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Laurent Godin (born 1965) is a French curator, author, and contemporary art gallery owner of Galerie Laurent Godin.[1]

Life and Career

Godin graduated from the Beaux Arts de Lyon in 1990 and subsequently worked for several years alongside gallerist Roger Pailhas, first in Marseille and then in Paris. In 1993, he collaborated with Pontus Hulten to oversee the sculpture park "Devant le Futur" in South Korea.[2] From 2000 to 2005, Godin served as the Director of the Contemporary Art Center of the City of Lyon, Le Rectangle,[3] where he organized notable exhibitions by artists such as Wang Du, the Atelier Van Lieshout, Stephan Balkenhol, Anselm Kiefer, and others. In 2005, he curated and organized a large sculpture exhibition in Jinan, China, featuring artists like Daniel Buren, Pierre Huyghe, and Anne Veronica Janssen. Convinced of the essential role of galleries in supporting artists, he founded his own gallery in 2005.[4]

Galerie Laurent Godin

Initially located in the Marais district, Galerie Laurent Godin relocated in 2015 to a 500-square-meter space in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. This new location allowed for a different pace and type of programming and exhibitions, including group exhibitions, solo shows, conversations, screenings, and more.

Godin's gallery represents around twenty emerging and established artists, including Scoli Acosta, Sylvie Auvray,[5] Peter Buggenhout,[6] Hsia-Fei Chang, Claude Closky, Delphine Coindet, Camila Oliveira Fairclough, Mika Rottenberg, Henrik Samuelsson, Haim Steinbach, Alan Vega, Wang Du, among others. Their work shares a common goal of contributing to the discussion and evolution of contemporary art, with a particular focus on political and socio-cultural fields.

Galerie Laurent Godin also represents its artists at some of the most important contemporary art fairs in New York,[7] Miami,[8] Mexico, Brussels, Cologne, Paris,[9] and Geneva.[10]

Publications

In addition to its exhibition program, Galerie Laurent Godin has developed a significant publishing activity, producing monographs and artists' books to accompany its exhibitions.

  • Actualités : no comment, 2002[11] ISBN 978-2-9515553-3-4
  • Atelier Van Lieshout : Sportopia, 2003[12] ISBN 2-951555-34-2
  • Aleksandra Mir, The Concorde Collages, 2006[13] ISBN 978-2-915359206
  • Hsia-Fei Chang, 32 portraits, Place du Tertre, Montmartre, 2006[14] ISBN 9782915359152

References

  1. ^ Farine, Manou. "Laurent Godin". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ^ "Galerie Laurent Godin | Cnap". www.cnap.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  3. ^ "Le Rectangle, quatre questions à Laurent Godin". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  4. ^ Azimi, Roxana. "Laurent Godin, galeriste". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  5. ^ Hoberman, Mara (2019-12-01). "Sylvie Auvray". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  6. ^ Menegoi, Simone (2011-06-17). "Peter Buggenhout". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  7. ^ Guillot, Claire (2013-03-10). "Armory Show : la vieille dame a des soucis". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  8. ^ Renault, Stéphane. "Art Basel Miami en son nouvel écrin". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  9. ^ "FIAC OPENS IN PARIS". Artforum. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  10. ^ Bellet, Harry (2018-02-02). "L'art contemporain a un bel avenir à Genève". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  11. ^ "Actualités : No Comment". Paris Art (in French). 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  12. ^ "Atelier Van Lieshout . Sportopia". artecontemporanea.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  13. ^ "Aleksandra Mir - The Concorde Collages". MoMA, New York.
  14. ^ "Cécile Bourne-Farrell - Hsia-Fei Chang, « 32 portraits – Place du Tertre, Montmarte »". www.cecile-bourne-farrell.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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