https://louisethurin.fr/about daily 0.75 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/06147f43-3aa6-4444-a992-f178a43531be/PhotoRoom_20220324_123010.jpg About - Démarquez-vous Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://louisethurin.fr/contact daily 0.75 2025-05-14 https://louisethurin.fr/work daily 1.0 2026-03-07 https://louisethurin.fr/work/documentaire monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1707736565997-LC9BCXVTJQ7GPRFQ8O8H/Poup%C3%A9e+noire+-+Close+up.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/80f4c9e8-a28c-47c1-b526-cff17736e59c/IMG_4173+%281%29+%281%29+%281%29.gif https://louisethurin.fr/work/author monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/5584c26d-d21b-41dd-a99a-d5a46db90280/Screenshot+2022-08-11+13.02.55.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - Contemporary and https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/5f107d7c-c574-4329-b6e0-a430a2228b12/Screenshot+2022-04-27+23.16.47.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - "THE POWER OF MY HANDS – LES PAUMES ET POINGS LEVÉS" (FR + EN) - 6 august 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/b708c1a8-7566-46f0-85e1-3f2cc40090c5/_MG_7196-Edit.jpg Work - Author Louise thurin galerie Perrotin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/9730a224-f861-4ba2-a02a-2c9b763cb5c1/Screenshot+2022-07-05+22.05.26.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - The Art Momentum - Globalisto. Une philosophie en mouvement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/eedb45f4-9c92-426a-b055-5f6416882a29/Screenshot+2024-06-19+16.26.15.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/6cdb51bb-e445-4f3f-ac0c-f4dd33d25624/afikaris+SLindou-40.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/2bee3fd3-73a7-490d-ae29-2b01ddf0096a/IMG_9792.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/d3a6a2b2-2bf8-4579-bdbb-3f78c52a8085/Screenshot+2025-04-02+22.10.27.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/fde130ad-6318-4a9d-a303-e8aa0bc5038e/FEMMES_POSTER.jpg Work - Author Louise thurin perrotin Pharrell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/be37165d-0832-4dad-8a68-604ddadcb5e8/As+curator+of+the+exhibition%2C+Louise+Thurin+introduces+%E2%80%9CCarambolage%E2%80%9D+%28Carom+Shots%29+and+invites+v+%283%29.gif Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a52a5cf5-ed62-4439-a1a0-d76f0338534b/Screenshot+2024-10-31+10.57.58.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/26230817-906a-4364-be2f-3bafae4322d2/Screenshot+2024-09-14+09.12.51.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/40be548c-d738-43f1-8ffd-4f540b8bbd82/Screenshot+2023-04-17+11.21.38.png Work - Author johanna mirabel louise thurin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/4875d354-ef47-4c13-ae5f-2247013ed376/ELLADJ+LINCY+DELOUMEAUX+-+AFRIKA+NOW+-+MUSEO+ETTORE+FICO+Jusqu%E2%80%99au+30+juin+2024%2C+d%C3%A9couvrez+ma+premi%C3%A8re+exposition+personnelle+en+Italie+au+MEF+-+Museo+Ettore+Fico+dans+le+cadre+de+%C2%AB%C2%A0Afrika+Now%C2%A0%C2%BB%2C+une+programmation+globale+de+cinq+exp.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/200c2a0d-c134-4f91-aa88-e134d76400bf/Screenshot+2022-04-27+23.30.23.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - "(Ibis)cus - Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux" (FR) - 21 january 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/91d72e93-d4e7-4db2-a64c-6b8359c51c5c/Screenshot+2022-04-28+00.01.35.png Work - Author Galerie Cécile Fakoury - Paris - "Mody : Celui qui vient des deux mondes" (FR + EN) - 17 march 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/2cb80924-1804-4d80-8894-469f4117d44b/FLYER+TA+2025+FINAL_page-0001.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a9333750-01c5-4db6-8e7c-9a5436edae3c/IMG_0109.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/222371ca-cc66-4a61-a60e-b731cdb3a29b/Louise+Thurin%2C+author+and+curator%2C+guides+you+through+the+FEMMES+exhibition+curated+by+Pharrell+.gif Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/9aa27b52-898f-49fe-8ecf-b5c7c7486475/IMG_6314.jpg Work - Author louise thurin black square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/de62d325-8e08-4931-b38c-5db4df643634/Screenshot+2024-08-29+17.17.17.png Work - Author Louise thurin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/8b51fb11-4824-4a00-9903-1984c16643b2/IMG_7710.jpg Work - Author Louise thurin contemporaryand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1747492337489-P4QXRWXS7VOIS4AK8Y1E/IMG_9104.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/0f0c3f26-6fdf-48f3-a602-8c92a5593f4f/IMG_8541.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/ea79c5c6-6f0b-4018-aff4-09a61c949cb8/Screenshot+2022-04-27+23.41.34.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - "Exposition : Diaspora at home" (FR) - Mag #58 - December 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/7d8fb9cf-e8f7-4006-9b1a-529856d214b7/Louise+Thurin%2C+author+and+curator%2C+guides+you+through+the+FEMMES+exhibition+curated+by+Pharrell++%281%29.gif Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/64da14a6-48f8-461e-9878-04ecd0ff6f35/As+curator+of+the+exhibition%2C+Louise+Thurin+introduces+%E2%80%9CCarambolage%E2%80%9D+%28Carom+Shots%29+and+invites+v.gif Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1747492382224-ZQWY6VH51GHSP3XA4EHX/IMG_9098.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/14b4e5b9-5496-403a-bfa9-b3e3683f7c37/Screenshot+2024-06-19+16.25.08.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/92efc232-3b69-45a6-ab11-7f1c326161e7/IMG_4967.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/b5a64221-43cb-4b03-870f-4975a24fc2a2/ELLADJ+LINCY+DELOUMEAUX+-+AFRIKA+NOW+-+MUSEO+ETTORE+FICO+Jusqu%E2%80%99au+30+juin+2024%2C+d%C3%A9couvrez+ma+premi%C3%A8re+exposition+personnelle+en+Italie+au+MEF+-+Museo+Ettore+Fico+dans+le+cadre+de+%C2%AB%C2%A0Afrika+Now%C2%A0%C2%BB%2C+une+programmation+globale+de+cinq+%281%29.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/67c74315-efc5-45fe-8c90-7ef344e215c2/Screenshot+2022-12-07+16.09.57.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - the art momentum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/4653769e-56b5-48e2-8178-73dd05d3c430/Screenshot+2022-04-28+19.23.19.