Eric Mangion – lilia ben salah

As part of Paris Gallery Weekend’s Carte Blanche, the lilia ben salah gallery welcomes Éric Mangion, whose curatorial perspective has guided Mohamed Lekleti’s work within a critical and institutional framework, in connection with his solo exhibition at Frac Occitanie Montpellier for the 2026 Mediterranean Season.

Mohamed Lekleti has been invited as part of the 2026 Mediterranean Season, a project led by the Frac Occitanie Montpellier, to present two solo exhibitions, at the Museum of Tangier (June 2026) and at the Frac Occitanie Montpellier (late September 2026).

Eric Mangion has been director of Frac Occitanie Montpellier since September 2023, where he has implemented a new acquisition policy while strengthening the regional and international dissemination of the collection. As part of the 2026 Mediterranean Season, Frac will host Mohamed Lekleti’s exhibition *En déséquilibre / في اختلال التوازن* in the fourth quarter.

He previously directed the Villa Arson art center in Nice. There, he notably organized solo exhibitions by Otbong Nkanga, Slavs and Tatars, Lola Gonzàlez, Sol Carello, Eva Barto, Sonia Boyce, Monster Chetwynd, Judy Chicago, Jeremy Deller, Ryan Gander, Zoé Léonard, Roman Ondak, and Tatiana Trouvé. He also served as artistic director of the Printemps de Septembre 2010 festival. An art critic who has contributed to numerous journals, he is the co-founder of the journal Switch (on Paper).

Mohamed Lekleti, “Le souffle des origines”, 2026, Mixed media on paper mounted on wood, 120×175 cm © Mohamed Lekleti / ADAGP, Paris, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie lilia ben salah