Following the performance by Félix Touzalin, Yvannoé Kruger, Director of POUSH, will discuss site-specific curation and the evolving role of independent, artist-run spaces in Europe.

POUSH, founded in 2020, is a major platform for artistic creation combining an art center with over 270 studios for artists from more than 30 countries. Based in former industrial site in Aubervilliers, POUSH will move in late 2025 to a new campus at Parc des Portes de Paris, expanding into an “archipelago” of spaces across the Seine-Saint-Denis region. Under Kruger’s direction, POUSH has developed into both a site of production and an experimental curatorial platform, offering support, mentorship, and public programming that connects local and international communities.

In dialogue with Vera Grillmaier from NeverAtHome, a Vienna-based initiative dedicated to transforming vacant buildings into temporary spaces for interdisciplinary artistic production and exchange, the talk explores how independent structures can operate as infrastructures for participation, collaboration, and learning.

In a time of growing social and political division, projects like POUSH and NeverAtHome highlight the need for collaboration and shared cultural spaces. This talk explores art as a space for diversity, exchange, and community—transforming temporary places into vibrant sites of cultural creation.

Following the event, guests are invited to continue the exchange over a glass of wine.

Registration required: welcome@never-at-home.at (click here to sign up)