At the Grand Palais in Paris D’un seul souffle by Claire Tabouret expands the view on a monumental project by bringing the public behind the scenes of the creation of six new stained-glass windows for Notre-Dame Cathedral. On view through March 15, 2026, the exhibition features full-scale models of the windows, sketches and preparatory studies that have shaped the artist’s creative journey, turning the gallery into a visual workshop where drawings, papers and maquettes serve as evidence of an ongoing process.The project stems from a competition organized by the French Ministry of Culture in association with Atelier Simon-Marq, which selected Tabouret to reimagine a series of stained glass panels in the cathedral’s south aisle following the 2019 fire. The models on display faithfully reflect the proportions of the six bays that will be realized, allowing visitors to apprehend the interplay of pattern, light and color before the glass is fully formed.The exhibition space invites engagement with diverse materials and work that remains in progress, showing how each element is conceived with its eventual translation into stained glass in mind. In doing so, it frames artistic practice as a sequence of decisions, revisions and affinities between painting, drawing and luminous structure.
