Lionel Sabatté's Strange Creatures Take Over Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris

Key facts

• Exhibition « Ce qui reste. Lionel Sabatté » runs from 15 October 2026 to 21 February 2027 at Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, 62 rue des Archives, 75003 Paris.
• Lionel Sabatté is nominated for the 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp.
• The show spans three floors and includes new series on loss and the living world.
• Courtyard sculpture Mort fertile (2026) is a bronze deer shedding antlers, incorporating a dead olive branch over a century old.
• First room features oxidation works with Lascaux earth on wood cardboard, including owls and a large bear made of Roman cement, lime, pozzolana, and pigments.
• Two monumental Aubusson tapestries recreate sheep fleece using wool and walnut husk, displayed in the cerf et loup room.
• In the trophy room, metal owls and lovebirds replace rifles, reversing predator-prey roles.
• Black sculptures in the salon de compagnie, shown for the first time, evoke Giacometti and Rodin and are described as 'compressions volcaniques'.
• Second floor includes giant serigraphs of wood photographs revealed with dust from Château de Chambord and the studio.
• Hybrid creatures include butterflies repaired with Deyrolle insect fragments and the artist's nails, plus insects from a dead hive.
• The museum previously invited Sabatté in 2017 for La Sélection de Parentèle and acquired three dust swallows.