For 60 days, the nave of the CAPC Museum of Contemporary Art in Bordeaux will undergo a radical transformation. For this unprecedented creation, internationally renowned artist Thomas Hirschhorn and Fanny de Chaillé, director of the National Theater Bordeaux Aquitaine (tnba), bring their universes together around a monumental installation and a genuine theater school open to the public.
A massive ruin of cardboard and tape invades the CAPC
Forget traditional exhibition rooms. With « Come What May », Thomas Hirschhorn transforms the museum's nave into a spectacular landscape of ruins, entirely crafted from ordinary materials: cardboard and adhesive tape.
A deliberately raw work that disrupts the architecture of this former colonial warehouse and questions the fragility of our world. More than an installation to contemplate, this ruin becomes a space to inhabit, to walk through and to bring to life.
14 students and 60 days of theatre classes under the eyes of visitors
That's where the project takes on its full meaning. For 60 days, the 14 students from the 7th cohort of the tnba school will occupy the museum to follow their lessons in view of the public.
Reading, singing, dancing, performance… The classes will take place among the ruins, with some even open to visitor participation. Artists, critics and historians will also come to enrich discussions around creation and artistic manifestos.
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An opening on November 12 with concerts
The big day kicks off Thursday, November 12, 2026, with an opening day event from 11am to 11pm and an inauguration evening starting at 7:30pm accompanied by concerts in the nave.
Born from over 20 years of friendship and reflection between the two artists, "Whatever Happens" promises a unique experience where the museum becomes a place of life, learning, and collective creation.
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