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - "Or noir Total - Clay Apenouvon" (FR) - 30 october 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1697f298-c357-438d-8e29-eb4a26d65c92/Screenshot+2025-04-10+10.18.34.png Work - Author Louise thurin alex ayivi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/375900c0-43c4-468d-baca-223ed12397b2/image0+%282%29.jpeg Work - Author Louise Thurin - Black Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/75c48dae-5df4-49c7-83b1-6466bf8c9e60/As+curator+of+the+exhibition%2C+Louise+Thurin+introduces+%E2%80%9CCarambolage%E2%80%9D+%28Carom+Shots%29+and+invites+v+%287%29.gif Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/2b452c1e-8caa-4a78-9c21-0862074be919/IMG_9795.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/31dfc01b-9b13-4ae8-8a37-c61d4d820c95/afikaris+SLindou-4.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1742637987205-BND84UNNW10817FGCCQM/IMG_8973.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/d6894664-72c4-46e4-ad22-7a9797a141e4/photo-output+%281%29.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1744273285640-8FVUM8XLR17GUO8SV516/Screenshot%2B2025-04-10%2B10.12.23.jpg Work - Author alex ayivi louise thurin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/83b90fc5-5569-412a-b1f8-c99f012dc58e/D37_40-46_Material.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/94d48d61-bad3-4a59-bad8-8119feedf5a8/Screenshot+2023-05-02+10.13.38.png Work - Author Perrotin Louise Thurin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1764275743949-BSTGTO6MQVYXNJU15CHY/photo-output%2B%25284%2529.jpg Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a0d2e333-5b77-4514-b0e2-8266ab5ee899/Screenshot+2023-05-02+21.00.25.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/74685c6f-9129-4e3f-8b2f-ea7d2d3a1c9d/Screenshot+2024-09-14+09.13.39.png Work - Author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a26b727f-a2a4-480d-b66c-e17c994b3ab7/Screenshot+2022-04-27+23.36.34.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - "Rencontre avec l’artiste Hélène Kelhetter" (FR) - 18 february 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/7ee05cc3-614a-4003-987c-d128d3c12549/Screenshot+2022-04-27+23.23.36.png Work - Author Louise Thurin - "Futurités créoles - Nino et Cyrille" (FR) - 28 september 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/8390a4e8-f26c-4bf1-aa9f-d4f4b0ac46c4/Louise+thurin+salifou+afikaris Work - Author - Galerie AFIKARIS Curation of Carambolage, Salifou Lidou’s 4th solo show in Paris. I curated Carambolage, the fourth solo exhibition of Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou, presented at AFIKARIS Gallery in Paris from September to November 2025. Conceived as a journey through twenty-five years of creation, the exhibition brought together a selection of major works from the early 2000s to the present day, revealing the evolution of Lindou’s singular visual language. The curatorial framework was built around the notion of “carambolage” – the ricochet, the collision, the unexpected encounter. This principle informed both the scenography and the visitor’s experience: works were placed in dialogue across time and medium, generating resonances, frictions, and surprising associations. Rejecting chronological order, the exhibition unfolded as a zigzagging trajectory through the artist’s universe, emphasizing its atemporality and multidirectional impulses. Through this approach, Carambolage highlighted the persistence of certain motifs in Lindou’s practice – from urban architectures rendered in modest materials to recurring floral and figurative elements – while situating them within broader narratives of memory, conviviality, and political critique. The exhibition also featured a public program, notably a conversation on September 6 between Salifou Lindou and Pascale Marthine Tayou—represented by Galleria Continua—which I had the pleasure of moderating. « Louise Thurin, chercheuse, consultante, autrice spécialisée dans les cultures visuelles des mondes noirs et commissaire de l’exposition, a agencé les œuvres en zigzag, de manière à « révéler l’atemporalité de la pratique de Salifou ». « On passe ainsi d’un dessin sur papier du début des années 2000 à une grande toile de 2023, sans hiérarchie. Ce dispositif met en lumière la richesse des matières, des techniques, la diversité des formats et la persistance de certains motifs comme les fleurs, les animaux ou les portraits », précise-t-elle. […] Louise Thurin met en avant « la puissance de son langage plastique qui conjugue liberté formelle et rigueur dans le tressage des lignes et motifs, et sa manière de relier l’intime et le collectif. Ses portraits sont à la fois des figures psychologiques et des allégories sociales. Ses paysages urbains incarnent l’esprit d’un Cameroun cabossé, mais toujours en espérance. Beauté et fragilité se tiennent ensemble ». Olivier Herviaux, Le Monde Afrique, Art contemporain : le détonant « carambolage » de Salifou Lindou à Paris. Featured in Contemporary And (C&) and Le Monde Afrique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/5d4914ae-5cbf-4ff6-a6db-152b364694a4/IMG_9100.jpg Work - Author - Traversées Africaines 2025 Curatorial essay introducing the official catalogue. In May 2025, I took part in the 5th edition of Traversées Africaines as a curator, writer, and jury member. This annual parcours, organized by the non-profit Pour l’Art Pour l’Afrique, celebrates contemporary African and Afro-descendant art scenes. Running from May 13 to June 1, Traversées Africaines 2025 brought together 24 venues across Paris and its inner suburbs—galleries, museums, and art centers—united in showcasing a rich diversity of artists, aesthetics, and narratives. I was honored to contribute the curatorial essay for this year’s edition, published in the official catalogue. The text was inspired by the life and work of Ivorian-Lebanese poet Maurice Koné, particularly his 1979 collection L’Argile du rêve. As part of my involvement, I also interviewed Traversées Africaines 2025 Prize laureate Alex Ayivi for Artskop34.37 magazine, and on May 26, I was invited to take part in a round-table hosted in