Printemps de Septembre 2011: D'un autre monde in Toulouse

The 11th edition of the Printemps de Septembre festival in Toulouse, curated by Anne Pontégnie, runs from September 23 to October 16, 2011, under the title 'D'un autre monde'. The exhibition spans about thirty venues across the city, featuring around forty artists. Pontégnie argues that contemporary art is undergoing a paradigm shift, moving away from modern art's tools toward more abstract and elemental energies. The selection includes tutelary figures like Annette Messager, Isa Genzken, Christopher Wool, and Paul Thek, with half the artists aged 30-40. Three thematic paths structure the festival: material exploration (e.g., Karla Black, Klara Lidén), territorial anchoring involving local partnerships (e.g., Andrea Crews with Occitania, Sophie von Hellermann, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Joe Bradley), and non-Western thought (e.g., Tatsumi Hijikata's Butoh dance, Simon Starling's 'Hiroshima'). Notable venues include Les Abattoirs, Fondation Espace écureuil, and Jacobins. The festival also collaborates with the University of Toulouse philosophy department and the city's fine arts school.