Catherine Grenier (*1960) is the Director of the Giacometti Foundation since 2014.

Career

Grenier was working for the French Ministry of Culture before starting her tenure at the

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. In 2014 she was appointed director of the Annette and

Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, Drafter, draftsman and Printmaking, printmaker, who was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced ...

Foundation, after failing to become director of the Centre Pompidou. She is also credited with helping bridge the divide in Giacometti's legacy that formed following the death of his widow in 1993. As chief heritage curator of the

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, Grenier also curated the 2017 Picasso-Giacometti exhibition at

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Gallery. 2018, Grenier became director of a newly opened institute researching Giacometti's work. Grenier is the Director of Concept at the Art Mill Museum in Doha. In 2025, she was a member of the advisory panel that chose

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as architect of the Qatari Pavilion at the

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Exhibitions and publications

Grenier has organized exhibitions such as "Abracadabra", focusing on the fantasy of art at the

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in 1999, "Les années pop" (The Pop Years) in 2001, "The Big Bang" in 2005 and "Los Angeles 1955-1985" in 2006. Grenier wrote “The Possible Life Of

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” based on Interviews she had with Boltanski in 2004.

References

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