They’re finally back! The Fondation invites you to join us on 20 and 21 February for the 8th edition of the unmissable Closer Music Festival, where you can discover the musical talents of today and tomorrow, with a focus on the emerging London scene. In March, don’t miss the Festival Poésie, which explores contemporary poetic writing, with carte blanche given to L’Arche éditeur aand an exceptional evening of readings from an unpublished text by Pierre Guyotat. Also on the programme is the exclusive Paris launch of the latest book by writer Ocean Vuong. In spring, come and discover our two new exhibitions! One by Diego Marcon, who takes over the Foundation to screen his films in an Italian cinema setting, combining musicals, burlesque, melodrama and horror films, and the other by Ladji Diaby, whose new installation mixes traces of pop culture and ritual relics. Finally, as always, our delightful café-restaurant Pluto and its chef Thomas Coupeau await you for a tasty and gourmet break, from lunch to dinner! See you soon at the Fondation!
Festival Closer Music
20 and 21 February 2026
For its eighth edition, Closer Music Festival showcases a selection of international artists from independent and experimental scenes, with a particular focus on the emerging London scene.

On Friday 20 February, the evening opens with Anastasia Coope, who offers intimate and mysterious folk music carried by a deep and captivating voice. Followed by Alpha Maid, accompanied by Sébastien Forrester and Oli Haylett, for a powerful set combining pop, grunge and raw electronic music, before diving into the hypnotic world of One Leg One Eye, where Irish musical traditions and contemporary sounds (black metal, drone, noise) come together in a surprising mix.

On Saturday 21 February, the exploration continues with feeo for her first performance in France, combining drone, ambient and minimal electronica. The London duo Lol K then unfurls a daring live set, where post-classical, grunge and club music respond to each other without hierarchy, while V/Z (Valentina Magaletti + Zongamin) plays with rhythm and sound fragments with hypnotic precision. To close the festival, DJ DIE SOON offers a sound ritual, combining distorted dub, noise and abrasive rhythms, evoking the sonic chaos of Tokyo.
Playlist
Get Closer
February 2026
Festival Poésie
17, 18, 19 March 2026
For its second edition, the Festival Poésie explores contemporary poetic writing.

The first evening of the festival, hosted by Gorge Bataille, brings together powerful words and voices with readings by authors Chouf, Shane Haddad, Phoebe Hadjimarkos Clarke, Sara Mychkine and Wendy Delorme.

For the second evening, L’Arche éditeur presents stories told by unique voices: three readings performed by authors Joëlle Sambi, Sonia Chiambretto and Athena Farrokhzad, followed by a round table discussion led by editor Claire Stavaux.

To conclude the festival, the Association Pierre Guyotat, founded by the author and chaired by Donatien Grau, invites Pierre Chopinaud, Sephora Pondi, Alice Diop, Constance Debré and Clément Ribes to give their reading of Histoires de Samora Mâchel.
At La Librairie
Diego Marcon
Ladji Diaby
from 1 April to 19 July 2026
With Prom, his first solo exhibition in Paris, Diego Marcon transforms the Fondation into a hybrid cinema. He blends the architectural codes of late Renaissance Italian theatre – a place of social representation where people come as much to see as to be seen – with the minimalism, comfort and accessibility of modern cinemas, which represent an evolution in our relationship with images and entertainment.

For his exhibition Who's Gonna Save The World ? at Lafayette Anticipations, Ladji Diaby presents an installation built from and informed by remnants of pop culture iconography, objects related to spiritual practices, and the detritus of domesticity.
Lafayette Anticipations – Fondation d'entreprise
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Credits: Martin Argyroglo, Nicolas Philibert, Anselm Ebulue,  Diego Marcon, Krapfen, 2025 [Still], digital video, colour, sound © Diego Marcon. Courtesy the Artist, Sadie Coles HQ, London, and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York. Produced by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Lafayette Anticipations, New Museum, The Renaissance Society, The Vega Foundation

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