Christine Macel

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Christine Macel
Born1969 (age 5354)
Paris, France
OccupationCurator
Known forDirector of 2017 Venice Biennale

Christine Macel (born 1969) is a French curator. She was the director of the 2017 Venice Biennale, and is chief curator at the Centre Pompidou. [1] [2]

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Early life

Christine Macel was born in Paris in 1969. [3]

Career

Macel is a contributor to several magazines such as Artforum, Flash Art, Art Press, Parkett and Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne. [3]

Macel has served as the Chief Curator at the Centre Pompidou since 2000, where she started the museum's contemporary art department. [2] [3] She has curated shows for Sophie Calle, Gabriel Orozco, Nan Goldin, and Philippe Parreno. [2]

At the Venice Biennale, Macel curated the French pavilion in 2013 (Anri Sala), and the Belgian pavilion in 2007 (Eric Duyckaerts). [4] [5] [6]

In 2022, Macel was appointed director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. [7] [8] [9]

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