Vit à : PARIS
2021-2025 Curator of the European touring exhibition of photographer Gregory Crewdson
. 2025: Procuratie Vecchie, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy.
. 2024-2025: Marubi Museum, Shkodër, Albania.
. 2024: VB Photography Center, Kuopio, Finland.
. 2023: Rencontres d’Arles, Fondation Luma, Mécanique Générale. 145,000 visitors.
. 2022: Gallerie d’Italia, Turin, Italy. 65,000 visitors.
. 2021 : Author of the book Gregory Crewdson – Eveningside, three editions (French, English and Italian), Éditions Skira.
2025 Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris
Author for the book “Dans le flou. Une autre vision de l’art, des années 1945 à nos jours”, Éditions Xavier Barral.
Exhibitions: Musée de l’Orangerie (2025), CaixaForum Madrid (2025-2026), CaixaForum Barcelona (2026).
2023-2024 Consultant for THE PILL Istanbul gallery towards its expansion in Paris.
. Strategy consulting for institutions, integration of new artists.
. Participation in Art Basel Paris, Grand Palais.
. Prospecting for a venue (4 place de Valois – 75001 Paris), monitoring the architectural project, construction site and installation.
. Curated exhibitions for THE PILL gallery in Istanbul and Paris, editorial direction of Claire Chesnier’s book, Éditions JBE Books.
1996-2023 Director, Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Auvergne (FRAC Auvergne)
. Development, management and promotion of the FRAC collection.
. Creation and management of a heritage collection focused on painting and images, estimated at 30 M€.
. Implementation of the acquisition committee policy and selection of professional members.
. Prospecting on the international scene, for both established and emerging artists.
. Acquisition of over 1000 works between 1997 and 2023 : Luc Tuymans, Albert Oehlen, Frank Stella, Etel Adnan, Nancy Spero, George Condo, Martin Barré, Jean Messagier, Christine Safa, Claire Chesnier, Marina Rheingantz, Richard Tuttle, Claire Tabouret, Jean Degottex, Maude Maris, Eva Nielsen, Miryam Haddad, Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Gregory Crewdson, Clément Cogitore, Noémie Goudal, Jeanne Vicérial, Mireille Blanc, David Claerbout, Shirley Jaffe, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, Raoul de Keyser, Ron Gorchov, Otis Jones, Peter Saul, Ed Paschke, David Lynch. ..
Artistic direction and programming – Curator of over 200 exhibitions, author of catalogs.
Monographic exhibitions (selection) : Luc Tuymans, Albert Oehlen, Raoul de Keyser, Katharina Grosse, Richard Tuttle, Marina Rheingantz, Marc Bauer, Miryam Haddad, Gilles Aillaud, Shirley Jaffe, Gert & Uwe Tobias, Ilse D’Hollander, Claire Chesnier, Denis Laget, Charles Pollock, Abdelkader Benchamma, Mireille Blanc, Ida Tursic & Wilfried Mille, Bruno Perramant, Philippe Cognée, Cristof Yvoré, Ivan Seal, Eberhard Havekost, Dove Allouche, Valérie Favre, Damien Cabanes, Gilgian Gelzer, David Lynch, Gregory Crewdson, Dirk Braeckman, David Claerbout, Agnès Geoffray, Clément Cogitore, Darren Almond, Éric Poitevin, Pierre Gonnord, Jean-Luc Mylayne, Xavier Zimmermann, Stéphane Couturier, Loris Gréaud. ..
Editorial management – Author of texts, monographs, collective works, exhibition booklets, notices of works.
. Publication of some sixty monographic and collective books.
. Graphic design of FRAC Auvergne books.
. Budgeting, financial management, human resources.
. Negotiate funding with local authorities. Management of the institution’s annual budget.
. In charge of recruitment and supervision of a multidisciplinary team of 12 full-time employees.
. Prospecting for private partners and developing sponsorship.
. Audience development.
. Numerous introductory art lecture series for corporate sponsors and the general public.
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Art critic, member of AICA (Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art).
Co-publisher and author of the Beautés collection at Éditions L’Atelier Contemporain from 2010 to 2023.
Conceiver and author of the 73 episodes of the art podcast “Cartels”.
Rapporteur of Clément Cogitore for the Prix Marcel Duchamp, ADIAF, 2018. Winner of the prize.
Lecture cycles for the Michelin Group (head office, factories and research center, Clermont-Ferrand).
Lecture series for Laboratoires Théa, Clermont-Ferrand.
Associate Professor at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Clermont-Ferrand (2010-2019).
Associate Professor at the École Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont-Ferrand (1997-2013).
Member of the acquisitions commission at Cnap (Centre national des arts plastiques), Paris (2008-2011).
Lecture series at the National Museum of Georgia for the Alliance Française (2007).