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Nicolas Bourriaud

Nicolas Bourriaud is a renowned French curator, art critic and author. Bourriaud co-founded the Palais de Tokyo in Paris where he served as co-director (with Jérôme Sans) from 1999 to 2006. During his time at Palais de Tokyo he also served on the team behind the first and second editions of the Moscow Biennial in 2005 and 2007 respectively, and founded the Pinchuk Art Center in Kyiv. Bourriaud was the Gulbenkian curator of contemporary art from 2007 to 2010 at Tate Britain in London, the Director of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris, from 2011 to 2015, and founded MO.CO(Montpellier Contemporain) in 2016, an institution he directed till 2021. As a freelance curator, he was then the artistic director of Gwangju Biennale (2024), '1+1. The relational years', opened at the MaXXi in Rome in november 2025, or ‘Timeline' at Kodl Gallery in Prague.

CULTURAL STATEMENT

¬ Engaging History to create dialogues:

Grażyna Kulczyk sets great store by her role as an ambassador for contemporary Polish and Middle Eastern European art, which has long been omitted from the canon and tended to be overlooked by the majority of Western critics and collectors, due to the particular political environment of the former Eastern bloc states. Beyond this general ambition, her collecting strategy at Muzeum Susch also reflects two key interests: international artists have joined the collection, opening up new perspectives and highlighting contrasts between works, but also hinting at parallels and raising questions about the multifarious and complex relations between East and West in general. These expanded perspectives and contrasts within the collection provide the basis for commentary on complex and timely global concerns. The women’s perspective in the collection adds a clear feminist mission to Grażyna Kulczyk's endeavors, whose own history as an independent, creative entrepreneur is at the root of her deep understanding and emotional connection to issues women face in their artistic practice. Her collection at Muzeum Susch reflects this interest, inviting and encouraging participation, contributing to the recognition and greater visibility of women - as artists and elsewhere."

Grażyna Kulczyk, photo: © Anoush Abrar for Art Stations Foundation CH / Muzeum Susch

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