the Institut Français’ headquarters in Paris. This edition was held in partnership with the Mairie de Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Région Île-de-France, Institut Français, and the Ambassade de France au Cameroun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/84dcc898-6c93-4be8-bf64-574fdcb66a51/Screenshot+2025-04-10+10.45.49.png Work - Author - Prix Traversées Africaines 2025 Interview “TogoTopie - Rencontre avec Alex Ayivi” In a 2025 interview I conducted for magazine Artskop3437, French-Togolese artist Alex Ayivi delves into his project "60 ans c’est trop", a fictional yet politically resonant narrative envisioning Togo’s future through the eyes of journalist Kossi Sossou, who stands in defiance of President Faure Gnassingbé. Through silkscreen prints on cardboard—materials evocative of grassroots protest—Alex captures the immediacy of political dissent, layering his work with visual elements inspired by the relentless rhythm of news media. The project confronts themes of dictatorship, resistance, and the potent role of visual storytelling in social movements. Alex also presents the Monnaie Unique Africaine (MUA), a speculative pan-African currency that features iconic African leaders, inviting reflection on post-colonial power structures and shared continental futures. As the dialogue evolves, Alex reflects on a more introspective body of work begun in 2020: a series of portraits depicting his family members with eyes closed. These meditative pieces evoke stillness, dignity, and inner life, exploring identity and the diasporic experience in contemporary French society. Now in 2025—after a trajectory of residencies, exhibitions, and accolades—Alex is engaged in creating what he describes as a “metaphysical” painting and installation. This interview was conducted shortly after Alex Ayivi received the Traversées Africaines 2024 Prize, which I had the honor of juroring. The accompanying exhibition is on view at Galerie Mariton in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, from May 13 to June 1, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/ae220451-f68d-4bf2-850a-60b85fae3955/IMG_7912.jpg Work - Author - FEMMES, Pharrell x Perrotin Paris Curatorial text of the group show FEMMES at Perrotin Paris “Curated by Pharrell Williams and hosted by Emmanuel Perrotin’s Parisian gallery, the exhibition FEMMES builds on and expands from their past common endeavors. It follows the success and focus of the 2014 group show GIRL at Perrotin Paris, inspired by Pharrell’s eponymous hit album. As Black women are important figures of Williams’ personal inspiration, their kaleidoscopic representation is the core matrix of FEMMES, with at its foundation, the work of 39 artists of African descent across generations.” I was honored to contribute to this project by writing the curatorial exhibition text and joined Pharrell Williams and Emmanuel Perrotin for a conversation at the gallery on March 19. The text is featured on Perrotin’s website and was printed on the gallery’s walls and a leaflet distributed at the gallery. I was featured on Artnet, Numéro Magazine, The Art Newspaper France, Say Who, France Info, Art Africa Magazine, Beaux-Arts Magazine, Grazia France, FAD Magazine, Galleriesnow as well as other pages, journals and magazines. We also shot a walkthrough video of the exhibition for the gallery’s socials. It was also a joy being able to welcome Aya Nakamura at the gallery on opening night, as well as hosting President Patrice Talon of Benin and Benin Ambassador in France Corinne Amori Brunet for a private visit. FEMMES was on view at Perrotin Paris from March 20 to April 19, 2025, and became one of the most visited exhibitions in the gallery’s history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1808ca7d-6598-4ee6-a371-1aefc9cc59f7/design-sans-titre-1-.jpg Work - Author - 193 Gallery Venice & Paris Curatorial residency, exhibition text and publication : Modou Dieng Yacine - Black Venezia. De l’Atlantique à la Méditerranée noire. Founded in 2018, the 193 Gallery, based in Paris, Saint-Tropez and Venice, aims to offer a global tour of contemporary art and to showcase the diversity of art scenes worldwide, with a particular focus on Southern scenes (Caribbean, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia). From July 19 to August 8, 2024, Modou Dieng Yacine was invited in residency by the 193 Gallery in Venice, to examine how Venetian architecture, decorative arts, and painting from the 15th to 18th centuries unveil the presence of Black individuals, many of whom were enslaved, in the merchant city. During this period, Modou produced over twenty artworks. I joined him for the last week of his residency. Residency diary published in French and English in limited edition and in .pdf. The exhibition Black Venezia. De l’Atlantique à la Méditerranée noire. was on view at the 193 Gallery in Paris from September 14 to November 16, 2024. In May 2025, selected works from Black Venezia were exhibited at the 193 Gallery in Venice as part of Bricks and Grids, a show curated by Miriam Bettin. In her curatorial essay, she references my own writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/b2ec20e6-8080-41e9-82cf-13d209980499/Screenshot+2024-06-19+16.25.08.png Work - Author - mat3amclub Carte blanche: Interview Cindy Bannani, De Grenoble à Tanger. “This dialogue between artist Cindy Bannani and author Louise Thurin discuss the genesis of the Œ workshop in Montreuil, the details of Cindy's upcoming project in Tangier, and her research on the 1983 March for Equality and Against Racism, particularly through the lens of the difficulty of accessing archives.” mat3amclub is a Paris-based curatorial, writing, and reflection space focused on Mahgreb and Mashreq diasporic artistic practices in France. Published in French on mat3amclub on June 19, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/6a987d46-7d49-4cb0-a850-f46c8b0bd24b/ELLADJ+LINCY+DELOUMEAUX+-+AFRIKA+NOW+-+MUSEO+ETTORE+FICO+Jusqu%E2%80%99au+30+juin+2024%2C+d%C3%A9couvrez+ma+premi%C3%A8re+exposition+personnelle+en+Italie+au+MEF+-+Museo+Ettore+Fico+dans+le+cadre+de+%C2%AB%C2%A0Afrika+Now%C2%A0%C2%BB%2C+une+programmation+globale+de+cinq+exp.jpg Work - Author - MEF – Museo Ettore Fico Curatorial essay for Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux’s Afrika Now exhibition. From 8 March to 30 June 2024: Solo exhibition by Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux, presented as part of MEF – Museo Ettore Fico’s Afrika Now—a broader program that also featured exhibitions by Bouvy Enkobo, Victor Fotso Nyie, Salifou Lindou, and James Mishio. All works were shown for the first time in an Italian museum. To accompany the exhibition, five individual monographic volumes—one for each artist—were published and presented as a box set. Thanks to my longstanding appreciation for Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux's work and our previous collaborations, I was honored to contribute an essay to his volume. The publication is available in English, French, and Italian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/83ec6ef2-1ac8-4646-84a1-81524d43f16a/sho%2Bselec%2B%289%2Bsur%2B13%29.jpg Work - Author - DISEGNO magazine Photo-reportage on Bukinabè designer Hamed Bransonka-bra Ouattara Tangible Action, a photo reportage by Soum Eveline Bonkoungou and I, was featured in Disegno #37 and published online on August 15, 2024. “Louise Thurin visits Hamed Bransonka-bra Ouattara’s studio in Ouagadougou where he makes furniture out of scrap material, such as discarded oil drums and salvaged wood.” Disegno is a London-based journal publishing print titles four times a year devoted to long-form design writing & photography. Published in English on Disegno Spring 2024 issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a1baed44-ed37-4a99-986e-7f42a3a877ee/Screenshot+2023-12-16+17.25.28.png Work - Author - Recent work I am grateful that the article on the 3rd Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) – Le Feu des origines is one of the most-read articles in 2023 on magazine ContemporaryAnd (C&). Published in English on December 14th 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/9aa27b52-898f-49fe-8ecf-b5c7c7486475/IMG_6314.jpg Work - Author - BLACK SQUARE magazine Interview of Shivay la Multiple. For this new feature with Black Square, I interviewed up-and-coming French artist Shivay la Multiple. She shared the genesis of her main project, À la Recherche du fruit ligneux, tackling digital art, concepts of fluviality, opacity and marronnage. Published in French on September 20th 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1294e03b-1153-4bc6-964d-5c722bd4ef8f/image0+%282%29.jpeg Work - Author - BLACK SQUARE magazine Curated coffee table books selection. I am now a contributor to online magazine Black Square. Our first collaboration - an article focusing on the Harlem Renaissance featuring a curated choice of editions and coffee table books - inaugurated the segment “BLK Library”. Published in French on June 3rd 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/c5794a0d-7df1-4294-8e1c-b667aa072834/Screenshot+2023-04-17+11.28.15.jpg Work - Author - Fondation H I had the great honor to have been asked by the first Malagasy contemporary art foundation, Fondation H to write the text accompanying Confluence, an exhibition of works by Franco-caribbean artist, Johanna Mirabel at their Parisian space in May-June 2023. We took time to converse on our common Guyanese heritage, tembé art, Édouard Glissant’s poetry and other topics. Published in French on the artist & Fondation H websites. The text was also printed and distributed in a booklet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/3dba5b21-3a49-492b-9be9-a639ddb20628/_MG_7196-Edit.jpg Work - Author - Perrotin Dubaï Following our 2020 and 2022 collaborations, Guadeloupean artist Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux asked me to write the text for his first solo show, Souvenirs entrelacés, with Galerie Perrotin in Dubai in May-June 2023. Published in English and in French on Perrotin’s website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/be856fbd-221c-454f-aa37-1ec83b8bdb3c/Screenshot+2023-05-02+21.00.25.png Work - Author - Contemporary And (C&) Following the participation of Moroccan cultural space Le 18, Marrakech at documenta 15, I met up with its co-founder, photographer Laila Hida for an interview. She notably shared her views on the future of the city’s and country’s artistic ecosystems. Published in French and English in May 2023 in magazine Contemporary And (C&). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/66dfa01d-9a05-447f-8b82-784ab201b025/Screenshot+2022-12-08+01.07.36.png Work - Author - The Art Momentum Being kindly invited by Maroc Premium Foundation to participate as an author to the Biennale internationale de Casablanca (BIC), I chose to focus on initiating an in-depth dialogue with Maroccan artist Khadija Tnana surrounding her installation Tata M’Barka, tackling domestic slavery in her own family and home country. Published in French in December 2022 in The Art Momentum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/49de528a-09bf-452e-9c5e-2e4f3b989064/Screenshot+2022-08-11+13.10.31.png Work - Author - Contemporary And (C&) Following the announcement of Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou’s third edition, I interviewed its co-founder, Burkinabese photographer Nyaba Léon Ouédraogo for magazine Contemporary And (C&). Published in French and English in August 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/6c71c8f4-2ab8-489b-987e-d5ed4e2a1cdf/Screenshot+2022-04-28+00.01.35.png Work - Author - Galerie Cécile Fakhoury I had the great honor to have been asked by Guadeloupean artist Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux to write the curation text of his latest exhibition at Galerie Cécile Fakhoury - Paris in March - April 2022. The text is featured on their website and was printed on a leaflet + distributed at the gallery. It was also featured in a video by the artist and quoted in a JeuneAfrique article. In March 2024, this text was translated and published in Italian for "Afrika Now," a comprehensive program of five simultaneous solo exhibitions by artists of African descent at MEF - Ettore Fico Museum in Turin, Italy. https://louisethurin.fr/work/culturalactivism monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/c442fd33-8f91-4bec-896c-562721847a91/SJBqa1Zl75Go6nh-2969746.png Work - Op-Ed: Chers musées… - Démarquez-vous Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://louisethurin.fr/work/arts-culture monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/39afc36f-f089-46b7-8daf-409fcd5ea4e2/Emmanuel+Perrotin%2C+Louise+Thurin%2C+and+Pharrell+Williams.jpg Work - Arts & Culture - Démarquez-vous Emmanuel Perrotin, Louise Thurin, and Pharrell Williams. Photo: Tanguy Beurdeley. Courtesy Perrotin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/08b474ce-426a-4efa-bca3-0a612d303dbd/DSC_8562+%281%29.