One of the most discussed artists in our class was Abraham Poincheval, whose work is currently on view at the Palais de Tokyo. And one of the most written about works in the class was Poincheval’s Oeuf.  In the Palais de Tokyo’s description:

“For the first time in his explorations, Abraham Poincheval is confronting the world of the living: within the exhibition spaces of the Palais de Tokyo, he will be sitting on hen’s eggs until they hatch out. By replacing an animal, he will experience a gestation time, varying between 21 and 26 days. Abraham Poincheval will be sitting or lying in an enclosed space, a vivarium which looks like a display case. He will be covered by a traditional Korean cloak, made by the artist Seulgi Lee and surrounded by provisions. Limited in his movements, the artist will seem inactive to the visitors. He will be like Toine, the antihero of the Guy de Maupassant short story of the same name (1885), immobilised by a heart attack and forced by his wife to hatch out eggs.”

The project is now complete and the adorable chicks are hatched. You can see video on the site of Le Parisien.