Chiara Parisi appointed director of Centre Pompidou Metz
Chiara Parisi, born in Rome in 1970 and now 49 years old, has been named the new director of the Centre Pompidou Metz. She will take over from Emma Lavigne, who is set to become the first female president of the Palais de Tokyo. Parisi's appointment was unanimously decided among six contenders and has been confirmed by Jean-Luc Bohl, president of Metz Métropole, pending approval on November 28. From 2011 to 2016, she led cultural programming at La Monnaie in Paris, featuring artists like John Baldessari and Paul McCarthy. Parisi obtained her PhD from Sapienza University of Rome and curated "La Folie de la Villa Médicis" in 2000. She is currently at Villa Medici and will replace interim director Jean-Marie Gallais.
Key facts
- Chiara Parisi appointed director of Centre Pompidou Metz
- Parisi succeeds Emma Lavigne
- Lavigne becomes first female president of Palais de Tokyo
- Appointment unanimous among six international candidates
- Ratification by board of directors on November 28
- Parisi previously directed cultural programming at La Monnaie in Paris
- Parisi holds PhD from Sapienza University of Rome
- Centre Pompidou Metz celebrates tenth anniversary in 2020
Entities
Artists
- Chiara Parisi
- Emma Lavigne
- John Baldessari
- Paul McCarthy
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Jannis Kounellis
- Christian Boltanski
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Jean-Marie Gallais
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou Metz
- Palais de Tokyo
- Le Figaro
- Metz Métropole
- La Monnaie
- Sapienza University of Rome
- French Academy in Rome (Villa Medici)
- Centre international d'art et du paysage de l'île de Vassivière
- Artribune
Locations
- Metz
- France
- Paris
- Rome
- Italy
- Vassivière