Antonin Katre: Lignes en friches

11 June - 11 July 2026

Overview

With Lignes en friches, Antonin Katre transforms the final room of the CHENUS LONGHI gallery into a space of architectural tension. At the crossroads of graffiti, photography, painting and installation, the artist continues his exploration of abandoned places and industrial ruins. Conceived almost like a vault-like space, the exhibition fully reveals the strength of a body of work in which the wasteland becomes a site of projected memory.

For more than thirty years, Katre has developed a practice shaped by urban exploration. Abandoned factories, deserted buildings and suspended structures form the raw material of his work. Drawing from black-and-white photographs, the artist introduces lines, colours, lettering and gestures, creating a dialogue between the memory of places and the energy of graffiti.