Curator Florence Derieux leaves Centre Pompidou for Hauser & Wirth
Florence Derieux, a young curator and art historian at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is set to take on the role of director of exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth in New York, as confirmed by her to Artnet. Her previous experience includes positions at the Musée Picasso in Antibes and Palais de Tokyo in Paris, with her market involvement beginning in 2013 at Art Basel Parcours. Established in Zurich in 1992, Hauser & Wirth operates in various locations, including London, New York, Somerset, Gstaad, Los Angeles, and potentially Isla de Rey. Recent notable shifts in the art world include Julia Peyton Jones moving to Thaddaeus Ropac in London and Wim Pijbes heading Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar, founded by collector Joop van Caldenborgh.
Key facts
- Florence Derieux leaves Centre Pompidou for Hauser & Wirth as director of exhibitions.
- Derieux worked two years at Centre Pompidou curating American art for the foundation.
- Confirmation came from Derieux to Artnet, not from the institutions.
- Derieux previously worked at Musée Picasso Antibes and Palais de Tokyo.
- She led Art Basel Parcours in 2013 and worked on EXPO Chicago in 2017.
- Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan and Manuela Wirth with Ursula Hauser.
- The gallery has locations in London, New York, Somerset, Gstaad, Los Angeles, and possibly Isla de Rey.
- During the 2017 Venice Biennale, Hauser & Wirth showed 12 artists and hosted a dinner at Palazzo Barbaro for Philip Guston's exhibition.
- Julia Peyton Jones left Serpentine Gallery to join Thaddaeus Ropac's London gallery in 2017.
- Wim Pijbes left Rijksmuseum to lead private Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar, created by collector Joop van Caldenborgh.
Entities
Artists
- Florence Derieux
- Julia Peyton Jones
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Wim Pijbes
- Joop van Caldenborgh
- Philip Guston
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou
- Hauser & Wirth
- Artnet
- Musée Picasso Antibes
- Palais de Tokyo
- Art Basel Parcours
- EXPO Chicago
- Serpentine Gallery
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- Rijksmuseum
- Museum Voorlinden
- Caldic
- Financial Times
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- USA
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- London
- UK
- Somerset
- Gstaad
- Los Angeles
- Isla de Rey
- Venice
- Italy
- Arsenale
- Palazzo Barbaro
- Grand Canal
- Mayfair
- Dover Street
- Ely House
- Salzburg
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Wassenaar
- Rotterdam
- Clingen Bosch