Curators

The figure of the "curator" is decisive in the system of contemporary art. For that reason, the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard invites young curators to organize collective exhibitions every year as part of a broader ambition to support the art scene in all its diversity and accompany its development as closely as possible.
In order to continue dialoging and exchanging with curators and art critics, the Fondation has decided to provide a networking tool for curators on its website, as well as a database on the careers and projects of these young exhibition organizers. The new section is notably intended for art professionals (directors of institutions and biennial events, gallery owners, etc.), but is more generally open to everyone interested in keeping up to date with the most recent evolutions of the art world.

YCI PROGRAM

As part of regular invitations it extends to young exhibition curators, the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard is continuing its support to the Young Curators Invitational (YCI) in partnership with the Le Journal des arts. The program brings five young exhibition curators from all over the world to Paris on the proposal of an international jury, which involves the following personalities this year: Anne Ellegood, senior curator at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles); Jens Hoffmann, director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (San Francisco); Hu Fang, artistic director, Vitamin Creative Space (Guangzhou); Christine Macel, exhibition curator, MNAM - Centre Pompidou (Paris); and Beatrix Ruf, director and curator, Kunsthalle (Zurich).
The five selected curators are invited to visit Parisian art sites and meet with artists, collectors, gallery owners, curators and critics. The Fondation d'entreprise Ricard thus hopes to foster the visibility of French artists abroad. Since its inception, the YCI has introduced 30 young international curators to the French art scene. The names of the curators selected for the 2010 session will soon be available at www.fondation-entreprise-ricard.com/curators.