The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris proposes to revisit the history of modernity in the 20th century through the imaginary of the atom. The exhibition invites the public to explore the artistic representations inspired by the scientific discovery of the atom and its applications, in particular the nuclear bomb whose devastating consequences changed the destiny of humanity. By bringing together nearly 250 works (paintings, drawings, photographs, videos and installations), as well as often unpublished documentation, the exhibition shows, for the first time in a French institution, the very different positions taken by artists in the face of scientific advances and the controversies they arouse. Dealing with a subject that is more topical than ever, it is part of the museum's desire to echo, in its programming, contemporary cultural and societal concerns.