Pierre Gaudibert (3 March 1928 – 17 January 2006) was a French art curator and critic. He was the inaugural curator of the contemporary art section at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, where he exhibited left-wing artists. He was also the curator of the Museum of Grenoble and the

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. He was the author of eight books about art and culture.

Early life

Pierre Gaudibert was born on 3 March 1928 in Paris. He studied art history at university.

Career

Gaudibert began his career at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1966, where he became associated with " narrative figuration". In 1967, he curated a section for contemporary art known as ''Animation-Recherche-Confrontation''. His first exhibition, held in June 1967, was prefaced by art critic

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. In January 1969, he curated an exhibition about the Vietnam War called "The Red Room". In February 1969, he exhibited Jean Dewasne's ''La Longue Marche'', a painting about the Chinese Communist Revolution. In 1970, he exhibited the works of

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, a critique of the Greek military junta of 1967–74. He subsequently exhibited

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's ''Le Rouge'', a collection of blood-soaked flags. He left the museum in 1972 after he criticised President Georges Pompidou, and he was succeeded by

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. Gaudibert founded Le Magasin, an art gallery in Grenoble. He also curated the Museum of Grenoble, where he removed all gilded frames. He subsequently curated the

in Paris. He curated an exhibition about Haitian paintings in 1991. He was the author of several books, one of which he co-authored with the painter

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. Gaudibert was associated with Peuples et Cultures, a

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non-profit organization. He was friends with

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and Félix Guattari. He was morally opposed to wearing a tie.

Death

Gaudibert died on 17 January 2006 in Paris.

Works

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References

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