Bernard Blistène
Bernard Blistène | |
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 Bernard Blistène in 2014 | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Alma mater | École du Louvre |
| Parent | Marcel Blistène |
Bernard Blistène (born 1955) is a French art curator who served as the director of the Musée national d'Art moderne from 2013 to 2021.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1955,[3] son of film director Marcel Blistène[3] and brother of lawyer and writer François Blistène, Bernard Blistène is a graduate of the École du Louvre[3] and the Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie.
Career
[edit]Blistène was a member of the jury for the inaugural Sigg Prize which selected as winner Samson Young in 2020.[4][5] He also chaired several juries for the Marcel Duchamp Prize, choosing Melik Ohanian (2015), Kader Attia (2016), Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (2017), Clément Cogitore (2018),[6] Éric Baudelaire (2019)[7] and Kapwani Kiwanga (2020).[8][9]
In 2021, KANAL - Centre Pompidou appointed Blistène as one of two artistic directors, alongside Kasia Redzisz.[10]
Recognition
[edit]Together with Serge Lasvignes and Christine Macel, ArtReview ranked him the 21st in their annual ranking of the most influential people in art of 2020, the Power 100. [11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bernard Blistène dirigera le MNAM". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Harris, Gareth (28 July 2021). "French culture ministry names 39-year-old Xavier Rey director of Centre Pompidou's national museum of modern art". www.theartnewspaper.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b c "Bernard Blistène". Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ Alex Greenberger (13 November 2018), M+ Museum to Launch $63,900 Sigg Prize in 2019 ARTnews.
- ^ Tessa Solomon (13 May 2020), With His Star on the Rise, Artist Samson Young Becomes First Winner of M+ Museum’s Sigg Prize ARTnews.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (15 October 2018), Clément Cogitore Wins 2018 Prix Marcel Duchamp ARTnews.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (14 October 2018), Éric Baudelaire Wins Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s Biggest Art Prize ARTnews.
- ^ Nazanin Lankarani (19 October 2020), A 20-Year Legacy of Support for French Artists New York Times.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (19 October 2020), Kapwani Kiwanga, Artist Who Centers African Histories, Wins France’s Top Art Prize ARTnews.
- ^ Tessa Solomon (23 June 2021), Centre Pompidou’s Brussels Outpost Names Two Artistic Directors, Generating Allegations of ‘Offensive Sexism’ ARTnews.
- ^ "Bernard Blistène, Serge Lasvignes & Christine Macel". artreview.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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