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Warhol in your living room, Niki de Saint-Phalle in your bedroom, Soulages in your kitchen... From 1985 to 1993, the Toulouse art library made this dream possible by lending works of art to citizens. When it closed in 1995, the art library's works were incorporated into the collections of Les Abattoirs, then a museum of modern and contemporary art in the making. Thirty years later, students in the Master's programme in Art Professions: Management, Documentation and Mediation have chosen this collection as the starting point for an exhibition offering a contemporary reinterpretation of the practice of printmaking. The works from the former Toulouse art library and more recent acquisitions by Les Abattoirs, as well as exceptional loans, create a dialogue between the history of images and collections.

The exhibition offers an immersive journey from the street to the private sphere, exploring the ways in which contemporary printmaking has established itself as the democratic medium par excellence. From representations of urban landscapes to activist posters, from public collections to personal appropriation, the exhibition questions our relationship with art and its place in our lives.

In 2025, museum attendance in France reached a record high. Against this backdrop of cultural enthusiasm, the exhibition highlights the essential role of art libraries as local institutions. At a time when the city of Toulouse is preparing to welcome a new art library in Labège, the exhibition invites visitors to (re)discover this unique institution.

Thanks to an exceptional loan of works and a scenography designed specifically for the venue, the exhibition offers a journey through public and private spaces, allowing visitors to appreciate the richness of contemporary printmaking.

In addition to the exhibition, a rich artistic and cultural programme, entirely free of charge, is on offer: screen printing workshops in collaboration with the Frissons et Hanneton association, linocut workshops, flash tours, themed tours, and more.

With the works of: Sophie AGHAJANIAN • Jean-Paul ALBINET • Karel APPEL • Eduardo ARROYO (Eduardo GONZALES-RODRIGUEZ, dit)• Hiroshi ASADA • Mario AVATI • Jean BAZAINE (Jean-René BAZAINE, dit) • BENRATH • François BOISROND • José Manuel BROTO • Leonetto CAPPIELLO • CÉSAR (César BALDACCINI, dit) • Eduardo CHILLIDA • Antoni CLAVÉ • Daniel CLOCHEY • Sonia DELAUNAY • Hervé DI ROSA • Bertrand DORNY • DUL (Daniel BEUGNIOT, dit) • Christian D'ESPIC • Gérard FROMANGER • Monique FRYDMAN (Monique GRINFELD, dite) • Clara GAGET • Yarek GODFREY (Nowicki JAROSLAW PAWEL, dit)• Alma GRYGIER • Curt HAMNE • Jenny HOLZER • Philippe HORTALA • Michel KANTER • Sister Corita KENT (Frances Elizabeth KENT, dite)• Wifredo LAM (Wifredo Oscar DE LA CONCEPCIÓN LAM Y CASTILLA, dit) • Rose LECAT • Valentine LE RAY • Bengt LINDSTRÖM • François MALBREIL • André MASSON • MATTA (Roberto Sebastián Antonio MATTA ECHAURREN, dit) • Zwy MILSHTEIN • Jacques MURON • Ernest PIGNON-ERNEST • OX • Naftali RAKUZIN • Maya ROCHAT • Guy de ROUGEMONT • Jean-David SABAN • Jean SOLOMBRE (Jean RAIMOND, dit)

We would like to thank the Musée des Arts précieux Paul-Dupuy and Maison Salvan for their exceptional loans.

This educational project is part of the Master's degree programme in Art Professions. Production, documentation and mediation by the University of Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, for which seventeen students from the class collaborated together, from conception to production, with the support of various professionals from the art world, including Tatiana Rybaltchenko, curator at Les Abattoirs, and Jérôme Carrié, exhibition curator at CIAM.

Students: Maïlie BARBARA • Colombe BENSOUSSAN • Maéva BONIFACY • Baptiste BOYER • Vanille COURBEVILLE • Emma DÉZÉLUS • Gaël DOS SANTOS MONTOYA • Mathilde DUBERNET de GARROS • Elisa FOREST • Léonie GEY • Miriam GHELLAB • Coralie LARTIGUE • Inès LAUMOND • Stacy LEROY • Hortense LESUEUR • Léa MONER • Gaia PECLOSE de LONGEAU