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Matali Crasset Curates Le Nouveau Printemps 2023 in Toulouse

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The contemporary creation festival Le Nouveau Printemps, taking place in Toulouse in 2023, has collaborated with designer Matali Crasset, who is recognized for her focus on sustainability, co-creation, and inclusivity. Crasset's diverse initiative encompasses various public venues (Château d'eau, Passage Raymond VI) and interior spaces (chapelle de la Grave, Les Abattoirs, Musée-Frac Occitanie), showcasing design, photography (Julien Carreyn), comics (Camille Blandin, Pierre La Police, Cornelia Hesse-Honegger), participatory architecture (Constructlab), sculpture (Marinette Cueco, Popline Fichot, Claudine Monchaussé), publishing (La Fabrique du Nouveau Printemps), and performance (Hélène Bertin). Notable projects include the Jardin de Sainte-Monique and the Multipèdes laineux installation. The festival is set to conclude on July 2, 2023, while exhibitions at Les Abattoirs will be available until November 12, 2023.

Key facts

  • Le Nouveau Printemps 2023 is curated by Matali Crasset.
  • The festival takes place in the Saint-Cyprien district of Toulouse.
  • It runs until July 2, 2023; exhibitions at Les Abattoirs continue until November 12, 2023.
  • Crasset is a French industrial designer and author of 'Matrices' (2022).
  • The festival includes photography, comics, sculpture, performance, and participatory architecture.
  • A medicinal garden was created in partnership with Laboratoires Pierre Fabre.
  • The Multipèdes laineux installation uses wool scraps from atelier Missègle.
  • Debates and masterclasses on resource management are held at the Carrelet de la Garonne.

Entities

Artists

  • Matali Crasset
  • Julien Carreyn
  • Camille Blandin
  • Pierre La Police
  • Cornelia Hesse-Honegger
  • Marinette Cueco
  • Popline Fichot
  • Claudine Monchaussé
  • Hélène Bertin
  • William Morris
  • François Arnal
  • Pierre Restany
  • Yona Friedman
  • Marianne Heske
  • Frida Orupabo
  • Lars Laumann

Institutions

  • Le Nouveau Printemps
  • Les Abattoirs, Musée-Frac Occitanie
  • Château d'eau
  • Passage Raymond VI
  • chapelle de la Grave
  • hôpital de la Grave
  • Constructlab
  • Atelier A
  • Laboratoires Pierre Fabre
  • atelier Missègle
  • école élémentaire Marcel Pagnol
  • EHPAD
  • La Fabrique du Nouveau Printemps
  • éditions Athom

Locations

  • Toulouse
  • France
  • Saint-Cyprien
  • Garonne
  • Belleville
  • Paris

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