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accrochée

Accrochée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb accrocher, meaning to hang, hook, or attach. Used as an adjective, it describes something that has been hung or attached to another object. The form agrees with feminine nouns: une œuvre accrochée, la peinture accrochée au mur. The masculine form is accroché, and the plural forms are accrochés (masc.) and accrochées (fem.). In compound tenses with être, the participle agrees with the subject: La sculpture est accrochée au socle. With the auxiliary avoir, the participle agrees only if a preceding direct object exists.

In art and gallery contexts, accrochage refers to the act of hanging and arranging works for display

Beyond display, accrochée can also appear in general senses of attachment or hanging, for example describing

Etymology traces accrochier to accroch­er, itself tied to the idea of hooking or catching onto something. The

in
a
space,
such
as
a
gallery
or
museum.
An
artwork
described
as
accrochée
is
currently
part
of
the
exhibition.
The
vocabulary
is
common
in
curatorial
notes
and
exhibition
catalogs:
L’accrochage
de
l’exposition
a
débuté
ce
matin;
Les
œuvres
accrochées
couvrent
plusieurs
fois,
autant
de
peintures
que
de
photographies.
objects
that
are
physically
affixed
or
fastened.
The
term
retains
a
straightforward,
descriptive
use
and
contrasts
with
accrochage,
which
names
the
event
or
process
of
mounting
and
organizing
works
for
viewing.
word
is
standard
in
French
for
describing
both
the
state
of
being
hung
and
the
act
of
mounting
works
in
a
curated
space.