Moteur Imaginaire — Des chefs-d’œuvre de la collection Renault aux artistes d’aujourd’hui — Large — Exhibition — Slash Paris

In about 1 month: October 17, 2026 → March 7, 2027

As early as the 1960s, Renault initiated pioneering collaborations with artists, giving rise to a remarkable collection of works inspired by the worlds of the factory and the automobile.

More than half a century later, the car remains at the heart of social reflection, elevated to the status of an icon of industrial society.

“The exhibition draws on the symbolic heritage of the historic Renault factories on Île Seguin, a site that for many years set the rhythm of French industry. The selection of artists and works explores the complex relationship between human beings and the machines, or artefacts, that we create, with a particular focus on the automobile. The car is presented as a powerful symbol of innovation, progress and freedom, while also acting as a catalyst for technological change, environmental transformations, urban developments and new forms of social identity. On a conceptual level, the exhibition examines the mechanisms of modernity, using the factory, the engine and the assembly line as metaphors for the delicate balance between individual agency and collective functioning.”

Cecilia Alemani, Curator of the exhibition

With the artists: Monira Al Qadiri, Leila Alaoui, Shirin Aliabadi, Giulia Andreani, Kenneth Anger, Arman, Bertille Bak, Ivana Basic, Thomas Bayrle, Oliver Beer, Nina Beier, Valérie Belin, Neïl Beloufa, Johanna Benaïnous, Bianca Bondi, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nina Canell, Robin Watkins, Judy Chicago, Clément Cogitore, Sara Cwynar, Marie Laure de Decker, Robert Doisneau, Jean Dubuffet, Simon Dybbroe Moller, Mohamed El Khatib, Erro, Harun Farocki, Fischli & Weiss, Simon Hantaï, Madeline Hollander, Alain Jacquet, Romuald Jandolo, Germaine Krull, Bertrand Lavier, Julio Le Parc, Zhenya Machneva, Abu Bakarr Mansaray, Randa Maroufi, Théo Mercier, Jean Luc Moulène, Daniel Otero Torres, Laure Prouvost, Valentin Ranger, Ed Ruscha, Kathleen Ryan, Sara Sadik, Niki de Saint Phalle, Selma Selman, Rose B. Simpson, Jesús Rafael Soto, Jean Tinguely, Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Thu Van Tran, Victor Vasarely