GROUP ACTIONS - ART HABITATIONS
Jan 2026
Concept and Art Direction: Monique Allain
Rehearsal at Bedford Playhouse. Photo by Helen Houghton on March 1st 2026.
CONCEPT
Blitz comes from the German word for lightning, implying a swift and decisive action. The title combines the idea of engagement, rapid occupation and the concept of art. Art is a powerful tool for transformation. ART BLITZ is a form of “ARTIVISM”. Advocating and being engaged with what we believe is part of our responsibility as artists, although we should never lose the poetics in our voices.
ART BLITZ are a series of events offered by artists to institutional, private, and public spaces. The project consists of one-day pop-up actions or habitations for a longer period to be replicated, forming an artistic wave of interventions which support human rights and nature preservation. The artworks presented vary in each performance, making events new and fresh.
The precise and effective actions have unlimited potential for growth, happening within the same consistent pattern, thus constituting an identity.
Our première, a performance with a pop-up exhibition, took place on April 11 at Bedford Playhouse. ART BLITZ AT THE BARN is our second initiative! What is going to be the next…?
The project aims to insert art into daily life. It poetically advocates for collaboration. It also enables a direct connection to the public, giving voice to the artists.
Rehearsal at Bedford Playhouse. Photo by Helen Houghton on March 1st 2026.
Click HERE to access the article published in BEDFORD & NEW CANAAN MAGAZINE - May/June 2026 issue - about the ART BLITZ project.
ART BLITZ EVENTS
Photos from the rehearsal at Bedford Playhouse by Helen Houghton on March 1st 2026.
TYPE OF ACTIONS
Pup-ups - One-afternoon 3 hours event with performance
Habitations – Exhibition for a period with performance at the opening and closing dates
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Participants wearing black clothes arrive all together in a coordinated operation, each carrying a white folding table and a black soft bag containing their artwork and minimal personal items. Uniformity and lightness are essential features of the action. Artists purchase their own table and bag. The tables, which are white, small, and portable, match the model and size below. The bags are black, soft, and discreet.
In 10 min the participants set up the space. They open their table and display their artwork on top. The black bags with personal items are left under each table. The habitation y results in a collective installation.
Thereafter, the artists are ready to present the artworks, interact, and chat with the public. The duration of the activity is variable and depends on the circumstances. However, it is estimated to be a maximum of 3 hours.
In the end, all participants, in a synchronized time, pack the works, fold the tables, and leave the space together. This operation is completed in 10 min.
Surprise and synchronization powerfully engage the public. At the scheduled time, we all advance and occupy the performance space.
The strategy of occupation adopted for ART BLITZ is inspired by LE DÎNER EN BLANC created in Paris in 1988 by François Pasquier.
The actions are pacific, inclusive, and legal. All participants act in accordance with the law.
LOCATION PROFILE
The locations for our actions are public or private and aligned with our values of promoting peace, environmental preservation, and non-discrimination.
REHEARSAL AT BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE
Photos by Helen Houghton.