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Editorial coordinator Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Research unit of the Centre Pompidou | March 2023 - Current Following the success of the “The Origin of Others” and “Related” projects, I was appointed Editorial Coordinator of the research-editorial programme “Tracing a Decade: Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa”. This initiative explores the rich yet under-documented practices of women artists working during the 1960s — a decade of profound political, cultural and aesthetic transformation across the African continent. In collaboration with the Njabala Foundation (Kampala, Uganda) and the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art (Geneva, Switzerland & Caen, France), the project reconstructs biographies, locates dispersed works, and reframes early post-colonial artistic narratives through a transnational lens. We pose key questions such as: Who were these women artists? How did their practices intersect with emerging national institutions, cultural diplomacy, and global networks? What forms of reception or exclusion did their work encounter, both locally and internationally? Tracing a Decade is part of AWARE’s broader mission to foreground artists from the Global South, diversify art-historical narratives, and challenge the Eurocentric canon of modern and contemporary art. Over the past decade, AWARE has established itself as one of the most dynamic and influential research platforms in the field, shaping institutional agendas and curatorial approaches on a global scale. In January 2026, this pioneering vision was acknowledged through AWARE’s and its ongoing programmes’ integration into the Centre Pompidou (Paris, France)—one of the world’s leading museums. Rather than a transfer of authority, this moment marks the recognition of AWARE’s transformative impact and its capacity to redefine how major institutions approach feminist and global art histories. The partnership resonates with the Centre Pompidou’s recent curatorial directions, exemplified by exhibitions such as Global(e) Resistance (2020–2021) and Paris Noir (2025), which echo AWARE’s long-standing commitment to inclusive, decolonial, and transnational approaches to art history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/9ebaa64d-aa2e-494e-91a4-87d23064c5a6/aware-residency-oluwatobiloba-ajayi.webp Work - Arts & Culture Editorial coordinator Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Research unit of the Centre Pompidou | January - April 2026 As part of its residency program for research on women photographers and video artists, AWARE welcomes Oluwatobiloba Ajayi. In her research project titled Land to Light On: Black Feminist Representations of Landscape, O. Ajayi will examine representations of landscape in photography and film by a number of women artists across the Black Atlantic. I notably co-coordinated a public gathering held on 13 March 2026 at L’AiR Arts (Paris) around O. Ajayi’s research on Zina Saro-Wiwa’s video series Table Manners, exploring the politics of food and land in Ogoniland. The event combined a research presentation with a shared Nigerian meal prepared by private chef Marie Doumerc and O. Ajayi, conceived as a collective ritual echoing the themes of the work. This residency received the support of Fondation d’entreprise Neuflize OBC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/db2f92d5-27dd-4629-b159-a12c0ac22eac/ob3-81-1-1-1500x1034+%281%29.webp Work - Arts & Culture Institutional Representative Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Non-profit Art Historians Association | May 2024 - March 2026 In May 2024, AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions and the Njabala Foundation launched a mentorship programme for emerging women curators based in East Africa, precisely Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Exploring the theme “Curating as Multiplying Mediation and Access to Culture,” this programme aimed to support six emerging arts workers enabling them to develop their practice and research, access resources, and engage in dialogue with mentors from East Africa and beyond. Offering opportunities to develop tools and actions to raise awareness about gender issues in the East African context, the programme supported support a new generation of cultural workers sensitive to the place of women artists and augment the agency of women artists, curators, and educators in the region and globally. A project part of the Accès Culture programme, lead by Institut Français (IF). In partnership with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Independent Curators International (ICI). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/6726429b-d505-4c84-b4fb-ffdc1857dbff/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker+%281%29.gif Work - Arts & Culture Bilal Hamdad - Paname Exhibition at Petit Palais, Paris | October 2025 - February 2026 As part of its 2025 season, the Petit Palais is giving carte blanche to contemporary painter Bilal Hamdad, whose work explores urban solitude through scenes of everyday Parisian life. A graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts de Sidi Bel Abbès (2010) and the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2018), Bilal is known for his large-scale oil paintings, inspired by spontaneous street photographs. The exhibition at the Petit Palais brings together around twenty of his works, creating a dialogue with the museum’s permanent collections. I’m thrilled that a portrait of me, Louise (2021), is part of the show! An exhibition organized with the support of Galerie Templon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/3a652686-2d20-443f-aa3b-ffdb169555ba/photo-output+%283%29.