Mains d'Oeuvres
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| Established | 1991 |
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| Location | 1 Rue Charles Garnier, 93400 Saint-Ouen, France |
| Website | www.mainsdoeuvres.org |
Mains d’Œuvres (Manpower) is a not-for-profit arts organization based in Saint-Ouen, a suburb of Paris. The organization supports contemporary art by coordinating residencies for emerging artists and by programming exhibitions and events.
Mains d’Œuvres is situated in a refurbished Valeo car factory, which was used as an employee community and sports center until the company sold the building in 1991. In 1991, four organizations: Usines Ephemeres, TransEuropeHalles network, Vecam and Europe 99, combined to create Mains d'Œuvres. A pioneer of its time, Mains d'Œuvres spearheaded the widespread phenomenon in Europe during the 1990s, which consisted of turning factories into placed dedicated to new, inventive art forms.
A 4000 square metre Mains d’Œuvres arts centre opened in Saint-Ouen in 2001.
Attributing its outlook to Gilles Deleuze's Difference and Repetition, Mains d’Œuvres describes itself as, "Sensual and intellectual, specialist and non-specialist...an experimental art space open to everyone." Offering visual and digital arts, music, dance, theater, cinema, lectures and educational events to the public, the organization is supported by the Conseil général de la Seine-Saint-Denis, Ministère de la Culture (France), and the Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports.
Mains d’Œuvres is most recognized for its offerings in the field of music. Concerts, parties, and residency programs establish the organization on an international field. Residencies are open to a wide range of styles such as electronic, rap, and world music. Due to the approach of creating ties between all styles, Mains d’Œuvres offers a venue open to all musical experimentation. Notable musicians who have worked with, or at Main d'Œuvres include: Herman Dune, Etienne Jaumet, and .
The Craslab is offered by Mains d’Œuvres for members of the public interested in learning and testing real-time interaction technologies. CrasLab tutors offer educative classes focusing on open-source hardware and free software to the likes of Freeduino and Pure data. Consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2008, Mains d'Œuvres hosted The Mal Au Pixel festival of electronic art and subcultures, presenting original experiences based on interactive and participative works, hybrid performances, concerts and other unexpected encounters.
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