EUGÉNIE BACHELOT-PRÉVERT

Eugénie Bachelot Prévert, granddaughter of poet Jacques Prévert, offers a new perspective on "Le Cancre" for Une histoire au mur. Graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2000, this artist born in 1974 has always sought to preserve spontaneity and freedom in her art, qualities so dear to childhood. She smiles at the irony that this poem celebrating a rebellious child has become a school classic, sometimes even a source of punishment for those who struggle to memorize it. Inspired by her experience of sharing drawings with her friends from the Beaux-Arts, Eugénie interpreted the poem with her daughter Lila. They chose to depict two women who seem to be in the midst of a whirlwind and to do only what they please. This approach, both respectful of her family heritage and deeply personal, perfectly reflects her artistic journey, where painting, installations, and performances blend together, always with that touch of joyful irreverence that characterizes her popular and free-spirited art.