Jacques Maire to Lead French Pavilion at Belgrade Expo 2027 with 'Faire corps'
Jacques Maire has been appointed to head the French pavilion at the Exposition universelle in Belgrade, which is set for 2027, according to L'ŒIL on September 24, 2026. As president of Cofrex, the organization managing France's involvement in international expos, Maire plans to highlight French artistry and innovation with a theme called « Faire corps », celebrating the connecting force of sport and music. Work for the Belgrade exhibition started right after Expo 2025 in Osaka, showing the continuous nature of global exhibitions. This was detailed in L'ŒIL n°799 on October 1, 2026, alongside notable news from September 24, including the death of Jean-François Leroy, founder of Visa pour l'image, on August 31 at age 69.
Key facts
- Jacques Maire is appointed to lead the French pavilion at the Belgrade Exposition universelle in 2027
- Maire is president of the Cofrex
- The French pavilion scenography is titled « Faire corps »
- The scenography focuses on the unifying virtues of sport and music
- Preparation for Belgrade 2027 began after the close of Osaka 2025
- The article was published by L'ŒIL on 24 September 2026 and appeared in L'ŒIL n°799 of 1 October 2026
- Jean-François Leroy, founder of Visa pour l'image, died on 31 August in Paris at age 69
- Chinese artist Gao Zhen was sentenced to three years in prison for offending « l'honneur des héros et martyrs »
Entities
Artists
- Jacques Maire
- Jean-François Leroy
- Gao Zhen
- Céline Malraux
- André Malraux
- Christine Coste
Institutions
- Cofrex
- Exposition universelle
- L'ŒIL
- Visa pour l'image
- La Réserve des Arts
Locations
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Osaka
- Japan
- Paris
- France
- Perpignan