Tino Sehgal Takes Over Palais de Tokyo with Situations

Tino Sehgal follows Philippe Parreno's 2013 carte blanche with his own takeover of the entire Palais de Tokyo from October 12 to December 18, 2016. The exhibition presents a series of 'situations'—his term for works—that materialize among sculptures and installations by other artists. Sehgal's practice focuses on immaterial, encounter-based pieces that exist only through human interaction, often involving spoken word or choreographed movement. The Palais de Tokyo's vast, unfinished spaces provide a fitting backdrop for his ephemeral works. This marks Sehgal's largest institutional presentation in France, highlighting his critique of commodification in art.