Located at 36 boulevard Ney, on the edge of the 18th and 19th arrondissements, La Corvée intends to replicate itself in priority areas, to help people in the social sector with their integration and to facilitate access to contemporary art in non-specific spaces.

Breaking away from the traditional concept of the art gallery, setting up exhibition space as part of a community service enables La Corvée to achieve its objectives in terms of accessibility. Designed and built in tandem by architects Sharmily Guyot and Anne-Charlotte Gandziri, the first location is laid out over two floors, which have had a variety of multi-purpose uses since December 2021. As well as a community launderette and an exhibition space for young artists, La Corvée is home to a restaurant where chef Louise Boiron uses local, sustainable agricultural produce.

With an innate sense of composition and sharing, she fashions intuitive, refined plant-based cuisine in a neighbourhood where the food supply has long been lacking. Thanks to its multi-faceted nature, La Corvée is taking a new approach to social action and has been able to offer its services free of charge to almost 250 beneficiaries since its launch.