Laurent Le Bon: The Unconventional Director of Centre Pompidou-Metz
At the age of 42, Laurent Le Bon serves as the director of the Centre Pompidou-Metz, recognized for his wit and interdisciplinary initiatives. He pursued his studies at Sciences Po and the École du Louvre, focusing on garden history. His professional journey commenced at the Ministry of Culture, where he was brought on board by Alfred Pacquement. In 2007, Le Bon released "L'Art à ciel ouvert" and has been behind several prominent exhibitions, such as "2,000 nains à Bagatelle" in 2000 and a Dada showcase at the Centre Pompidou that same year. He also curated "Peintures/Malerei" in Berlin in 2006 and "Vides. Une rétrospective" in 2009. Since 2003, he has been instrumental in shaping the Centre Pompidou-Metz, arranging thematic exhibitions and acquiring important artworks. He was honored as a "cultural personality of 2010" and received the Prix du manager public in 2011.
Key facts
- Laurent Le Bon is the director of Centre Pompidou-Metz at age 42.
- He studied at Sciences Po and the École du Louvre.
- He bypassed the ÉNA for the École nationale du patrimoine.
- Alfred Pacquement recruited him as inspector of artistic creation.
- He published 'L'Art à ciel ouvert' in 2007.
- He organized '2,000 nains à Bagatelle' in 2000.
- His Dada exhibition at Centre Pompidou used a grid-like scenography.
- He curated 'Peintures/Malerei' in Berlin in 2006.
- He conceived 'Versailles Off' in 2004.
- He suggested Jeff Koons, Xavier Veilhan, and Takashi Murakami for Versailles.
- He curated 'Vides. Une rétrospective' in 2009.
- He led the prefiguration of Centre Pompidou-Metz since 2003.
- He acquired a Hergé comic strip for the Centre Pompidou collections.
- He was named a 'cultural personality of 2010'.
- He received the Prix du manager public 2011.
Entities
Artists
- Laurent Le Bon
- Alfred Pacquement
- Daniel Buren
- Marcel Duchamp
- Jeff Koons
- Xavier Veilhan
- Takashi Murakami
- John Armleder
- Sol LeWitt
- Bouroullec brothers
- Hergé
- Max Ernst
- Jean-Jacques Aillagon
- Catherine Grenier
- Jean-Yves Jouannais
- Anaël Pigeat
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou-Metz
- Sciences Po
- École du Louvre
- École nationale du patrimoine
- Ministère de la Culture
- Centre Pompidou
- Musée national d'art moderne
- Château de Versailles
- Parc de Bagatelle
- Ambassade de France
- artpress
Locations
- Metz
- France
- Paris
- Berlin
- Germany
- Versailles
Sources
- artpress —