Laurent Le Bon (born 2 April 1969) is a French art historian who was the director of the Musée Picasso from 2014 to 2021. [1] He is currently president of the Centre Pompidou. [2]
An expert in the history of garden art, [3] Le Bon notably curated a major Paris exhibition of garden gnomes in 2000, featuring 2,000 of the creatures, from ancient Egyptian forerunners to works by Jeff Koons. [4]
That same year, Le Bon joined the Centre Pompidou as a curator, and in 2005 staged “Dada,” a landmark show that traced the art movement's ongoing influence. He also organized an exhibition dedicated to Jeff Koons at the Palace of Versailles in 2008. [5] In 2009, he co-organized the exhibition "Vides: une rétrospective", looking back on the history of the use of empty galleries by artists since Yves Klein. [6] He later oversaw the 2010 opening of Centre Pompidou-Metz, its first outpost, and became the museum's director. [7] In the following years, he was a candidate for the director posts of the Louvre [8] and Centre Pompidou. [9]
In 2014, Le Bon eventually left to take over at the Musée Picasso, [10] [11] where he oversaw the museum's re-opening after years of construction work. [12]
Le Bon was part of the jury which selected Clément Cogitore as winner of the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2018. [13]
In 2021, Le Bon was appointed as president of the Centre Pompidou, replacing Serge Lasvignes. [14]
Laurent Le Bon (born 2 April 1969) is a French art historian who was the director of the Musée Picasso from 2014 to 2021. [1] He is currently president of the Centre Pompidou. [2]
An expert in the history of garden art, [3] Le Bon notably curated a major Paris exhibition of garden gnomes in 2000, featuring 2,000 of the creatures, from ancient Egyptian forerunners to works by Jeff Koons. [4]
That same year, Le Bon joined the Centre Pompidou as a curator, and in 2005 staged “Dada,” a landmark show that traced the art movement's ongoing influence. He also organized an exhibition dedicated to Jeff Koons at the Palace of Versailles in 2008. [5] In 2009, he co-organized the exhibition "Vides: une rétrospective", looking back on the history of the use of empty galleries by artists since Yves Klein. [6] He later oversaw the 2010 opening of Centre Pompidou-Metz, its first outpost, and became the museum's director. [7] In the following years, he was a candidate for the director posts of the Louvre [8] and Centre Pompidou. [9]
In 2014, Le Bon eventually left to take over at the Musée Picasso, [10] [11] where he oversaw the museum's re-opening after years of construction work. [12]
Le Bon was part of the jury which selected Clément Cogitore as winner of the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2018. [13]
In 2021, Le Bon was appointed as president of the Centre Pompidou, replacing Serge Lasvignes. [14]