Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Biennale names Pompidou curator to head next art exhibit

MILAN – The Venice Biennale has named the chief curator of the Pompidou Center to oversee the next contemporary art exhibit in 2017.

Paolo Baratta, the president of Venice Biennale, said in a statement Saturday that Christine Macel was chosen for her commitment “to emphasizing the important role artists play in inventing their own universes.”

Macel has been chief curator at the French national modern art museum at the Pompidou Center since 2000, and was the curator of the French Pavilion at the Biennale in 2013 and of the Belgian Pavilion in 2007.

The 57th International Art Exhibition will run from May 13-Nov. 26, 2017. The last Biennale art show, curated by Nigerian curator Okwui Enwezor and closed in November, attracted record numbers, topping half a million visitors over seven months.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles