Upcoming exhibition

On the fringes of orientalism

from Feb 11, 2026 to May 10, 2026

Château Dufresne, musée et lieu historique patrimonial

While revisiting the Orientalist imaginary embodied in the Turkish smoking room of Marius Dufresne's residence, the exhibition brings together four women artists of Iranian and Franco-Syrian origin. Their work spark a reflection on contemporary human, geopolitical, and cultural issues in the highly sensitive region known as the Middle East. Each in their own way, artists Shahla Bahrami, Aïda Vosoughi, Poline Harbali, and Leila Zelli offer a very different perspective of the relationship between Orient and Occident.