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Jury president Prix Traversées Africaines 2025 Grant for Artistic Production & Exhibition | September - December 2025 I am deeply honored to serve once again on the jury of the Prix Traversées Africaines—now in its third edition—and especially to have been entrusted with the role of Jury President. Since 2019, the non-profit organization Pour l’art Pour l’Afrique has been dedicated to showcasing contemporary artists from the African continent, its diasporas, and those of African descent to a broader audience through a variety of initiatives. In 2021, it introduced Traversées Africaines, a region-wide cultural event and itinerary in Île-de-France—for which I authored the curatorial essay for the 2025 edition, published in the official catalogue. Building on this success, in 2023 Pour l’art Pour l’Afrique established the annual Traversées Africaines Prize to further support and highlight emerging talent. This year, I have the privilege of serving alongside an inspiring panel of jury members: Cindy Olohou, Collection Manager – FRAC Île-de-France. Sophie Dernois, Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. Olivia Fahmy, Curator of Contemporary African & Diaspora Art – Fondation Gandur pour l’Art. Marc Henry, Lawyer, Collector, and Member – Société des Amis du musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Mary-Lou Ngwe-Secke, Independent Curator & Artist Manager. Grigori Michel, Secretary General & Co-founder – Pour l’art Pour l’Afrique. The Prix Traversées Africaines 2025 is granted to Attandi Trawalley! She is awarded an exhibition at the Galerie Mariton, the municipal exhibition space in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, in May 2026, along with a 3.000 euros grant for artistic production and research support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/7780bd13-583c-45ac-9920-f0448f846fa3/visuel-43-1500x844.png Work - Arts & Culture Project coordinator Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Non-profit Art Historians Association | June 2023 - October 2025 AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, with the support of Canadian-Haitian visual artist Manuel Mathieu, is launching the Marie-Solanges Apollon programme which seeks to encourage research that highlights the artistic practices of women in transcultural situations related to the Black Atlantic, according to Paul Gilroy, or to the Global South. Special attention was given to on artists who have lived with overlapping issues related to migration, métissage, Afro-descendance, Africanness, and gender. In the context of this two-part program, AWARE proposes: – One academic scholarship, – One three-month residency at the Villa Vassilieff in Paris. Both of which I am coordinating. With the projects entitled “Searching for Luce Turnier: The France Years (1951–1955 & 1960–1977)” and “A Violent Sublime: Noria Mabasa’s Ecological Reckoning”, Jerry Philogene and Sihle Motsa were the first recipients of the Marie-Solanges Apollon program. In 2025, the programme was completed with the residency of Clare Patrick, with a research focusing on Adrienne Fidelin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/b941e24c-1eee-4044-bebf-e08e0484bac9/IMG_9067+%281%29.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Project coordinator Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Non-profit Art Historians Association | October 2021 - August 2025 I’m very much honored to have been appointed as Project coordinator of "The Origin of Others” : Rewriting Art History in the Americas, XIXth C. to Today which aims to increase visibility in Global Art History of Women of African & Indigenous descent in three broad geographical zones : Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States. The program title references the series of essays by Toni Morrison, published in 2017. Looking to bridge the gap created by sexism, racism, and geographical discrimination through production and diffusion of knowledge, the project opens discussion around what it means to “achieve institutional visibility” and how (re-)writing the history of Black and Indigenous women artists in the Americas might challenge existing academic boundaries in art history. Central questions include : What are the complexities of being a Black or/and Indigenous woman artist across these geographies ? What different fundamental societal impediments do these artists face ? How can we learn from the past to produce new narratives ? A project in partnership with the Chanel Fund for Women in the Arts and Culture, Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), the Pérez Art Museum Miami and the Clark Art Institute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/18c82ad1-c71d-453d-81d8-bb178b60e1a1/Screenshot+2025-04-29+14.57.09.png Work - Arts & Culture Editorial coordinator Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Non-profit Art Historians Association | September 2024 - July 2025 I was appointed Editorial Coordinator for a new micro-program focused on women artists of the Harlem Renaissance. This initiative was launched in the wake of the 2024 exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The program includes critical publications on under-recognized artists Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs, Germaine Casse, Laura Wheeler Waring, and Suzanna Ogunjami. Developed in partnership with AWARE USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/bd1ca270-9eab-4bb5-864a-c680c0ef021f/perlman-suzanne-washday-ritual-1941-aware-women-artists-artistes-femmes.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Project coordinator Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions - AWARE Non-profit Art Historians Association | December 2022 - March 2025 I’m honored to have been appointed as Project coordinator of “Related” : Netherlands - Caribbean, XIXth C. to Today, which aims to increase visibility in Global Art History of women artists born, living or having lived in Caribbean territories that were colonized by the Netherlands or current Dutch Oversees territories. This program sets itself the goal to bridge a gap created by sexism, racism and geographical discrimination through production and diffusion of knowledge - notably by publishing online biographical texts and organizing public events. A project in partnership with the Dutch Embassy in Paris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/b7ad4c55-1e78-4351-aff1-c332680ba80a/IMG_6188.