Time After Time - exhibition opening on May 16th
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Time After Time - exhibition opening on May 16th
Current exhibition
Outiller nos récits / Mascarade & Ruralité
exhibition currently under construction
Time After Time
EXHIBITIONS

Time After Time

(CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION)FROM 17.05.2025 TILL 09.08.2025
WITH: Vanessa Brown

Time After Time is Canadian artist Vanessa Brown’s first solo exhibition in France. Based in Luxembourg, Brown explores in this project both the persistence of gestures and recurring motifs over time, as well as what might lie “after time” — in a more metaphysical sense.

The exhibition’s title, borrowed from Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 melancholic pop ballad, evokes philosophical reflections on the nature of time: not only as linear succession or becoming, but also as simultaneity, evanescence, and transition. Themes of care, protection, and sorority run through the song’s lyrics — themes that resonate deeply within Brown’s artistic practice. Her work blends craft-based techniques into installations that are at once dreamlike and physically grounded, balancing fragility and presence.

Brown’s practice navigates a tension between temporalities: between the urgencies of the present and a poetic attention to the traces of gestures and stories that came before us. Recurring symbols often appear in her work — a hand, a moth, a key, stitched knots, armored dresses… — suspended somewhere between dream and reality. Many of the forms featured in the exhibition draw direct inspiration from the local context of Troyes, with its deep ties to hosiery, care, and the ongoing preservation of this material heritage still visible in the public space today.

Time After Time was conceived entirely for the art centre and unfolds across all five of its exhibition rooms. The project extends into the city with Vapeurs, a site-specific installation created for the Apothicairerie de Troyes — a partner in the project and a rich source of inspiration for the artist.

AGENDA

Opening

>from 6:00 pm
>Friday, May 16, 2025

Opening weekend

To celebrate Vanessa Brown’s medieval inspirations, come and enjoy an afternoon of medieval games in the garden with your family, followed by our new feature: storytelling tours.

 

Click here to participate

 

> Museum Night on May 17 from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM
> Games from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM, free entry
> Storytelling tour at 6:30 PM, registration required, €6 full price and €4 for children & members

Tour and Yoga with Saskia

In partnership with the Saskia Yoga Association

 

Click here to participate

 

> Fridays, May 23 and June 20 at 6:00 PM
> €12 full price, €6 for members

Saturday Infra: Let’s Talk About the Exhibition!

 

Saturday, May 31 at 2:00 PM
Free entry

Rendez-vous in the Gardens
Guided tour of the Marot House and its garden

 

June 6, 7, and 8 at 5:00 PM
> Free entry

 

Hammering Workshop – Botanical Printing on Fabric

Click here to participate, June 7th

Click here to participate, June 8th

> June 7 and 8 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
> €6 full price, €4 for children & members

Guided Tour in French Sign Language (LSF)
In partnership with the association Des Yeux, Des Mains

 

> Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 PM
> Free with registration

Storytelling Tours of the Exhibition
In partnership with the association Conteurs des Villes et des Champs

 

> Sundays, June 15 and July 20 at 4:30 PM
> €6 full price, €4 for children & members

Infra Evening: Readings in the Exhibition

 

> Sunday, June 15 at 6:00 PM
> Free entry

Special Screening at Utopia:

Jeannette, The Childhood of Jeanne d’Arc
by Bruno Dumont, 2017, 1h45

 

> Sunday, June 22 at 10:00 AM
> €7 at the cinema entrance

Infra Evening: Relaxation Ball Massage
With Marie-Laure Desnoës, sophrologist

 

> Friday, July 4 at 6:00 PM
> €15 full price – €10 for members

Infra Wednesday: Introduction to Role-Playing Games

 

Wednesday, July 9 at 2:00 PM
Free with registration

Leisure Passes: Visual Arts Workshops

 

> July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, and August 2, 6, 8
> Registration on the City of Troyes website

Workshop with the Artist

 

> Saturday, August 9 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
> €20 full price, €15 for members

– Limited places available

Outiller nos récits / Mascarade & Ruralité

CURRENTLYFROM 04.04.2025 TILL 30.04.2025
WITH: Wilfried Dsainbayonne, Damien Rouxel

The showcase exhibition of the Projet Artistique Globalisé (PAG) 2025 highlights the creations of students who worked alongside artists Damien Rouxel and Wilfried Dsainbayonne.

 

Outiller nos récits

Wilfried Dsainbayonne led a residency at Lycée polyvalent Les Lombards in Troyes in early 2025, working with students from the Première Bac Professionnel Technicien menuisier agenceur and Première Bac Professionnel Maintenance Systèmes de Productions Connectées programs as part of the PAG project “Outiller nos récits.”

As part of this educational initiative, the artist invited students to explore fundamental questions present in his work: what do objects reveal about us ? How can they carry historical, emotional, unique, or collective meaning? Can they help us redefine our relationship with the world? The goal was to question tools and their uses, allowing each student to engage with the artist’s approach and create a personal tool that reflects their identity and story.

Wilfried Dsainbayonne lives and works in Lille. In 2020, he co-founded a production space with Paul Ralu as part of the Saisons Zéro project in Roubaix. Designed as a place-tool for seven resident artists, this space fosters a collective approach to living and creating together.

 

Mascarade & Ruralité

As part of his off-site residency, Damien Rouxel collaborated with students from 4ème 5 and 4ème-3ème SEGPA at Collège Paul Portier, as well as students from 1ère Pro Maintenance des Matériels et des Véhicules at Lycée Professionnel du Val Moré in Bar-sur-Seine. His project, “Mascarade & Ruralité,” offers a contemporary exploration of carnival traditions, masks, and identity expression.

The upcoming exhibition will showcase the entire creative process, from initial sketches to final photographs, including all the students’ creations: masks, marottes (puppets or jesters’ heads), stretchers, and banners.

Damien Rouxel is a French visual artist and performer, born in 1993 and based in Quimper. A graduate of EESAB Quimper in 2015, he also earned a degree in Art History and Archaeology from UBO Quimper in 2018. His artistic practice intertwines gender, animality, and rurality through the lens of disguise and transformation.

AGENDA

Opening Reception with the Students and Artists

Thursday, April 3, from 6:00 PM

infra Wednesday

April 9 at 4:00 PM

Passeport Loisirs

Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring the themes of masquerade and hosiery, inspired by the work of artist Damien Rouxel.

April 9, 10, 11 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

April 15, 17, 18 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Registration on the City of Troyes website

Infra Saturday

April 19 at 2:00 PM

See all previous exhibitions and residencies