Guillaume Désanges Appointed Director of Palais de Tokyo
Guillaume Désanges has been appointed as the new director of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron, taking over from Emma Lavigne. This appointment was put forward by Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin. Désanges, who founded Work Method and has led La Verrière gallery since 2013, envisions the Palais as "a living body" that addresses contemporary creation and societal issues. His planned program will adopt a "permaculture" approach, incorporating monographic and thematic exhibitions, "foreign seasons," and a significant participatory event every two years. In contrast to Lavigne, Désanges has a more experimental history, having curated exhibitions at various venues, including a notable solo show of Neïl Beloufa at Palais de Tokyo in 2018.
Key facts
- Guillaume Désanges appointed director of Palais de Tokyo
- Appointed by President Emmanuel Macron on proposal of Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin
- Succeeds Emma Lavigne who left to lead Collection Pinault
- Founder of Work Method curatorial agency
- Directed artistic program of La Verrière gallery (Hermès) in Brussels since 2013
- Plans permaculture-inspired program with alternating exhibition and free spaces
- Program includes monographic shows, thematic transdisciplinary exhibitions, foreign seasons, portraits, mini-exhibitions
- Covers contemporary art, cinema, fashion, architecture, design, performance, music, comics, graphic arts, video games
- Large participatory open-air event every two years
- Previously curated at Centre Pompidou-Metz, Generali Foundation Vienna, Pérez Art Museum Miami, SMAK Ghent, Performa New York, Centre d'Art Santa Monica Barcelona, Palais de Tokyo (Neïl Beloufa solo, 2018)
- Co-curated 8th Biennale of Louvain-La-Neuve
- Developed lecture-performances A History of Performance in 20 Minutes and Vox Artisti
- Appointed artistic director of Salon de Montrouge in 2021
Entities
Artists
- Guillaume Désanges
- Emma Lavigne
- Neïl Beloufa
Institutions
- Palais de Tokyo
- Collection Pinault
- Work Method
- La Verrière
- Hermès
- French Ministry of Culture
- CNAP (Centre National des Arts Plastiques)
- Aubervilliers Laboratories
- La Tôlerie Art Center
- Le Plateau-Frac Ile-de-France Art Center
- Centre Pompidou-Metz
- Generali Foundation
- Pérez Art Museum Miami
- SMAK
- Performa
- Centre d'Art Santa Monica
- Biennale of Louvain-La-Neuve
- Salon de Montrouge
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Aubervilliers
- Vienna
- Austria
- Miami
- United States
- Ghent
- New York
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Louvain-La-Neuve
- Montrouge