Laurent Godin (born 1965) is a French curator, author, and contemporary art gallery owner of Galerie Laurent Godin.[1]
Life and Career
editGodin graduated from the École nationale supérieure des 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 "Future lies ahead" for Taejon Expo'93 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
editInitially 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.[5][6]
Godin's gallery represents around twenty emerging and established artists, including Scoli Acosta,[7] Sylvie Auvray,[8] Peter Buggenhout,[9] Hsia-Fei Chang,[10][11] Claude Closky,[12] Delphine Coindet,[13] Delphine Reist,[14] Camila Oliveira Fairclough, Aleksandra Mir,[15] Mika Rottenberg,[16] Henrik Samuelsson,[17] Haim Steinbach,[18][19] Alan Vega,[20] Wang Du,[21] among others.[22] 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.[23][24]
Galerie Laurent Godin also represents its artists at some of the most important contemporary art fairs[25] in New York,[26] Miami,[27] Mexico, Brussels, Cologne, Paris,[28] and Geneva.[29]
Publications
editIn addition to his exhibition programs, Laurent Godin has developed a significant publishing activity to accompany them, producing monographs, catalogs, and artists' books.
- Actualités : no comment, 2002[30] ISBN 978-2-9515553-3-4
- Atelier Van Lieshout : Sportopia, 2003[31] ISBN 2-951555-34-2
- Aleksandra Mir, The Concorde Collages, 2006[32] ISBN 978-2-915359206
- Hsia-Fei Chang, 32 portraits, Place du Tertre, Montmartre, 2006[33] ISBN 9782915359152
- Henrik Samuelsson : 4 paintings, north east south west, 2007[34] ISBN 978-2-915359-25-1
Honours
editAppointed as a Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres) in October 2010[35][36]
References
edit- ^ Farine, Manou. "Laurent Godin". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Galerie Laurent Godin | Cnap". www.cnap.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Le Rectangle, quatre questions à Laurent Godin". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Azimi, Roxana. "Laurent Godin, galeriste". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Aurelle, Cédric (2015-10-19). "Laurent Godin ouvre une annexe dans le 13e arrondissement de Paris". Le Quotidien de l'Art (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Galerie Laurent Godin". Art Basel. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Lequeux, Emmanuelle (2008-02-29). "Le monde éphémère de Scoli Acosta". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Hoberman, Mara (2019-12-01). "Sylvie Auvray". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Menegoi, Simone (2011-06-17). "Peter Buggenhout". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Bellet, Harry (2009-06-27). "Hsia-fei Chang David Kramer". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Mercier, Clémentine. "«Les jeux sont faits, rien ne va plus», Hsia-Fei Chang hausse le jeton". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Catherine, Francblin (2020-10-19). "Le point de vue de Catherine Francblin : Claude Closky, c'est mon choix !". artpress (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "256 October 2007 |". Flash Art. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Mercier, Clémentine. "Delphine Reist, petite boutique des erreurs". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Rian, Jeff (2006-06-01). "Aleksandra Mir". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Azimi, Roxana (2012-09-06). "Mika Rottenberg fait le plein d'essences". Le Quotidien de l'Art (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Dagen, Philippe (2007-02-23). "Henrik Samuelsson". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Paul, Ardenne (2012-06-22). "Haim Steinbach, Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris / 14 avril - 26 mai 2012". artpress (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Dagen, Philippe (2012-05-05). "Haim Steinbach". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "ALAN VEGA'S CESSPOOL SAINTS EXHIBITION AT GALERIE LAURENT GODIN". crash.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Johnson, Ken (2012-03-08). "The Old New Here, the New New There". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ ArtFacts. "Galerie Laurent Godin | Institution". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (2015-12-04). "Outside Voices: A Look Around Paris in 11 Shows". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Galerie Laurent Godin". Time Out. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Galerie Laurent Godin : un espace d'art contemporain". Paris Art (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Guillot, Claire (2013-03-10). "Armory Show : la vieille dame a des soucis". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Renault, Stéphane. "Art Basel Miami en son nouvel écrin". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "FIAC OPENS IN PARIS". Artforum. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Bellet, Harry (2018-02-02). "L'art contemporain a un bel avenir à Genève". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Actualités : No Comment". Paris Art (in French). 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Atelier Van Lieshout . Sportopia". artecontemporanea.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Aleksandra Mir - The Concorde Collages". MoMA, New York.
- ^ "Cécile Bourne-Farrell - Hsia-Fei Chang, « 32 portraits – Place du Tertre, Montmarte »". www.cecile-bourne-farrell.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Godin, Laurent (2007). Henrik Samuelsson: 4 paintings, north east south west. Paris, France: Onestar Press, Galerie Laurent Godin. ISBN 978-2-915359-25-1.
- ^ "La promotion FIAC des Chevaliers des Arts et des Lettres". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "On the occasion of the International Fair of Contemporary Art (Fiac), program of the week of Frédéric Mitterrand". www.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-19.