Ensad Nancy

For the second time, the École nationale supérieure d’art et de design de Nancy | Ensad Nancy is participating in this event, organized by the Institut français du Luxembourg and supported by the Ministry of Culture—Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs (DRAC) Grand Est, the French Embassy in Luxembourg, and the Victor Hugo Association.

This new collaboration highlights the work of four recent graduates of Ensad Nancy: Manon Andreu, Weiwei Chu, Matias Escalante, and Chloé Mufraggi, who were selected by a jury of art professionals. Their practices explore, each in their own way, the relationships between perception, identity, memory, and space. From Manon Andreu’s paintings of landscapes suspended between states to Weiwei Chu’s unstable compositions, shaped by fragments of language and everyday encounters, their works investigate what emerges between reality and imagination. Matias Escalante explores questions of being and identity through characters moving through absurd and chaotic worlds, while Chloé Mufraggi transforms the exhibition space into a stage where questions of gaze, representation, and social norms unfold. Brought together within a single booth, these four practices reflect the diversity of artistic research developed at Ensad Nancy and the vitality of its emerging artistic scene.

Ensad Nancy’s participation in Luxembourg Art Week is fully in line with a spirit of Franco-Luxembourg cooperation. The fair thus provides an ideal setting to foster exchanges and interactions between industry professionals and the public, thereby creating genuine opportunities for these emerging artists.

Through their works and career paths, they demonstrate the vitality of the School’s educational programs and its openness to the professional world. The French Institute of Luxembourg, the French Embassy in Luxembourg, and the Victor Hugo Association—partners in this event—play an essential role in promoting cultural exchanges and strengthening Franco-Luxembourg cooperation. By supporting the participation of young artists trained in France, they foster the movement of talent and cross-border artistic dialogue.

For its part, the French Ministry of Culture—specifically the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs of the Grand Est region—is working alongside institutions, cultural actors, and artists in the region to encourage exchanges and raise the visibility of artists beyond national borders, thereby affirming the Grand Est’s status as a hub of creativity and innovation. Luxembourg Art Week is undeniably a platform for promoting and showcasing the new generation of creators.