In 2016 and 2017, Marcus Eager and the artist Michel Nedjar donated almost 300 works by 47 art-brut artists to the LaM.

Intrinsically linked with L’Aracine (the artist Michel Nedjar was its cofounder alongside Madeleine Lommel and Claire Teller), the two collectors donated a selection including works by artists already represented in the collection, in order to complete ensembles, along with others representative of present-day art brut. 

With this exhibition, the LaM aims to get as close as possible to the personalities of this pair of tireless trailblazers, advocates of an open, inclusive definition of art brut. A selection of works from the donation will be put in relation with other works from the Museum’s collection, with a focus on such varied themes as dialoguing with the invisible, memories of childhood, representation of bodies, and urban space. The exhibition will also pay tribute to the gallerist Pierre Chave and the work carried out by the “S” Grand Atelier.