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Bernard Blistène

b. 1955

Director of the french National Museum of Modern Art

Art critic Art historian Exhibition curator
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About Bernard Blistène

Born 1955. Bernard Blistène is a French art critic, art historian and exhibition curator.

Bernard Blistène (born 1955) is a French art curator who served as the director of the Musée national d'Art moderne from 2013 to 2021.

Biography Born in 1955, son of film director Marcel Blistène He also chaired several juries for the Marcel Duchamp Prize, choosing Melik Ohanian (2015), Kader Attia (2016), Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige (2017), Clément Cogitore (2018), Éric Baudelaire (2019) and Kapwani Kiwanga (2020).

In 2021, KANAL - Centre Pompidou appointed Blistène as one of two artistic directors, alongside Kasia Redzisz.

Recognition Together with Serge Lasvignes and Christine Macel, ArtReview ranked him the 21st in their annual ranking of the most influential people in art of 2020, the Power 100.

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Important facts

Born
1955
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Art critic, art historian, exhibition curator
Nationality
France
Education
École du Louvre
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of Arts and Letters
Also known as
Bernard Blistene

Family & relationships

Parent
Marcel Blistène

People in Bernard Blistène's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Clément Cogitore
Clément Cogitore
b. 1983
Artist
 Portrait of Kader Attia
Kader Attia
b. 1970
Installation artist
 Portrait of Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga
b. 1978
Filmmaker
 Portrait of Joana Hadjithomas
Joana Hadjithomas
b. 1969
Film director
 Portrait of Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
1887 – 1968
Actor
 Portrait of Serge Lasvignes
Serge Lasvignes
1954 – 2025
Official
 Portrait of Bernard
Bernard
b. 1992
Association football player
 Portrait of Christine Macel
Christine Macel
b. 1969
Exhibition curator

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bernard Blistène's

Portrait of André Lichnerowicz
André Lichnerowicz
1915 – 1998
Mathematician
 Portrait of Arthur Lewis
Arthur Lewis
1915 – 1991
Economist
 Portrait of Béla Krekó
Béla Krekó
1915 – 1994
Mathematician
 Portrait of Fred Hoyle
Fred Hoyle
1915 – 2001
Screenwriter
 Portrait of Jerome Bruner
Jerome Bruner
1915 – 2016
Psychologist
 Portrait of Álvaro d'Ors
Álvaro d'Ors
1915 – 2004
Legal historian

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bernard Blistène?

director of the french National Museum of Modern Art

When was Bernard Blistène born?

Bernard Blistène was born in 1955.

What is Bernard Blistène's occupation?

Bernard Blistène is an art critic, art historian and exhibition curator.

What nationality is Bernard Blistène?

Bernard Blistène is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernard Blistène

· Wikidata: Q2897554

· DBpedia: Bernard Blistène

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