Claire Moulène
Claire Moulène is curator at Palais de Tokyo since June 2016 and publication director of the magazine "Initiales", produced by the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon.
She co-animated with Jean-Max Colard the art section of Inrockuptibles for 13 years. In 2011 she received a grant from the CNAP for her researchs on « dispositifs à spectateur unique » and she is the author of L’Art contemporain et le Lien social, 2007, Éditions du Cercle d’art. She also is art director for Prix Meurice pour l’art contemporain since 2012 and she co-founded the discussion platform http://dearartist.name/.
EXHIBITIONS
Palais de Tokyo:
Anne le Troter monography (Salle 37), February – May 2017
Païpe d’Emmanuelle Lainé, February – May 2017
Conception and curating of the Tarmac, editorial space of Palais de Tokyo, February – September 2017
Co-curating with Alain Fleischer of the exhibition Le Rêve des formes, Art, science, etc. for the 20 years of the Fresnoy (Galerie Seine et Galerie Wilson), June – September 2017
As an independant curator:
Curating of the monographic exhibition of Sarah Tritz at Fondation d’entreprise Ricard – November 2015
Curating for the monographic exhibition of Morgane Tschiember at Fondation d’entreprise Ricard – June 2013
Biennale de Belleville – September October 2010 / September October 2012 – Based on a proposition of Patrice Joly, in association with Muriel Enjalran, Judicaël Lavrador, Emmanuelle Lequeux and Gilles Drouault. With the participation of the Mairie de Paris. Conception and coordination of the projects « Belleville vaut bien une biennale » with Joanna Warcsza, and « Le Grand Tour » with Philippe Quesne, Virginie Yassef, Camille Henrot, Clément Rodzielski.
Sécession – July 2010 – during « Imaginez Maintenant », in association with the CAPC, at the Caserne Niel in Bordeaux (with Benoît-Marie Moriceau, Sarah Tritz and Emilie Perroto, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Xavier Veilhan, Bruce Bégout, Joana Warcza, Abäke, This is not, Emilie Renard…)
Grand Chaos et Tiroirs – April – July 2008 – Coordination and curating of the residence Ateliers des Arques in association with Mathilde Villeneuve (with Jean-Luc Moulène, Aurélien Froment, Raphaël Zarka, Boris Achour, Marcelline Delbecq, Benoît-Marie Moriceau, Alexandre Dimos, Abäke)
Grand Chaos et Tiroirs second part – September – October 2008 – During the festival du Printemps from September, based on an invitation of Christian Bernard, in association with Mathilde Villeneuve (with Jean-Luc Moulène, Aurélien Froment, Raphaël Zarka, Boris Achour, Marcelline Delbecq, Benoît-Marie Moriceau, Alexandre Dimos, Abäke)
Enlarge your Practice – July 2007 – At Friche de la Belle de Mai in Marseille. In collaboration with Mathilde Villeneuve and Jean-Max Colard (with Olaf Breuning, Fabien Giraud and Raphaël Siboni, Bad Beuys Entertainment, Wilfried Almendra, Brody Condon, Jim Skuldt, Cyprien Gaillard, Emmanuelle Lainé, Julien Prévieux, Maroussia Rebecq, Laurent Tixador and Abraham Poincheval, Raphaël Zarka…)
Partenaire particulier – February 2006 – At Frac Paca based on an invitation of Eric Mangion, in association with Mathilde Villeneuve (with Absalon, Marcelline Delbecq, Olivier Dollinger, Loris Gréaud, Pierre Joseph, Tatiana Trouvé…)
Partenaire particulier deuxième volet – April 2006 – At Fondation d’entreprise Ricard, in association with Mathilde Villeneuve. (with Alice Anderson, Leandro Erlich, Edouard Levé, Bernhard Martin and Elodie Pong, Marcelline Delbecq)
PUBLICATIONS
Revue Initiales (chief editor) : www.revueinitiales.com
Initiales G.M. (Georges Maciunas) – 2013 – éditions Ensba Lyon.
Initiales J.B. (John Baldessari) – 2013 – éditions Ensba Lyon.
Initiales M.D. (Marguerite Duras) – 2014 – éditions Ensba Lyon
Initiales M.V. (Monte Verità) – 2014 – éditions Ensba Lyon.
Initiales A.F. (Andrea Fraser) – 2015 – éditions Ensba Lyon.
Initiales J.C.A (Jean-Christophe Averty) – 2015 – éditions Ensba Lyon
Initiales P.P.P. (Pier Paolo Pasolini) – 2016 – éditions Ensba Lyon
Initiales N.D.P. (Nathalie du Pasquier) – 2016 – éditions Ensba Lyon
Initiales P.K. (Pierre Klossowski) – 2017 – éditions Ensba Lyon
Initiales M.M. (Maria Montessori) – 2017 – éditions Ensba Lyon
Works and catalog texts :
« Le Carnet Rouge » – 2018, in Photographies du soir de Julien Carreyn, éditions Shelter Press
« introduction » – 2018, monographic catalog of Thomas Léon, Entrelacements, éditions Adéra
« Bonjour la compagnie. (Le Mariage arrangé) » – 2016 – text published in the monography of Sarah Tritz, co-edition Fondation d’entreprise Ricard / Parc Saint Léger
« Pour une histoire rapprochée de l’art » – 2011- text published in the catalog of BigMinis, an exhibition of Alexis Vaillant in Capc de Bordeaux.
« Le chantier au féminin. Détruire-dit-elle » – 2010 - text published in Poétique du Chantier, les Cahiers du Ligéia, histoty of art revue directed by Giovanni Lista
Grand Chaos et Tiroirs – 2008 - Editorial coordination and co-writing of the catalog of the exhibition Grand Chaos et TIroirs, co- edition B42 / les Ateliers des Arques
Le lien social et l’art contemporain – 2007 – Published in Editions Cercle d’art, collection « Imaginaire, mode d’emploi » under the direction of Nicolas Bourriaud
«Gossip, intox, bluff et autres rumeurs » – 2007 – coordination and production of a work for Zéro Deux.
Articles :
Journalist at Inrockuptibles from 2003 à 2016
Correspondent for Artforum since 2006 : Reviews on Katinka Bock, Emmanuelle Lainé, Tatiana Trouvé, Mark Geffriaud, Freak Show, Michel Auder, Loris Greaud, Fabien Giraud and Raphaël Siboni, Kerstin Braetsch, Mathieu Mercier, Lili Reynaud Dewar…
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
Conception and coordination of the internet platform DEAR. In collaboration with Emmanuelle Lequeux, Caroline Fereira, Gilles Drouault, Cédric Aurelle, Marie Descourtieux and Adel Cersaque collective.
ART DIRECTION
Coordination and artistic direction of Prix Meurice pour l’art contemporain since 2011.
GRANT
Research Assistance of CNAP for her research on « unique spectator devices. » DEA, EHESS ON « unique spectator devices ». Under the direction of Antoine Hennion
EDUCATION
– 2002-1999 : Graduated of the Institute of Political Studies of Lille. Dissertation on « l’intime dans l’art contemporain », under the direction of Rémi Lefèvre and Julien Frétel.
– 1998-1999 : Hypokhâgne in Lycée Jeanne d’Albret