Le palais de Tokyo (Paris) (12419276954)

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The Palais de Tokyo (''Tokyo Palace'') is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, facing the

Trocadéro The Trocadéro (), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palai ...

, in the 16th arrondissement of

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. The eastern wing of the building belongs to the City of Paris, and hosts the

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (, Paris' Museum of Modern Art) or MAM Paris, is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, including monumental murals by Raoul Dufy, Gaston Suisse, and Henri ...

(Paris' Museum of Modern Art). The western wing belongs to the French state and since 2002, has hosted the Palais de Tokyo / Site de création contemporaine, the largest museum in France dedicated to temporary exhibitions of

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

. The building is separated from the River

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by the ''Avenue de New-York'', which was formerly named ''Quai Debilly'' and later ''Avenue de Tokio'' (from 1918 to 1945). The name ''Palais de Tokyo'' derives from the name of this street.

History

The monument was inaugurated by President Lebrun on 24 May 1937, at the time of the International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life (1937). The original name of the building was ''Palais des Musées d'art moderne'' ("Palace of the Museums of modern art"). The building has since then hosted a number of establishments, projects, and creative spaces. Among them; le musée d'art et d'essai (1977–1986), the FEMIS, the

Centre national de la photographie The Centre national de la photographie is a French association managed by the Ministry of Culture, dedicated to photography and contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21 ...

, and in 1986, the Palais du cinéma. The current contemporary art center opened to the public in March 2002, under the new name ''Site de création contemporaine'' ("Site for contemporary creation"), specializing in the emerging French and international art scene. It was overhauled and expanded in 2012, by the architects

Anne Lacaton Anne Lacaton (born 2 August 1955) is a French architect and educator. She runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal, with Jean-Philippe Vassal. The pair were jointly awarded the 2021 Pritzker Prize. Early life and education She was bor ...

and

Jean-Philippe Vassal Jean-Philippe Vassal (; born 22 February 1954) is a French architect and academic. He runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal, with Anne Lacaton. The pair were jointly awarded the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Early life and educ ...

, who subsequently won the Pritzker Prize. With no permanent collection, It is "reputed to be the biggest non-collecting contemporary art museum in Europe", and produces all of its exhibitions.

Directors

In March 2002,

Nicolas Bourriaud Nicolas Bourriaud (born 1965) is a curator and art critic, who has curated a great number of exhibitions and biennials all over the world. With Jérôme Sans, Bourriaud cofounded the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, where he served as codirector from ...

and

Jérôme Sans Jérôme Sans (born 1960) is a director of contemporary arts institutions, critic and curator, based in Paris. Jérôme Sans, born on 2 August 1960 in Paris, is a French artistic director, director of contemporary art institutions, art critic, and ...

launched the ''Site de création contemporaine'' in the west wing of Palais de Tokyo. Endowed with a restricted operating budget, but run by a brilliant and committed team, it soon became simply known as Palais de Tokyo, quickly making its mark as a trendsetter in the art world. The Palais de Tokyo has since been led by the following: * 2006–2012:

Marc-Olivier Wahler Marc-Olivier Wahler (born 1964, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a Swiss curator and contemporary art critic and art historian. He is the director of the MAH Musée d’art et d’histoire in Geneva. He is the former director of the Eli and Edythe B ...

* 2012–2018: Jean de Loisy * 2021–2022: Emma Lavigne * 2022–present: Guillaume Désanges

Le Pavillon

The Pavillon ran from 2001 to 2017, and facilitated over 130 international artists. Intended as a studio and laboratory space for resident artists and curators invited to the project, the Pavillon was an experimental program, designed to demonstrate the resident artists' youthful creativity.
Since the opening of the building, the director of the programme was artist and filmmaker,

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. The residency programme was sponsored by Banque Neuflize OBC, The Ministry of Culture and Communication, and the

Cité internationale des arts The Cité internationale des arts is an artist-in-residence building complex which accommodates artists of all specialities and nationalities in Paris. It comprises two sites, one located in the Marais and the other in Montmartre. Approximatel ...

Notable Pavillon residents

* Emma Dusong ( Knight of the Order of the Arts and the Letters, 2020) * Mati Diop (

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Cannes Festival, 2019) * Angela Detanico and Rafaël Lain (Brazilian Pavilion, Venice Art Biennale, 2007) *

Laurent Grasso Laurent Grasso (born 1972) is a French conceptual artist living and working in Paris. Biography Laurent Grasso is the recipient of the esteemed Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture and the prestigious Marcel Duchamp P ...

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Marcel Duchamp Prize The Marcel Duchamp Prize (in French : ''Prix Marcel Duchamp'') is an annual award given to a young artist by the Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l'Art Français (ADIAF). The winner receives €35,000 personally and up to €30,000 ...

2007) *

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(

Palme d’or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

Cannes Festival, 2010) * Isabelle Cornaro (the Ricard Foundation Prize, 2010) * Benoît Maire (the Ricard Foundation Prize, 2010) *

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(Special Mention of the Japan pavilion, Venice Art Biennale, 2013) * Oliver Beer ( Daiwa Foundation Prize, 2015)

All Pavillon residents

''Palais /''

The Museum also publishes the magazine ''Palais /'', which annually releases three editions (Spring, Fall, and Summer) and was created in 2006 by

. The Magazine features articles centering around a central artistic theme selected for each edition. The subjects are conceptual, and are explored using photography, various artistic media, essays, and often experimental media. The theme generally coincides with the exhibition concurrently featured at the museum.
In addition to ''Palais /'', Palais de Tokyo also published five volumes of a contemporary art encyclopedia, ''From Yodeling to Quantum Physics'' between 2007 and 2011.

References

External links

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Palais de Tokyo at Google Arts & Culture
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