celebrate the launch of TextWork #1–40, Critical Perspectives on the French Art Scene, co-published by Fondation Pernod Ricard & Mousse Publishing. 

Since its inception in 2017, the TextWork programme has created a distinctive space for dialogue between writing and contemporary art practices. Developed by the Fondation Pernod Ricard with the support of the French Ministry of Culture, it is grounded in a shared ambition: to strengthen the international visibility of the French art scene by treating critical thought as a vital form of support for artists. 

TextWork brings together artists working in France and writers from abroad, fostering exchanges that result in substantial critical essays. More than an editorial project, it supports artists by offering sustained attention to their practices at a particular moment in their career.  

Today, the first 40 texts of the programme, presented in English and French, form the foundation of an expanding archive—a mirror of a scene in constant reinvention. Together, they reveal the diversity of practices, trajectories, and perspectives shaping contemporary art in France. 

Artists featured: Martine Aballéa, Fabienne Audéoud, Bertille Bak, Yto Barrada, Eva Barto, Julie Béna, Neïl Beloufa, Jean-Luc Blanc, Camille Blatrix, Katinka Bock, Anne Bourse, Ali Cherri, Jagna Ciuchta, Julien Creuzet, Pauline Curnier-Jardin, Brice Dellsperger, Hubert Duprat, Mimosa Echard, Sylvie Fanchon, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Jean-Charles Hue, Kapwani Kiwanga, Emmanuelle Lainé, Laura Lamiel, Guillaume Leblon, Seulgi Lee, Anne Le Troter, Benoît Maire, Mélanie Matranga, Laurent Montaron, Benoît Piéron, Chloé Quenum, Jean-Charles de Quillacq, Jean-Claude Ruggirello, Liv Schulman, Alain Séchas, Bruno Serralongue, Thu-Van Tran, Sarah Tritz and Tatiana Trouvé. 

Texts by: Michelle Antoinette, Saul Anton, Federica Baeza, John Beeson, Andrew Berardini, Fernanda Brenner, Helena Chávez Mac Gregor, Binna Choi, Nick Currie, Marta Dziewańska, Sylvie Fortin, Orit Gat, Amelia Groom, Wong Bing Hao, Martin Herbert, Daisy Hildyard, Jesi Khadivi, Adam Kleinman, Léon Kruijswijk, Quinn Latimer, Sofia Lemos, Christina Li, Yung Ma, Chus Martínez, Evan Moffitt, Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Alex Quicho, Sarah Rifky, Caterina Riva, Sarah Robayo Sheridan, Yasmine Seale, Vivian Sky Rehberg, Chris Sharp, Mike Sperlinger, Stephan Steiner, Nora Sternfeld, Eloise Sweetman, Ana Teixeira Pinto, Rachel Valinsky, Joanna Warsza. 
 
Published in July 2026 in 2 editions, French and English. Edited by Pauline Autet and Antonia Scintilla. 21,5 x 28 cm, 476 pages, 45.00 EUR. 

The book will be available for sale. 

For more information, please contact textwork@fondation-pernod-ricard.com