I am very happy to participate in the “BLEU de travail” (workwear) exhibition which will be held from September 18 to October 4, 2020 at the Cavrois-Mahieu factory in Roubaix.
An exhibition organized by the Non-Lieu, as part of the 2020 edition of Beffrois du Travail, in partnership with the National Archives of the World of Work, the Villa Cavrois and the ESAAT, the College of Art, Design and Textiles in Roubaix.
With the participation of the artists Anne BRETON, Swan CAZAUX, Kim CREIGHTON, Françoise DECOSTER, Raphaël DECOSTER, Paul DESRAVINES, LES FAUX-AMIS, Agnès HARDY, Philippe HOLLEVOUT, Muriel KLEINHOLTZ, Andy KRAFT, Ysabel DE MAISONNEUVE, Julien MOREL, Christelle MOTTE, Thanh NGUYEN, Philippe PAOLI, REGARDER POUR SORTIR (Valéry PELLETIER, Ivan POLLIART), Virginie REYNAERT, Mitsugu SASAKI, Frédéric TENTELIER, Éric VALDENAIRE, Amélie VIDGRAIN.
And unique pieces from the Tuulikki CHOMPRÉ‘s collection, ready-to-wear from Mont Saint-Michel and Clivia Nobili, and work clothes from L’Ascenseur Confection (Merville).
Opening on Friday September 18, 2020 from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. in the presence of the artists.
Thank you to Olivier Muzellec and the entire Non-Lieu’s team for this happy gathering.
Complementary events :
Study day organized on Friday September 18 2020 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m .:
National Archives of the World of Work, 78 Boulevard du Général Leclerc, Roubaix
Historians, anthropologists, manufacturers, stylists, examine the symbolic value and the paradoxical longevity of this work garment.
Interventions at the National Archives of the World of Work, poetic evocations at the Villa Cavrois, inauguration of the “BLEU de travail” exhibition at the Cavrois-Mahieu factory.
Other events (screen printing, shooting, danse) organized on the occasion of “Les journées du patrimoine” (Heritage Days) on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2020.
Event presented as part of the 2020 edition of the Beffrois du Travail.
Useful informations :
Cavrois-Mahieu Factory
117 rue Montgolfier 59100 ROUBAIX – France
Le Non-Lieu : +33 (0)3 20 80 99 68, http://non-lieu.fr
Fri 18 Sept. > 6:30pm – 9:30pm, opening at the end of the study day
Sat 19 Sept. >2pm – 7pm
Sun 20 Sept. > 11am –7pm
Sat 26, Sun 27 Sept. >2pm –7pm
Sat 3, Sun 4 Oct. > 2pm –7pm