FRONT ROW with Pauline Curnier Jardin

During this FRONT ROW conversation, Pauline Curnier Jardin will take you into her unique artistic universe. Twenty years of her hybrid practice come together in films, drawings, sculptures, installations, and a platform for live events, as seen in her first overview exhibition at M HKA.

About Pauline Curnier Jardin

Curnier Jardin explores how personal and collective stories emerge, how rituals and history manifest, and which voices often remain invisible. In this conversation, she will discuss her working methods, the role of performance and audience, and how fiction and reality, past and present, intersect in her work. Expect an evening full of images, stories, and reflections on freedom, resistance, imagination, and community.

Pauline Curnier Jardin (b. 1980, Marseille) works at the intersection of installation, performance, film, and drawing. Her work has been shown internationally at institutions including Palais de Tokyo, Tate Modern, Hamburger Bahnhof, and the Venice Biennale. She has received awards such as the German Preis der Nationalgalerie (2019) and the Villa Romana Prize (2021).

Practical information

• Date: Thursday 30 Oktober 2025, during Muhka Late
• Time: 19:00 — 20:30
• Location: open podium in the exhibition The Associations of Pauline Curnier Jardin (2nd floor)
• Entrance: free, reserve your spot here

About FRONT ROW

FRONT ROW is a monthly series of artist’s talks jointly organised by Muhka and NICC. Serving as an open format to artists – whether a talk, a presentation of an idea, a lecture performance – the programme offers the opportunity to reflect on art, culture and society by some of the most thought-provoking artists practising today.

Sit in the FRONT ROW and enjoy a complimentary drink on us.