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Workshop participant Mat3am club x La Corvée Exhibition programmation | 19-20 December 2024 I was honored to be invited to participate in a workshop titled "How to Create Spaces of Solidarity and Rethink Contemporary Art Practices?". The event was organized alongside the exhibition "Dans mon peignoir, j’attends la fin du monde / In My Bathrobe, I Wait for the End of the World", curated by the Mat3am Club, and held at La Corvée in Paris on December 19–20. The workshop featured contributions from Mathilde Badie, Juliette Hage, Anaïs Auger-Mathurin, Aïda Sidhoum, and myself, in conversation with the teams from Mat3am Club (Léna Kemiche & Jade Saber) and La Corvée (Nora Diaby). A zine of the event was published. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/cc8eae61-8e81-4d8e-adef-b8b275310e5e/DSC09850.JPG Work - Arts & Culture - Démarquez-vous Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/6436ac76-8670-4944-b203-a45ce967643d/4643f819-5a69-4a18-a982-a394702e9405.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Consultant UNESCO’s Routes of Enslaved Peoples (ex-Slave Route) programme International cultural policies | January 2021-December 2024 During my consultancy, I coordinated and contributed to numerous initiatives under UNESCO’s Routes of Enslaved Peoples Programme. A key highlight was the planning and execution of the programme’s 30th Anniversary Ceremony held on 9–10 October 2024. This milestone event included the launch of UNESCO’s Network of Places of History and Memory linked to enslavement and the slave trade, along with its affiliated city-twinning programme. The event also featured the First Dialogue on Reparatory Justice, the inaugural meeting of UNESCO’s Network of Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Officials, and a session of the Collective Healing and Just Societies: An Intergenerational Approach partnership initiative. I facilitated the issuance of a call to establish a new alliance of university chairs on the study of enslavement, aligned with UNESCO’s UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme. Additionally, I moderated a MasterClass Against Racism and Discrimination, furthering efforts to educate and inspire action against systemic prejudice. As part of my responsibilities, I contributed to the biennial meeting of the International Scientific Committee of UNESCO’s Routes of Enslaved Peoples Programme. I provided strategic support to diverse tasks required by the programme, collaborating with the SHS team and UN partners to advance its objectives. I also coordinated affiliated publications, ensuring alignment with the programme’s vision and priorities. I actively participated in significant events, such as the tribute ceremony to M. Amadou Mahtar M’Bow and the 4th Global Forum Against Racism and Discrimination held in Barcelona in December 2024. In 2022, I contributed to the collegial renaming of the programme, reflecting its evolving mission. Furthermore, I assisted my colleagues in the implementation of several UNESCO’ SHS Sector initiatives, including the 2024 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, the 2024 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, and the inaugural Transforming MEN’talities MasterClass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/ce8e376d-98f1-47c1-b68f-34c31349a3f6/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker+%286%29.gif Work - Arts & Culture Jury member Prix Traversées Africaines 2024 Grant for Artistic Production & Exhibition | September-October 2024 Since 2019, the non-profit organization Pour l’art pour l’Afrique has been dedicated to showcasing contemporary artists from the African continent, its diasporas, and those of African descent to a broader audience through a variety of initiatives. In 2021, it introduced Traversées Africaines, a region-wide cultural event and itinerary in Île-de-France. Building on this success, in 2023 Pour l’art pour l’Afrique established the Traversées Africaines Prize to further support and highlight emerging talent. I am serving on the jury for the second iteration of the Prize alongside independent curators Cindy Olohou and Roger Niyigena Karera; Pour l’art pour l’Afrique’s representatives Grigori Michel and Marc Henry; Oliva Fahmy, curator of the Fondation Gandur pour l’art; and Sophie Dernois, Deputy Mayor of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in charge of Culture. Alex Ayivi is 2024 laureate of Traversées Africaines Prize! He is awarded an exhibition at the Mariton Gallery, the municipal exhibition space in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, in May 2025, as part of Traversées Africaines, along with a 3.000 euros grant for artistic production and research support. In April 2025, I interviewed Alex for the magazine Artskop34.37. