Eva Taulois
2026
Eva Taulois pushes the limits of painting, stepping outside the frame and using volume to transform the canvas into a surface full of chromatic tension, as much textile as it is pictorial. Mirroring the installation designed for the forecourt display, the artist slips discreetly into the ancient art collections, just like the mirror neurons which play a crucial role in learning by observation and mimicry.
Draperies, folds, velour, pearls, colours, and contrast – myriad points of contact between eras that also reveal the pictorial roots of Eva Taulois’ work. The artist develops affinities with works from the past – in particular the work of Philippe de Champaigne – while continually exploring painting and its constituent parts: pigment, reflection, texture.
a theatre of enigmatic objects, using an original 17th-century frame from the museum’s collections to produce a remarkable composition made up of beads, while elsewhere seats take the form of paintings laid flat, soft surfaces with a satin or velour matt finish. These forms and compositions fluctuate between abstract language and minimalism, confounding convention and shifting the viewer’s perspective.