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Director of the french National Museum of Modern Art
Bernard Blistène
Bernard Blistène in 2014
Born1955 (1955)
Alma materÉcole du Louvre
ParentMarcel 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.

Career

Blistène was a member of the jury for the inaugural Sigg Prize which selected as winner Samson Young in 2020. 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), Éric Baudelaire (2019) and Kapwani Kiwanga (2020).

In 2021, KANAL - Centre Pompidou appointed Blistène as one of two artistic directors, alongside Kasia Redzisz.

Recognition

Together with Serge Lasvignes [fr] and Christine Macel, ArtReview ranked him the 21st in their annual ranking of the most influential people in art of 2020, the Power 100.

References

  1. "Bernard Blistène dirigera le MNAM". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. 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.
  3. Alex Greenberger (13 November 2018), M+ Museum to Launch $63,900 Sigg Prize in 2019 ARTnews.
  4. Tessa Solomon (13 May 2020), With His Star on the Rise, Artist Samson Young Becomes First Winner of M+ Museum’s Sigg Prize ARTnews.
  5. Alex Greenberger (15 October 2018), Clément Cogitore Wins 2018 Prix Marcel Duchamp ARTnews.
  6. Alex Greenberger (14 October 2018), Éric Baudelaire Wins Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s Biggest Art Prize ARTnews.
  7. Nazanin Lankarani (19 October 2020), A 20-Year Legacy of Support for French Artists New York Times.
  8. Alex Greenberger (19 October 2020), Kapwani Kiwanga, Artist Who Centers African Histories, Wins France’s Top Art Prize ARTnews.
  9. Tessa Solomon (23 June 2021), Centre Pompidou’s Brussels Outpost Names Two Artistic Directors, Generating Allegations of ‘Offensive Sexism’ ARTnews.
  10. "Bernard Blistène, Serge Lasvignes & Christine Macel". artreview.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.


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