Catherine Grenier

Catherine Grenier

Catherine Grenier (*1960) is the Director of the Giacometti Foundation since 2014.[1]

Career

Grenier was working for the French Ministry of Culture before starting her tenure at the Centre Pompidou.[1]

In 2006 she organized Los Angeles 1955–1985: A Birth of an Artistic Capital, a historical exhibition detailing the emergence of Los Angeles as a post-war arts capital, for the Centre Pompidou.[2] The exhibition was thought to be a watershed for Los Angeles' reception as a serious center of contemporary art, as described by then-curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Carol S Eliel:

Organized in Paris by a major museum with a large and international audience, it could not be considered local or boosterish, but rather was seen as the fourth in a series of major, critically acclaimed Pompidou shows that focused on international centers of cutting-edge artistic activity earlier in the twentieth century: Paris–New York, Paris–Berlin, and Paris–Moscow.[3]

In 2014 Grenier was appointed director of the Annette and Alberto Giacometti Foundation, after failing to become director of the Centre Pompidou.[4] She is also credited with helping bridge the divide in Giacometti's legacy that formed following the death of his widow in 1993.[5]

As chief heritage curator of the French Ministry of Culture, Grenier curated the 2017 Picasso-Giacometti exhibition at Qatar’s Fire Station Gallery.[6] In 2018, Grenier became director of a newly opened institute researching Giacometti's work.[7]

Grenier is the Director of Concept at the Art Mill Museum in Doha.[8][9] In 2025, she was a member of the advisory panel that chose Lina Ghotmeh as architect of the Qatari Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.[10]

Exhibitions and publications

Grenier has organized exhibitions such as "Abracadabra", focusing on the fantasy of art at the Tate Modern in 1999,[11] "Les années pop" (The Pop Years) in 2001,[12] "The Big Bang" in 2005[13] and "Los Angeles 1955-1985" in 2006.[14]

Grenier wrote “The Possible Life Of Christian Boltanski” based on Interviews she had with Boltanski in 2004.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Catherine Grenier | French Curators". 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  2. ^ Grenier, Catherine (2006). Catalog L.A.: Birth of an Art Capital 1955–1985. San Francisco, Calif: Chronicle Books. p. Verso. ISBN 978-0811859349.
  3. ^ Eliel, Carol S. "Reflections on the Decade: Los Angeles 1955–1985 at the Pompidou". LACMA Unframed. LACMA. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Adam, Georgina (2014-01-17). "The Art Market: Catherine Grenier to head Annette and Alberto Giacometti Foundation". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  5. ^ Hurwitz, Laurie (2014-12-18). "Giacometti's Legacy". ARTnews. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ Aguilar, Joey (2017-01-17). "QM to showcase works of Picasso and Giacometti". Gulf Times. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  7. ^ "Giacometti Foundation to Open Research Institute in Paris". Artforum. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  8. ^ "Qatar Museums to present the special exhibition Art Mill Museum 2030". Qatar Museums. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  9. ^ Aguilar, Joey (2022-10-28). "Art Mill Museum 2030 showcases process of developing world's leading museums". Gulf Times. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  10. ^ Maximilíano Durón (11 April 2025), Qatar Names Lina Ghotmeh as Architect for Forthcoming National Pavilion in Venice ARTnews.
  11. ^ "Cheap tricks, bad jokes, black magic". The Guardian. 1999-07-13. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  12. ^ Livingstone, Marco (2001-05-03). ""The Pop Years"". Artforum. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  13. ^ Morrison, Ann (2005-08-29). "How It's Hanging". TIME. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  14. ^ Lawson, Thomas (2006-09-01). ""Los Angeles 1955–1985"". Artforum. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  15. ^ "THE POSSIBLE LIFE OF CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI". Rain Taxi. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2025-01-16.


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