International Launch : Impasse des Lilas

Three years after the eponymous exhibition presented in the Grand Galerie, arc en rêve and Accattone are pleased to announce the publication of Impasse des Lilas. Part exhibition catalogue, part monograph, the book explores the interweaving of theories, personal histories, objects and projects that define the practice of MBL Architects, founded by Benjamin Lafore, Sébastien Martinez-Barat and Florian Jomain. The book brings together around a hundred objects taken from the work and research of MBL, guest artists and architects, a selection of everyday objects, exhibition photographs by Antoine Espinasseau and contributions from international theorists Barry Bergdoll, Thomas Daniell, Alexandra Midal and Philip Ursprung.

The publication will shortly be launched in several European cities

Brussels, Saint-Martin Bookshop
25 April 2025, 18:00

Paris, Galleria Continua
17 May 2025, 17:00

Bordeaux, arc en rêve
22 May 2025, 17: 30

Rome, Villa Medici
July 2025

Published by Accattone (Brussels) and arc en rêve (Bordeaux)
Concept: Ismaël Bennani, Sophie Dars, Orfée Grandhomme and Carlo Menon (Accattone), Florian Jomain, Benjamin Lafore and Sébastien Martinez-Barat (MBL)
Texts : Barry Bergdoll, Thomas Daniell, Carlo Menon, Alexandra Midal, Philip Ursprung
Design: Orfée Grandhomme and Ismaël Bennani