Over the past few years, Jean-François Chevrier’s seminars at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts dissecting the social and political implications of the visual arts have brought together students, historians, sociologists, and a handful of interested artists. Now the resulting research forms the basis of “Des Territoires.” The exhibition includes such figures as Jeff Wall and Giuseppe Penone as well as a number of lesser-known participants. In place of an exhibition catalogue, the fifth and final issue of Chevrier’s periodical Des territoires en revue is available. All five issues were published during the exhibition’s preparation and serve to document its conception and elaboration.

— Valérie Breuvart