Bret Menoni

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I finally turned last year’s explorations into a dance notation system during a new session in my HEAR workshop this week. For now, I’ve created two large felt-tip drawings (55 × 70 cm). Thank you to Margot for agreeing to dance for us.

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PRIX QUINCONCE

We’re delighted to announce that the 2026 Quinconce Prize winner is Adèle Robineau. Thank you to everyone who took part. Join us on January 30 at 6:30 p. m. to discover “The Eighth Island” and launch this year’s program together.

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The latest drawing from the F A C E S project

A project created in partnership with ICANS Strasbourg in 2024, with support from Jeunes Estivants and Carine. Carine and the Sphynx Woman

Colored-pencil drawing on colored paper, 60 × 40 cm, 2024

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Diptyque de dessins de danse réalisés lors des ateliers que j’anime à la HEAR. Feutres, 55 × 70 cm chacun, 2025.

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Les Nuits Claires, série de 7 dessins aux crayons de couleur sur impressions textiles en monotype, réalisés en 2025 (60 × 80 cm). Première partie. Inspirée de nuits nordiques observées lors de nombreux voyages, notamment à Tromsø en 2022.

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Premier dessin en duo avec mon fils, Marin. J’ai envie de parler de la maternité : un salon envahi de jouets, de blagues absurdes et d’une tendresse vertigineuse. Sans titre, feutres sur papier, 50 × 70 cm, 2024.

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Deuxième dessin en duo avec mon fils Marin, bientôt deux ans, déjà très sélectif dans ses choix de couleurs. Fatigue et douceur, dessin à quatre mains aux feutres sur papier, 50 × 50 cm, 2025.

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Quelques pages d’un carnet éclectique qui m’a accompagnée cet été. Après cette parenthèse abstraite, je vais bientôt me consacrer pleinement au portrait, avec notamment Luc Cers, Angelska Torta et Macha Bunzli.

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L’Orage, suite de la série Les Nuits Claires, inspirée d’un séjour à Tromsø, en Norvège. Une réflexion sur la lumière, le temps et notre place face à un monde qui nous échappe. Monotype textile et crayons de couleur, 60 × 80 cm, 2025.

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Bright Nights, a series of seven colored-pencil drawings on monotype-printed textiles created in 2025 (60 × 80 cm each). Here is the first part. This series explores nights observed during numerous journeys through Nordic countries, particularly in

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Flous, the continuation of the Les Nuits Claires series

This series was inspired by a trip to Tromsø, Norway, to visit my friend three years ago. I went in April, when the sun sets around 10 p. m. and rises at 3 a. m., creating phantasmagorical

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Dense, from the Les Nuits Claires series

Inspired by a trip to Tromsø, Norway, three years ago. I visited in April, when the sun sets around 10 p. m. and rises at 3 a. m., creating fantastical light during the short nights, barely dipping below

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A selection of drawings made since September in the Hear life-drawing workshops, including those led by Atelier Mathias Costa. For the past three years, I ran these workshops, and I’m really enjoying being on the other side this time. I let myself

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The Night Before, from the Les Nuits Claires series. This series was inspired by a trip to Tromsø, Norway, three years ago, to visit a friend. I went in April, when the sun sets around 10 p. m. and rises at 3 a. m., creating ghostly light during

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Another drawing you can see this weekend at Quinconce Galerie in Saint-Briac. 4, 000 Years Before or After, ink and colored pencils on paper, 40 × 55 cm, 2023

Inspired by a piece of wood found at an archaeological excavation and estimated to be at

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A few portraits of sleeping models created since September in the Hear life-drawing workshops, including those led by Atelier Mathias Costa. I ran these workshops for the past three years, and I’m really enjoying being on the other side this time.

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My latest drawing—both the last posted and the last completed—from the boatmen’s life-drawing marathon in early October. Completed after two intense days of drawing. Like the others, it was made with India ink and a nib, with a few brush touch-ups,

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Some Satellites will be on view this weekend at Rendez-vous à Saint-Briac. This ink-and-colored-pencil series, 20 × 30 cm, 2023/2024, is inspired by found objects from beaches in northern Norway, between the Lofoten Islands and Tromsø. These small

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