Duy Anh Nhan Duc Installs Plant-Based Works Across Bourges' Palais Jacques-Cœur

Duy Anh Nhan Duc, a visual artist whose practice centers on plant matter, has spread his works through the various rooms of the Palais Jacques-Cœur in Bourges. The exhibition places his botanical pieces within the different spaces of the monument rather than confining them to a single gallery. Le Monde reported on the show on October 21, 2026. The presentation is the latest instance of the artist's ongoing engagement with vegetal materials, which he has developed across a career of installations built from seeds, leaves and flowers. By distributing the works throughout the palace, the display sets up a dialogue between contemporary art and the building's medieval architecture. Bourges, in the Cher department, is known for its Gothic cathedral and for the Palais Jacques-Cœur, a fifteenth-century residence associated with the financier Jacques Cœur. The exhibition adds to the city's cultural programming while bringing Nhan Duc's work to a heritage setting.