FOR ART’S SAKE: Lafayette Anticipations, the art foundation backed by Galeries Lafayette Group, has recruited Art Basel Paris executive Clément Delépine to become its new director, effective Nov. 17.
Delépine succeeds the current director, Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, who has “chosen to embark on a
new personal and professional challenge and will leave her role in the autumn,” Lafayette Anticipations, the Galeries Lafayette Corporate Foundation, said Friday.
Delépine has been director of Art Basel Paris since 2022, with its next edition scheduled for Oct. 24 to 26. Under his direction the fair gained international prominence with its broad cultural programming and where he “developed an ambitious and unifying approach,” according to Lafayette Anticipations.
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Guillaume Houzé, president of Lafayette Anticipations, said Delépine would usher in an “exciting new chapter” for its permanent exhibition space in the heart of the Marais district of Paris. Open since 2018, it has logged exhibitions by the likes of Martin Margiela, Hella Jongerius, Lutz Bacher, Rachel Rose and Issy Wood.
It is hosting “Sole Crushing” by artist Meriem Bennani, a sound installation featuring more than a 100 flip-flops playing a musical composition.
“I would like to thank Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel for everything she has done leading the foundation
over the past six years and I appreciate her energy, vision and hard work,” said Houzé, who is also chief image and innovation officer at Galeries Lafayette Group.
The foundation provide artists — as well as personalities from the worlds of design, fashion,
literature and music with “dedicated resources to enable them to produce, connect, experiment and
exhibit their creations.” It also houses a library and organizes a music festival, talks and performances.
Delépine said he is looking forward to further affirming Lafayette Anticipations’ “unique positioning on the French and international art scene.”