Viandalism: the exhibition bridging street art and contemporary art at the Mona Bismarck

The street art is moving in right opposite the Tour Eiffel! The Mona Bismarck in Paris invites you to explore an exhibition at the crossroads of graffiti and contemporary creation, titled Viandalism, from May 7 to 8, 2026. Housed in a 1,000 m² private mansion along the Seine, facing the Tower Eiffel, the exhibition brings together 40 artists from diverse backgrounds for a route of works, installations, and on-site interventions. Billed as the first public event of the VIANDALISM project, the show aims to foster dialogue between varied plastic practices and the architecture, volumes, and atmosphere of the venue.

The exhibition unfolds in the salons of the Mona Bismarck, where each artist is given a space to claim. This setup creates an organized yet flexible stroll, with proposals in a variety of formats and approaches. The show brings together artists from graffiti and contemporary art, with a careful focus on how the works occupy the space and relate to their surroundings.

This exhibition also marks the launch of VIANDALISM, a platform for leasing contemporary art. "The starting idea rests on a very simple conviction: works must live. They are not meant to be fixed, stored, or reduced to images. A work exists fully when it is confronted with space, with light, with audiences. When it is experienced," explains Jean-Christophe Filippini, its founder. And he adds: "The ambition is to offer another way to circulate art. A simpler, more direct, more accessible model".

Through this exhibition, VIANDALISM lays out the core of a system designed to foster encounters between works, artists, and a range of living spaces. And among the participating artists, you’ll find Amélie Caussade, Camille Boulard, Camille Gendron, Skio, Maxence Doré, L'Atlas, India Leire or and Raphael Federici.

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At the Mona Bismarck, Viandalism offers a fresh approach to displaying artworks by situating them in a setting that alters how they are perceived and read. Far from a mere hanging, the show emphasizes a freer circulation of art, bringing it closer to everyday spaces and to the public. The question now is whether this inaugural encounter can carry the idea forward and, in its own way, reshape the meeting between artists, venues, and those who discover them.

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