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Cat People. Des artistes et des chats
With works by Adel Abdessemed, M’barka Amor, Amber Andrews, Sophia Balagamwala, Sarah Nefissa Belhadjali, Pierre Bellot, Marcel Broodthaers, Nina Childress, Ann Craven, Oli Epp, Gerrit Frohne-Brinkmann, Claire Guetta, Charles Hascoët, Andy Holden, Armand Jalut, Laurent Le Deunff, Louise Luc Kheloui, Rayane Mcirdi, Damir Očko, Alain Séchas, Mayura Torii, Yves Trémorin and Sarah Tritz
12 Sept. — 13 Dec. 2025
Deliberately ironic, this exhibition offers what at first glance appears to be a seductive reflection of our world by presenting the work of artists inspired by the feline figure. Cat People – the title refers to Jacques Tourneur’s 1942 film – attempts to illustrate the relationship described by Jacques Derrida in L’Animal que donc je suis [The Animal That Therefore I Am], concerning that which the animal reveals about the human. How do we envision ourselves, how do we approach the other through the domestic figure of the cat? Cats reassure us, hence the resurgence of adorable cat videos on social media, but cats can also unsettle us and refer, symbolically, to the ills that plague our Western societies in crisis.
The exhibition Cat People. Des artistes et des chats [Cat People: Of Artists and Cats] explores this complex connection that links us to cats through various thematic approaches, from anthropomorphism to the feral cat, from cat “ergononomics” to kitsch.
This exhibition is supported by Fluxus Art Projects.
From Friday 26 September to Sunday 7 December 2025
Ciné-Chats cycle in partnership with La Trianon cinema
More information on events and screenings: cinematrianon.fr
Le Trianon
Place Carnot
F-93230 Romainville
+33 (0)1 83 74 56 00
Friday 26 September 2025, 8:30pm
Opening evening of the Ciné-Chats cycle, with Camille Brunel’s lecture “Le cinéma des chats”, screening of Jacques Tourneur’s Cat People (1942), table from Les Pipelettes bookshop
Sunday 5 October 2025
Special opening of La Galerie from 2pm to 7 pm
3pm: guided tour of the exhibition by curator Marc Bembekoff
Part of the Rencontres artistiques de Noisy-le-Sec
Free and open to all
Samedi 13 December 2025, 4pm-6pm:
Guided tour of the exhibition followed by “Numéro Crystal”, performance by Claire Guetta
Free and open to all
Cinéma Le Trianon offers a reduced rate of 5 euros (on presentation of a voucher) to those visiting the “Cat People. Des artistes et des chats” exhibition.
Le Trianon
Place Carnot
F-93230 Romainville
+33 (01) 83 74 56 00
Friday 26 September 2025
8:30pm: opening evening of the Ciné-Chats cycle, with Camille Brunel’s lecture “Le cinéma des chats”, screening of Jacques Tourneur’s Cat People (1942), table from Les Pipelettes bookshop
Sunday 28 September 2025
2 :30pm: Les Aristochats by Wolfgang Reitherman, 1970, 1h18, age 5 and up
Before the screening, a mini-concert by the RRUCO – Royal Romainville Ukulélé Club Orchestra, revisiting music from the film (15 min)
Friday 17 October 2025
8 :30pm: Kedi, des chats et des hommes by Ceyda Torun, 2016, 1h18
Screening followed by a debate with the Bienveillance Animaux collective
Thursday 30 October 2025, 2:30pm
Friday 31 October 2025, 2:30pm
Sunday 2 November 2025, 10:30am
Le petit chat curieux (Komaneko) by Tsuneo Goda, 2006, 1h, age 4 and up
Sunday 30 November 2025
2 :30pm: L’homme qui rétrécit by Jack Arnold, 1957, 1h21, age 8 and up
Friday 28 November 2025
8 :30pm: Un jour un chat de Vojtech Jasny, 1963, 1h44, VO
Friday 5 December 2025
8:30pm: screening ofTéléchat by Roland Topor and Henri Xhonneux, 1h
Presentation by Alexandre Devaux, co-curator of the exhibition “Le monde selon Topor”, discussion with the audience after the session
Sunday 7 December 2025
2:30pm: projection Une vie de chat by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, 2010, 1h37, age 6 and up
Screening followed by an “Incroyable mais vrai” art workshop led by artist Laura Burucoa
Free, registration required until December 4, 2025 at jeunepublic.trianon@est-ensemble.fr
Saturdays from 2:30pm to 4pm, except for school holidays, free workshops, registration required
Samedi 13 September 2025
Workshop in partnership with the Roger-Gouhier multimedia library
Samedi 6 December 2025
With your parents around a snack
Samedi 22 November 2025, 10am-11am
Playful exploration of the exhibition for parents and children aged 0 to 3
Free, registration required
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