MO.CO. Extends September Invitation to ‘Kiki Smith. Être ici | Maintenant | Partout’

MO.CO. Montpellier Contemporain is using its September programme to draw attention to the remaining weeks of ‘Kiki Smith. Être ici | Maintenant | Partout’, an exhibition presented at the institution’s main centre at 13 rue de la République in Montpellier. A newsletter issued on 1 September 2026 describes the exhibition as open from Tuesday to Sunday and urges visitors to take advantage of the final weeks of its run.

The announcement does not provide the exhibition’s opening or closing dates. It does, however, identify the presentation as a principal part of MO.CO.’s September offering and confirms that it is taking place at MO.CO., rather than at the institution’s separate Panacée site. The centre is part of MO.CO. Montpellier Contemporain, which also operates MO.CO. Panacée at 14 rue de l’École de Pharmacie and MO.CO. Esba, the Montpellier art school, at 130 rue Yéhudi Ménuhin.

The available material gives no detailed checklist, curatorial statement or biographical information about the exhibition itself. It does establish Kiki Smith’s place within MO.CO.’s recent programme: the institution’s official materials for the 2025 exhibition ‘Éprouver l’inconnu’, also titled ‘Sense Unknown’ in English, list Smith among the emblematic figures of contemporary art included in that group presentation. That exhibition brought together more than 100 works by 30 artists at MO.CO. and examined connections between artistic experimentation and scientific forms of knowledge.

Smith’s work also provides the direct focus for a September public programme at the centre. On Sunday 20 September 2026 at 10am, MO.CO. will host ‘Atelier Signa Danse’, a free workshop led by choreographer Jos Pujol of the company Singulier Pluriel. Organised in connection with World Deaf Day, the session invites participants to create gestures around works in ‘Être ici | Maintenant | Partout, Kiki Smith’. Reservations are required.

The exhibition is also linked to an adult life-drawing workshop scheduled for Sunday 6 September from 6pm to 8pm. Held in the exhibition galleries, ‘Atelier Modèle Vivant’ is described as an opportunity to explore the representation of the body, including proportion and volume, through observational drawing. The workshop is open to beginners and more experienced artists, with paper and pencils supplied; participation costs €10 and requires advance booking.

MO.CO.’s September newsletter frames these activities alongside the institution’s wider programme, including the European Heritage Days on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, when free visits, family activities, workshops and behind-the-scenes sessions are planned at MO.CO. and Panacée. From 24 September, the institution also schedules the return of its Thursday evening discussions, conferences, roundtables and screenings at Panacée. For the Kiki Smith exhibition itself, the confirmed practical information is its Tuesday-to-Sunday opening schedule and its location at 13 rue de la République, Montpellier.