Published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fondation d’entreprise Ricard Prize, this book presents an overview of the French art scene since 1999.

It is not self-celebratory, but fully delves into this scene, whose development the Fondation gave itself the mission of actively contributing to. It is first and foremost a book of images, bringing together a wide range of exhibition views. This rich and diverse history gives a sense of the core strengths and changes in contemporary art, driven by several generations of artists in this early twenty-first century. The book was co-edited by Michel Gauthier, a curator at the Centre Pompidou’s Musée national d'art moderne and an associate professor at Paris-Sorbonne University, and Marjolaine Lévy, an art historian and curator who teaches the history of art and graphic design at EESAB in Rennes.