FRAC Auvergne opens in Clermont-Ferrand’s Halle aux blés

This opening marks a new stage for the regional contemporary art collection, now visible in a historic building at the heart of Clermont-Ferrand. The project went through several strategic changes before reaching this point, which gives the display a particular weight: the works are finally being shown in a setting that has found its place.

For artists and for anyone interested in painting and drawing, the theme of metamorphosis offers a rich way of looking. It encourages viewers to follow how one form becomes another, how an image shifts or unsettles, and how the eye moves with those changes.

In a FRAC, the way works are presented matters as much as the works themselves. Opening in the Halle aux blés suggests a dialogue between contemporary pieces and the building’s architecture, between current artistic gestures and a place with its own memory.