Selected Projects

In the year 2022, I was pleased to be appointed alongside Isabelle Gavalda as curator for "Art of Absolue 2023" by Lancôme Paris, a captivating convergence of art and brand identity showcased in Shanghai in December 2023. The exhibition features the work of 10 Artists from France and China (Wang Kaifang, Jiang Zhi, Cai Zhisong, Tian Xiaolei, Luo Daishi, Cyril Lancelin, Emmanuelle Moureaux, Pierre Brault, William Amor and Danni Zheng) including 8 commissioned works.

This edition DIGITAL ME showcases the profiles of 30 creatives (digital artists, plastician artists, artist engineers, film makers, writers, and fashion designers) and explores the impact of China’s rapid digital transformation, the imperialism of technology and innovation in the collective utopia, and the perspectives of a young generation at the dawn of a post-humanist era.

For this first collaboration with Maison Margiela Fragrance, Birdhead created an artwork using photocollage, a process that is central to their artistic creation. Under the red light of their studio's darkroom, the photographers developed photos taken during Chinese New Year that illustrate memories of this festive moment. The photos were then cut, and assembled together in a Birdhead signature photocollage. The character “Fu”, which means good fortune and happiness, has been painted on the top of the photocollage. The sense of interlaced time and space created by the juxtaposition of photocollage acts to deconstruct each picture, but also reorganize the original memory of the New Year.

Over the last decade, China has become one of the central players in the global art world, attracting international attention thanks to its vivid and dynamic creative scene. The contemporary Chinese art scene is an effective barometer for observing the constant flux in society and the concerns and aspirations of the nation’s youth, it is therefore a must- watch for any professionals who want to understand better Chinese young generation and society or willing to develop projects related to its creative scene. 

At Art Basel Hong Kong, I did guided art tours that focused on emerging Chinese Artists, especially the generation born between the beginning of the 70’s and the end of the 80’s.

This exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton brought together 12 artists from different generations who live on mainland China. Using a wide variety of techniques and media, drawn from both local tradition and culture, as well as newer cutting edge technologies –  sometimes associating with or confronting these concepts – the artists reveal the complexities of a society that is in permanent mutation. The works highlight the current state of the economy and our ecological situation, and most notably, the transformation of the relationship between the city and the countryside. Questions relating to identity are also addressed.

This is the first exhibition devoted to contemporary Chinese art in France in the past 10 years. It is co-organised with the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art of Beijing (UCCA Beijing).

Participating Artists: Cao Fei, Hao Liang, Hu Xiangqian, Liu Chuang, Liu Shiyuan, Liu Wei, Liu Xiaodong, Qiu Zhijie, Tao Hui, Xu Qu, Xu Zhen and Yang Fudong.

Curated by: Suzanne Pagé

Co-curated by: Laurence Bossé, Philip Tinari & Claire Staebler

The exhibition ‘CHINA BLACK’ was dedicated to two of the most influential Chinese émigré artists of the 20th century. Aktis gallery showcased a group of 16 sculptures by the contemporary sculptor Wang Keping alongside a selection of 10 Chinese ink paintings by the renowned Zao Wou-Ki.

The Culture Chanel exhibition curated by Jean Louis Froment at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing and at Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, displayed more than 400 pieces including paintings, drawings, photographs, films, sculptures, manuscripts, apparel, perfume and jewellery, borrowed from public and private collections. At Guangzhou Opera House, the exhibition’s masterpiece was - Le train Bleu, the backdrop by Picasso.