Chris Dercon
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Chris Dercon (born 1958 at Lier, Belgium), is a Belgian art historian, curator, and museum director.
Dercon has worked and published extensively on the future of museums, working with architects
Early life
Dercon studied History of Art at the
Career
Dercon began his career as a teaching assistant at
Dercon was then appointed to his first directorship at
Haus der Kunst, 2003–2011
From 2003 to 2011 Dercon served as the director of the Haus der Kunst in Munich.[10] In his first year, he notably invited Ydessa Hendeles to co-curate Partners, combining work by Diane Arbus, Maurizio Cattelan, James Coleman, Hanne Darboven, Walker Evans, Luciano Fabro, On Kawara, Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman, Giulio Paolini, Jeff Wall and Lawrence Weiner[11] with Hendeles's own artwork Partners (The Teddy Bear Project) (2002), a large-scale installation built around an archive of family-album photographs, each including the image of a teddy bear.[12]
Tate Modern, 2011–2016
Dercon was appointed director of the
Whilst at Tate Modern, Dercon sat on the committee which chose Ferran Barenblit to be the new Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) in 2015.[16]
Volksbühne, 2017–2018
Nominated by Berlin's State Secretary for Cultural Affairs
Grand Palais, 2019–2022
From 2019 Dercon was the President of the Association of French National Museums-Grand Palais for an initial five-year term, where he oversaw the renovation of the Grand Palais,[21][22] working with François Chatillon.[23]
Dercon served on the jury which selected Kapwani Kiwanga as winner of the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2020.[24] In 2021, he was a member of the search committee that recommended Elvira Dyangani Ose to be the next director of MACBA.[25]
Fondation Cartier, 2022–present
In 2022, Dercon was appointed director of the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain.[26]
Other activities
Dercon currently serves as a board member for
Dercon has been a member of film festival juries at Brussels, Rotterdam, Locarno and Sarajevo (2014).[32]
Personal life
Dercon married
References
- ^ "CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS DERCON - HERZOG & DE MEURON". www.herzogdemeuron.com.
- ^ "Francis Kéré and Chris Dercon join forces in Berlin". fineartmultiple.com.
- ^ a b New Director of Tate Modern Announced Tate, press release of June 15, 2010.
- ^ Verkoop kunst uit musea moet aan banden de Volkskrant, April 13, 1999.
- ^ Johan-Frédérik Hel Guedj (November 7, 2018), Le Belge Chris Dercon, du théâtre du peuple au Grand Palais L'Echo.
- ^ https://www.bozar.be/fr/magazine/168733-le-souffle-de-l-artiste.
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(help) - ^ Valérie Duponchelle and Claire Bommelaer (July 18, 2019), Chris Dercon: «Inventons des expos pour le public de demain» Le Figaro.
- ^ a b c d Martin Bailey (May 31, 2010), Chris Dercon as Tate Modern's new director The Art Newspaper.
- ^ "Chris Dercon - Participants - FKA Witte de With". www.fkawdw.nl.
- ^ "Andrea Lissoni, nouveau directeur artistique de la Haus der Kunst". 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Partners". Haus der Kunst. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ISBN 3-88375-755-1.
- Wall Street Journal.
- ^ James Pickford (April 24, 2015), Tate Modern director follows Tate Britain director out of door Financial Times.
- ^ Li-mei Hoang (July 16, 2012), London gallery opens space dedicated to live art Reuters.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (24 July 2015), Ferran Barenblit Named Director of MACBA ARTnews.
- ^ Mark Brown (April 24, 2015), Tate Modern boss to leave for leading role at Berlin's Volksbühne theatre The Guardian.
- ^ Johanna Luyssen (April 13, 2018), «Tschüss»: A Berlin, le controversé directeur de la Volksbühne, Chris Dercon, démissionne déjà Libération.
- ^ New York Times.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Qui sommes-nous ?". www.grandpalais.fr.
- New York Times.
- ^ "Comment le directeur du Grand Palais invente le musée du futur". 6 November 2020.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (19 October 2020), Kapwani Kiwanga, Artist Who Centers African Histories, Wins France’s Top Art Prize ARTnews.
- ^ Maximilíano Durón (16 July 2021), Barcelona’s MACBA Names Elvira Dyangani Ose as Next Director ARTnews.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (6 October 2022), Grand Palais’s Director Departs for Fondation Cartier Ahead of First Art Basel Fair in Paris ARTnews.
- ^ "Seeks new director". www.e-flux.com.
- ^ "Chris Dercon". Lafayette Anticipations.
- ^ "Saudi Visual Arts Authority gets board of directors". 29 July 2020.
- Museum Berggruen.
- ^ Maximilíano Durón (July 16, 2021), Barcelona’s MACBA Names Elvira Dyangani Ose as Next Director ARTnews.
- ^ 2014 Jury: Chris Dercon Sarajevo Film Festival.
- ^ Volker Isfort (March 28, 2011), Hochzeit und ein lautes Servus Abendzeitung.
- ^ Martine Robert (February 12, 2019), Le Belge Chris Dercon à la tête de la RMN Grand-Palais Les Echos.