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Triangle - Astérides is a 27 year old non-profit contemporary visual art organization based in “La Friche la Belle de Mai”, a former tobacco factory in the center of Marseille, where it supports artists and serves diverse and expanding audiences. Providing spaces for artistic creation and exhibitions, the organization’s stated mission is to be a catalyst for a broad dialogue between living artists and the public. Triangle - Astérides develops a yearly program of exhibitions, public events, and new commissions, as well as highly respected residencies and studio programs dedicated to Marseille-based, French, and international artists; supporting artistic research, experimentation, and production.

Since its founding in 1994, it has established itself as one of France’s most innovative organizations supporting French and international artists who have not yet had wide public exposure or critical acceptance from a broader public. It supports emerging artists, as well as artists that are underrepresented in France by establishing long-term relationships with them to collaborate in the development, production, and presentation of significant new projects.

In 27 years, the organization has hosted more than 650 artists in residence and produced more than 130 exhibitions, with a focus on equal representation, open debate, and multiple viewpoints regardless of race, gender, class, or creed. It has helped launch the careers of many artists who have gone on to worldwide prominence. Rooted in its local context, Triangle – Astérides is a place of assertion of cultural rights, where audiences are appreciated for the singularity of their relation to art. As an active member of Triangle Network; an international network of over 90 arts organizations in 41 countries, it also underlines the positive value of transnational dialog, which constitutes the DNA of its project.

Some of the previous residents are:
Tony Cragg (1994), Hugue Reip (1995), Maria Thereza Alves, Simon Starling, Jimmie Durham (1997), Tatiana Trouvé, Jim Lambie (1998), Saâdane Afif, Virginie Barré, Bruno Peinado (1999), Abraham Poincheval (2001), Michael Quistrebert (2002), Raphaël Zarka (2004), Lili Reynaud Dewar (2006), Clément Rodzielski, Carlos Kusnir (2007), Lynette Yadom Boyake, Emmanuelle Lainé (2009), Claire Tabouret (2011), Atelier Van Lieshout, Gaëlle Choisne, Jean-Alain Corre (2013), Eva Barto (2014), Morgan Courtois, Gala Porras-Kim (2015), Virgile Fraisse (2016), Madison Bycroft, Anne Le Troter, Liv Schulman (2017), Caroline Mesquita, Jean-Charles de Quillacq, Ghislaine Leung, Valérie Blass, Sara Sadik (2018), Dorota Gaweda & Egle Kulbokaite, Josèfa Ntjam (2019)...