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Guillaume Désanges at the Palais de Tokyo, a formula with more than one unknown

2022-01-11T13:46:50.263Z


A brilliant intellectual, this art critic was appointed to head this Parisian temple of contemporary art. Without experience, he will have to prove himself as a captain in times of crisis.


The information circulated, with reservations, at the funeral of photographer Sabine Weiss, Monday, January 10 at Père-Lachaise where was the Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot. The new director of the Palais de Tokyo is an outsider, an intellectual esteemed for his numerous exhibitions and his critiques. Not someone who has already led a large institution, or even a large team, not a truly famous figure in the art world with varying degrees of sociability. Change of generations? As confirmed, belatedly, the press release from the Ministry of Culture:

"On the proposal of Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Culture, the President of the Republic has decided to appoint Guillaume Désanges to the management of the Palais de Tokyo."

It was therefore necessary to present it.

“Guillaume Désanges is an exhibition curator and art critic.

At the start of his career, he worked in Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers and the La Tôlerie Art Center in Clermont-Ferrand.

He then ...

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Source: lefigaro

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