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A look back at our 2026 collaborations with museums, foundations, and institutions
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A year of collaborations with artists, museums, and institutions across France and beyond
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Publishing is always a collective endeavor. At JBE Books, alongside artists, writers, designers, and researchers, we are fortunate to work with museums, art centers, foundations, schools, and public collections that share our conviction that books can extend exhibitions, preserve research, and create perennial forms of access to artworks and ideas.
Throughout 2026, these collaborations have taken many forms: exhibition catalogues, artists’ books, research publications, and collective projects developed with institutions across France and beyond. Together, they reflect the diversity of contemporary creation and the role publishing can play in connecting artworks, audiences, and knowledge over time.
Here is a selection of the institutional partnerships that have shaped our year so far
and a glimpse of what is still to come.
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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac: L’imagination au pouvoir
In collaboration with Les Abattoirs, Toulouse
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22 × 28,5 cm
240 pages
Hardcover with foil stamping
Publication: January 2026
Unpublished texts and drawings by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac engage in dialogue with essays by Claudine Grammont, Émilie Hammen, Franck Vergeade, and Rose Vidal, as well as a constellation of testimonials—from Sammy Bernoussi to agnès b., from Sarah Andelman to Mathieu Lehanneur, from Lek & Sowat to Jeanne Friot, and from Vladimir Cauchemar to Mathias Kiss.
A chorus of voices recounting a multifaceted, free, unruly, and profoundly generous body of work.
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, this richly illustrated volume explores the singular universe of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, where fashion, art, popular culture, spirituality, and political history intersect. Through archives, artworks, and personal narratives, the book traces more than four decades of creation by one of France’s most influential visual artists.
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Exhibition views by Marc Domage for JBE Books
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Moi et les autres
In collaboration with Fondation Groupe EDF
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With an essay by Aurélie Clemente-Ruiz, director of the Musée de l’Homme
With an interview with Camille Roth, a researcher at the CRNS, conducted by Antoine Beauchamp
17 × 23 cm
French edition
ISBN : 978-2-36568-132-2
Publication : March 2025
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Bringing together works from the Fondation’s collection, Moi et les autres examines the relationships between individual identity and collective experience. Through contemporary artistic practices, the publication explores notions of community, coexistence, memory, and representation, offering multiple perspectives on what it means to live together.
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Françoise Pétrovitch. Selfie, 2023. Ink wash on paper. 160 × 120 cm
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Créer un vase
In collaboration with CNAP (Centre national des arts plastiques)
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With works by Jacques Averna, Lorie Bayen El-Kaïm and Lauriane Carra, Enzo Bosse, dach&zephir, Gregory Granados, Heim+Viladrich, Ile/Mer/Froid, Hervé Rousseau, Jules Levasseur, Marie and Alexandre, and Octave Rimbert-Rivière
Introduction by Céline Saraiva
Photographic fiction by Rebekka Deubner, with floral set design by Pierre Kavaciuk
Poetic reverie by Ryoko Sekiguchi
17 × 24 cm
200 pages
French edition
ISBN : 978-2-36568-133-9
Publication : avril 2026
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How does an object come into being? Conceived with the CNAP, Créer un vase follows the creative process behind a seemingly simple form. Combining artistic reflection, technical knowledge, and visual documentation, the publication celebrates making as a space where experimentation, craftsmanship, and imagination converge.
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With photographies by Rebekka Deubner, commissioned by JBE Books and Cnap for the book.
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Interviews with Yvette Néliaz and accounts from Mimi, Stanislas Colodiet, and SMITH
16,5 × 22,5 cm
Soft cover
350 pages
ISBN: 978-2-36568-135-3
Publication: July 2026
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A publication born from the unique world of artist Yvette Néliaz, damepipi.tv brings together images, texts, performances, and online narratives developed over several years. Produced in partnership with École Duperré, the book reflects the school's commitment to supporting experimental artistic practices and emerging forms of storytelling.
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Edited and designed by the students of École Duperré under the supervision of David Desrimais
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Tursic&Mille
In collaboration with Carré d’Art – Musée d’art contemporain de Nîmes
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at the Carré d’Art – Nîmes Museum of Contemporary Art, April 25–October 4, 2026.
Bilingual French-English edition
23.5 × 29 cm
224 pages
Publication: June 2026
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Published alongside the exhibition dedicated to Tursic & Mille, this substantial volume explores the duo’s pictorial practice, where references from art history, popular culture, and digital imagery collide. Essays and visual sequences reveal a body of work that continuously questions the status and possibilities of painting today.
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Exhibition views by Marc Domage for JBE Books
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Mythologies
In collaboration with Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne
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With texts by Benjamin Caule and Barthélemy Etchegoyen Glama (Musée Bonnat-Helleu) and Dominique de Font-Reaulx (Louvre Museum)
22 × 15.5 cm
320 pages
Hardcover, foil stamping
Graphic design: Atelier Pierre Pierre
ISBN: 978-2-36568-141-4
Publication : June 2026
In collaboration with the Louvre Museum and the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac
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Drawing from the museum’s collections, Mythologies revisits ancient narratives through a contemporary lens. Bringing together historical works, scholarly perspectives, and new interpretations, the publication highlights the enduring power of myths to shape our understanding of the world and our place within it.
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Design by Atelier Pierre Pierre
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George by Françoise Pétrovitch: An Aubusson tapestry in honnor of George Sand
In collaboration with Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie, Aubusson
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With texts by Pascale Auraix-Jonchière, Jean-Daniel Baltassat, Alice Bernadac, Mathieu Buard, Laëtitia Chauvin, and Emmanuel Gérard
Format: 20.5 × 25 cm
Pages: 284
135 images
Price: €35
ISBN (FR edition): 978-2-36568-142-1
ISBN (EN edition): 978-2-36568-143-8
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Forthcoming this autumn, George explores the dialogue between contemporary creation and the centuries-old tradition of tapestry. Developed with the Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie, the publication sheds light on the ongoing reinvention of a medium deeply rooted in cultural heritage.
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Stan Douglas: Parallax
In collaboration with Jeu de Paume, Paris, and MACBA, Barcelona
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Published in conjunction with the “Stan Douglas” exhibition at the Jeu de Paume from October 16 to January 31, 2027, and at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) in the fall of 2027
With texts by Stan Douglas, Gloria Moure, Tina Campt, and Christine Ross
Format: 24×30 cm
Pages: 240
130 images
Price: €45
ISBN (FR edition): 978-2-36568-144-5
ISBN (EN edition): 978-2-36568-145-2
ISBN (ES edition, with a booklet in Catalan): 978-2-36568-146-9
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This major publication accompanies a new exhibition devoted to Stan Douglas, whose work examines history, memory, and the construction of images through photography, film, and installation. Conceived with two leading institutions, the book brings together new research and extensive visual material dedicated to one of the most influential artists of his generation.
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Frank Stella: Minimal, Maximal
In collaboration with MAMC+, Saint-Étienne
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With texts by Rachel Stella, Alison Greene, Valerie Mavridorakis, Gilles Tiberghien, James Mayer, Alexandre Quoi
Format: 20×27 cm
Pages: 240
130 images
ISBN (FR edition): 978-2-36568-148-3
ISBN (EN edition): 978-2-36568-149-0
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To be published later this year, this comprehensive volume revisits the career of Frank Stella, from his groundbreaking early paintings to his later explorations of relief, sculpture, and architectural form. Produced with MAMC+, the publication offers fresh perspectives on a figure who transformed the language of abstraction over six decades.
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We look forward to sharing these
forthcoming titles with you in the months ahead!
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