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# the Grenier à sel

An innovative cultural venue for creating work in the field of new media art, which makes connections between art, science and technology

# Who are we ?

Established in 2018 by the EDIS endowment, the Grenier à sel is a space for discovering and sharing digital culture, which explores the rich ferment of current artistic practices. It hosts a cross-disciplinary programme that fosters the pleasure of discovering, experimenting and interacting around singular art forms, close to the works and their creators. Exhibitions, performances, concerts, residencies, audiences-with and workshops are held all year round, showcasing the inventive flair of today’s artists.

# The building

Situated in central Avignon near the Papal Palace, the Grenier à sel is housed in the former salt storehouse. It is one of the oldest buildings in « the city of the popes », dating from the 14th century. Demolished several times, it was rebuilt in 1758 by the architect Jean-Ange Brun, and listed as a historic monument in 1984. The architecture and location of the building, on the banks of the River Rhône, undescore the importance of salt during the Ancien Regime.

# UNREASONABLE REASONING

APRIL 18 – JUNE 27 2026

# EXHIBITION

The exhibition « Unreasonable Reasoning » examines language systems as structures of power and as mechanisms for regulating human behavior. Julien Prévieux explores this question through two fields of application: space exploration on the one hand, and artificial intelligence on the other.
The exhibition features a selection of the artist’s seminal works, as well as a series of new pieces created specifically for this exhibition. These works, which focus on the malfunctions and invisible processes of artificial intelligence, are particularly concerned with the hallucinations produced by AI.
What all these works have in common is an exploration of machine control, their potential flaws, and the absurdity generated by this profusion of digital languages..

# PRACTICAL INFORMATION

DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD

The opening to the public depends on the programme.

Opening hours from april 18  to june 27 : 2pm-6pm (from Wednesday to Saturday)

Free admission, no reservation required

Café – bookshop open during the exhibition opening hours

Entrance :
Le Grenier à sel
2 rue Rempart Saint-Lazare in Avignon

Contact :
Tel : 04 32 74 05 31
Mail: accueil@legrenierasel-avignon.fr

The Grenier à sel is managed by the EDIS Endowment Fund, a general interest organisation whose vocation is to support emerging artistic practices and to allow their access to a large and diversified public.