A book born of painting
Par la force des choses is a book apart. Elegant and minimal, radical in concept, it accompanies the exhibition of the same name presented in 2026 at the Musée de l'Orangerie.
The book was a technical challenge to print. It appears in three languages — French, English and Mandarin — and required the largest production our team has ever mounted: photography over a long period, film work, fine craft, highly unusual special editions and commercial support. An exceptional publishing project that called on every one of our skills.
#1 Residency, co-creation and studio photography
• Co-creating the concept of the book through discussion and sustained work in the artist's studio
• A three-day residency with the artist to finalise the art direction
• Several sets of proofs to reach the truest possible printed result
• A film-based photographic record made in the artist's studio over several months — developing, printing, scanning, then featured in the book#2 Event production
• A reception bringing together collectors, partners and art lovers
• Staging and activation around the presentation of the 100 unique editions
• Set design developed in keeping with the world of the exhibition and the book
#3 Visual production
• Cutting and treating 100 covers made from the artist's own canvases, then photographing all 100 unique covers in the studio, retouching them and publishing 100 individual product pages
• Several promotional films tracing the artist's creative process and the making of the book#4 Art editions
• Introductions, oversight and coordination for the sale of a series of original limited-edition lithographs
• Production of special editions
• A dedicated presentation set-up for collectors
#5 Set design & cultural merchandising
• Laying out the retail and interpretation spaces in the Orangerie bookshop
• Staging the publications to strengthen their visibility and appeal.
