Among the three exhibitions taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon (macLYON) from March 6 to July 12, 2026, Jean-Claude Guillaumon’s Encore lui! (Him Again!) stands out as the most entertaining and offbeat.
The artist, who placed himself squarely at the center of his work with generous self-mockery, multiplied himself across a variety of forms — happenings, photography, painting, and sculpture.
Gone since 2022, Guillaumon now gets his own retrospective at macLYON, thanks to a donation to the museum — a gesture that ensures he’ll keep existing for a long time to come.
Does Jean-Claude’s “mug” fill his works and the museum’s walls to the point of saturation?
Only some visitors will manage to fade into the background in response.
The artist was always a tinkerer who never took himself too seriously. Let’s take a quick museum stroll — smartphone in hand — that might just spark your curiosity to see the show.
Guillaumon takes his own photo
The Nose Nugget Under the Chair
The (Almost) Infinite Selfie
Long before the narcissistic rise of the selfie, Jean-Claude Guillaumon had already been photographing himself almost daily since 1978 — but for entirely different reasons.
The ABCs of his self-reflection.
Doubling Up
Multiplying Himself
Playing the Peacock — Naked and Feathered
Leaving a Mark by Any Means
Guillaumon paints himself
Taking a Step Back
Getting All Pricked Up
Guillaumon sculpts himself.
Nose-Hair Close Encounter
Him Again! — the Jean-Claude Guillaumon retrospective at macLYON, March 6 to July 12, 2026.
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