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Almine Rech

Oli's Imaginary Museum

Dec 6, 2024 — May 4, 2025 | Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse

Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse are inviting the rapper Oli, from the iconic Toulouse duo Bigflo and Oli, to take a fresh look at the institution's collections. The Oli's Imaginary Museum showcases works chosen according to Oli's sensibilities, personal history and rap practice, creating new encounters while inviting visitors to rethink the role of the museum, its spaces and their relationship with works of art.

This exhibition reflects the personal choice of a musical artist who was introduced to the different forms of modern and contemporary art at a very early age through his many visits to the Abattoirs. Key encounters - with Joël Hubaut, Yayoi Kusama and a piano catapulting performance by Compagnie Royal Deluxe - have nurtured Oli's intuition about the museum as a place where artists and audiences share emotions and a varied perception of their surroundings. These representations of a real or imaginary world form the basis of an approach to art that is open to all views and interpretations. They embody a non-uniform vision of art.
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