"To mark the 40th anniversary of the Artoth\u00E8que de Caen, the exhibition *La modestie*, curated by Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne, brings together 27 artists who favour humility over spectacle, and restraint over bombast."@en . "\u00C0 l\u2019occasion du 40\u00E8me anniversaire de L'Artoth\u00E8que de Caen, l'exposition La modestie, curat\u00E9e par Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne r\u00E9unit 27 artistes qui privil\u00E9gient l\u2019humilit\u00E9 au spectaculaire, la retenue \u00E0 l\u2019emphase."@fr . "To mark the 40th anniversary of the Artoth\u00E8que de Caen, the exhibition *La modestie*, curated by Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne, brings together 27 artists who favour humility over spectacle, and restraint over bombast."@en . "\u00C0 l\u2019occasion du 40\u00E8me anniversaire de L'Artoth\u00E8que de Caen, l'exposition La modestie, curat\u00E9e par Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne r\u00E9unit 27 artistes qui privil\u00E9gient l\u2019humilit\u00E9 au spectaculaire, la retenue \u00E0 l\u2019emphase."@fr . . "\u00C0 l\u2019occasion du 40\u00E8me anniversaire de L'Artoth\u00E8que de Caen, l'exposition La modestie, curat\u00E9e par Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne r\u00E9unit 27 artistes qui privil\u00E9gient l\u2019humilit\u00E9 au spectaculaire, la retenue \u00E0 l\u2019emphase. De Fran\u00E7oise P\u00E9trovitch \u00E0 Nathana\u00EBlle Herbelin, de Jean-Philippe Delhomme \u00E0 Mathieu Cherkit, il s\u2019agira de prendre acte de l\u2019attention de ces artistes contemporains pour l\u2019ici et maintenant. \nDes herbes folles aux vaches, des jouets aux savons, des potagers urbains aux zones industrielles, les \u0153uvres pr\u00E9sent\u00E9es s\u2019int\u00E9ressent au monde commun et quotidien des apparences. Autant de propositions qui revivifient, intensifient et rendent d\u00E9sirable ce qui nous est donn\u00E9 \u00E0 voir. \nAlors que nous savons aujourd\u2019hui que toute activit\u00E9 anthropique entra\u00EEne une part d\u2019autodestruction et contribue \u00E0 la d\u00E9rive climatique, l\u2019humilit\u00E9 de la contemplation et une certaine sati\u00E9t\u00E9 face \u00E0 l\u2019existence pourraient peut-\u00EAtre participer \u00E0 l\u2019\u00E9laboration d\u2019un savoir-vivre d\u00E9sirable, susceptible de nous maintenir en vie.\nAvec Juliette Agnel, Henni Alftan, Marion Bataillard, Julien Beneyton, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Mireille Blanc, Fran\u00E7ois Boisrond, Damien Cabanes, Damien Cadio, Alain Cavalier, Mathieu Cherkit, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Gregory Derenne, Julien Des Monstiers, Cyrielle Gulacsy, Nathana\u00EBlle Herbelin, David Hockney, Youcef Korichi, Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne, Maude Maris, Olivier Masmonteil, Marie-Claire Mitout, Fran\u00E7oise P\u00E9trovitch, Francis Ponge, Christine Safa, G\u00E9rard Traquandi, Miranda Webster\nCommissariat : Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne"@fr . "To mark the 40th anniversary of L\u2019Artoth\u00E8que de Caen, the exhibition *La modestie*, curated by Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne, brings together 27 artists who prioritise humility over spectacle, and restraint over bombast. From Fran\u00E7oise P\u00E9trovitch to Nathana\u00EBlle Herbelin, from Jean-Philippe Delhomme to Mathieu Cherkit, the exhibition highlights these contemporary artists\u2019 focus on the here and now. \nFrom wild grasses to cows, from toys to soaps, from urban vegetable gardens to industrial estates, the works on display explore the ordinary, everyday world of appearances. These works breathe new life into, intensify and make desirable what we are given to see. \nWhilst we now know that all human activity entails a degree of self-destruction and contributes to climate change, the humility of contemplation and a certain contentment with existence might perhaps help to shape a desirable way of living, one capable of keeping us alive.\nWith Juliette Agnel, Henni Alftan, Marion Bataillard, Julien Beneyton, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Mireille Blanc, Fran\u00E7ois Boisrond, Damien Cabanes, Damien Cadio, Alain Cavalier, Mathieu Cherkit, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Gregory Derenne, Julien Des Monstiers, Cyrielle Gulacsy, Nathana\u00EBlle Herbelin, David Hockney, Youcef Korichi, Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne, Maude Maris, Olivier Masmonteil, Marie-Claire Mitout, Fran\u00E7oise P\u00E9trovitch, Francis Ponge, Christine Safa, G\u00E9rard Traquandi, Miranda Webster\nCurated by: Thomas L\u00E9vy-Lasne"@en . . .