Alberto Giacometti Têtes d'homme c1962 Fondation Giacometti © Succession Alberto Giacometti, ADAGP, Paris, 2026
From 11 Nov 2026 To 20 Feb 2027
Alberto Giacometti / Olivia Rosenthal
Coming Out of the Woods
Paris, France
At the Institut Giacometti
Following a series of exhibitions exploring Alberto Giacometti’s relationships with the writers of his time, the Institut Giacometti is, for the first time, inviting a contemporary author, Olivia Rosenthal, to bring her world into dialogue with Giacometti's.
For the exhibition, Olivia Rosenthal explores the notion of scale, from the miniature to the monumental, through an original scenography in which around fifty sculptures by Alberto Giacometti are brought together on a large platform installed at the heart of the Institut Giacometti.
Olivia Rosenthal has also written an original text for the exhibition catalogue, which she brings to life in the exhibition space in collaboration with composer and video artist Eryck Abecassis.
Olivia Rosenthal
A contemporary novelist, playwright and performance artist, Olivia Rosenthal has written around fifteen works of prose that are distinctive in their blending of documentary and fiction. Published by Verticales, these include Une femme sur le fil (2025), Éloge des bâtards (2019), Toutes les femmes sont des aliens (2016), as well as Un singe à ma fenêtre (2022), written following her residency at the Villa Kujoyama.
Olivia Rosenthal also writes for the theatre and performs on stage, presenting hybrid forms in collaboration with artists from a wide range of disciplines, including several projects with composer Eryck Abecassis. Performing her own texts, she has spent many years exploring the possibilities of bringing the written word to life beyond the page.
Portrait of Olivia Rosenthal by Francesca Mantovani, Editions Gallimard.
Exhibition on display from 11 November 2026 to 21st February 2027
at the Institut Giacometti, 5 rue Victor-Schœlcher, Paris 14th arrondissement