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/7d0b0deb-fd68-4c39-aab9-e2233d6e09f0/IMG_0400.JPG Work - Arts & Culture Co-curator & Artist residency coordinator Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) Contemporary Art Biennial | Summer 2020 - October 2023 I was very much honored to have been appointed as the artist residency coordinator of BISO 2021 and 2023 + co-curator of BISO 2023 by its founders, Nyaba Léon Ouédraogo & Christophe Person. This great artistic event is structured as follows : a one-month residence for 15+ international artists in Burkina Faso’s capital, followed by a one-month long exhibition at Institut Français de Ouagadougou for BISO 2021 and at the FESPACO headquarters for BISO 2023. BISO 2021 and 2023 jury were composed of Abdoulaye Konaté (Mali), Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon), Jean Servais Somian (Ivory Coast), Ky Siriki (Burkina Faso), Illa Donwahi (Ivory Coast), Gauz (Ivory Coast) and Hamady Bocoum (Senegal). Some artists of the BISO 2021 selection : Oumar Ball (Mauritania), Abou Sidibé (Burkina Faso), Ferdaws Chamekh (Tunisia), Hélène Kelhetter (France), Indépendance Dougnon (Mali), Pedro Pires (Portugal/Angola), Yveline Tropéa (France/Burkina Faso)… Some artists of the BISO 2023 selection : Rachel Marsil (France), Boukaré Bonkoungou (Burkina Faso), Steeve Bauras (Martinique, France), Demba Camara (Ivory Coast), Mélinda Fourn-Houngbo (France/Benin), Louisa Marajo (Martinique, France), Sadikou Oukpedjo (Togo/Ivory Coast), Samuel Nnorom (Nigeria), Shaka (Congo), Hervé Youmbi (Cameroon), Aïcha Snoussi (Tunisia)… These two editions were held in a tense national and geopolitical context for Burkina Faso. We felt it was important that Art had its place in the country’s future’s discussion. I was notably cited by Le Monde Afrique and was invited on Fondation Rambourg Tunisia’s podcast for my noted involvement in BISO 2021. For the 2023 edition, i notably wrote the curatorial text inspired by the novel Le Feu des origines (1987), Grand Prix littéraire d’Afrique noire, by Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala. The artists’ works and part of the text were notably featured in magazine Contemporary& (and featured as one of the magazine’s most-read article in 2023), OnArt Media and Nela Magazine. BISO 2021 and 2023 were held thanks to their public and private sponsor and partners including the Ministry of Culture of Burkina Faso, Artcurial, Fondation Blachère, Cuperior Collection, Galerie Vallois - Cotonou, Fondation Donwahi, Fondation Gandur pour l’art… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/320068f9-15c8-49c0-897d-155075b63d66/LogoCP_Noir_A_60x30.png Work - Arts & Culture Collaborator Galerie Christophe Person Art gallery in le Marais | December 2022 - May 2023 I’m thrilled to embark on a new journey at Galerie Christophe Person - Paris, specializing in Modern and Contemporary African art. Exhibitions in which I was an active participant : Tati. Samuel Fosso’s first gallery solo show. 16th May - 10th June 2023. L’Art en Guerre, group show including artists Aboudia (Ivory Coast), Olamilekan Abatan (Nigeria), Omar Ba (Senegal), Kirubel Melke (Ethiopia), Paul Ndema (Uganda), Kofi Bright Awuyah (Ghana)… 20th Apr - 13th May 2023. Vanités, solo show of Ghanian painter Joseph Kojo Hoggar, 16th Mar -15 Apr 2023. L’École de Dakar, with historic Senegalese artists Philippe Sène and Amadou Seck, 24th Feb -11th March 2023. Artistes textiles d’Afrique du Sud. Portes-drapeaux des femmes et de la communauté LGBTI, with Siwze Sama Sibisi, Bev Butkow, Hannah Macfarlane and Jo Rogge, in partnership with Guns & Rain gallery (Johannesburg), 20th Jan -18th Feb 2023. Explorer l’intime, with Cameroonese artists Wilfried Mbida and Manga Lulu Williams, 15th Dec 2022 - 14th Jan 2023. Numerous events were held at the gallery during this time. Please refer to the “Public speaking and Policy making” page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/4e85093f-95c1-4908-bbf5-986b6eafaa3e/Logo+insta.jpeg Work - Arts & Culture Collaborator Balkin Bureau PR Agency - Art, Design & Architecture | April - June 2022 For two months, I had the pleasure to assist Melissa Balkin, founder of the parisian Press Relations agency Balkin Bureau in her activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/c9afe297-112f-44a8-a944-528739a65554/Screenshot+2022-04-28+04.16.43.png Work - Arts & Culture Collaborator ARTNESS - Contemporary Art + Projects Agency specialized in Contemporary African Art | Mars - April 2022 For a month, I had the privilege to assist Nadine Hounkpatin, co-founder of the Amsterdam-based agency ARTNESS on an art advisoring project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/44125277-7612-4012-836b-d4653694ff74/1-54-Paris-Christies-hero-2448x9182.jpg Work - Arts & Culture VIP Cultural facilitator 1-54 Art Fair x Christie's Paris International Contemporary African Art Fair | 6-10th April 2022 I was very fortunate to integrate 1-54 Paris’ VIP Team for their second edition of the fair in the French capital. You would have found me at the VIP Desk, hosting numerous tours of the Fair for VIP groups, chatting with guests at the Collectors' breakfast and welcoming VIPs at outdoors events, notably at musée du Quai Branly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/8ee93ffd-26cc-4498-a304-dcf301e1bb4a/Screenshot+2022-04-28+02.01.59.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Columnist On Art Paris Art Fair 2022 Author of the partnership article ARTSKOP 34.37 X Art Paris Art Fair - La présence africaine à ART PARIS 2022" (FR) - published on March 22th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/ef53fa1f-f15d-4414-85dc-2ef56a51915f/netflix-france-exposition-palais-de-tokyo-personnalites-noires-7.jpg Work - Arts & Culture VIP Cultural facilitator NETFLIX France Exhibition "Lumières noires" | October 28th 2021 I was thrilled to be invited to work with NETFLIX France, in partnership with Palais de Tokyo and YARD, to host a few VIP guided tours of the outdoor exhibiton "Lumières noires", setted up for the premiere of Black Cowboys movie"The Harder They Fall" (2021) by Jeymes Samuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/513bc902-6fee-49de-8408-1a240ae16ec5/Screenshot+2022-04-28+01.51.50.png Work - Arts & Culture Columnist On AKAA Fair Paris 2020 Author of the partnership article ARTSKOP 34.37 X AKAA Fair Paris 2020 -"AKAA 2020 au défi de la crise sanitaire" (FR) - published on October 23th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a6980b46-bdc3-43ba-9aa1-638b17a95330/IMG_7492.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Booth assistant Salon D.DESSIN Paris ARTSKOP 34.37’s Booth | 16-20th September 2020 I was proud to team-up with Jordan Geloto and Prince Malik Jewiti, founders of ARTSKOP 34.37 for the duration of the fair. In collaboration with Atelier le Grand Village and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/2b3fcdf7-40d6-42ff-bcaa-f9213b944908/Fondation+Louis+Vuitton+sur+Instagram%C2%A0+%23Outofthebox++Qu%E2%80%99en+pensez-vous++%E2%80%93+autour+de+l%E2%80%99artiste+chinoise+%40cao_fei+%E2%A0%80+%E2%A0%80+Ce+nouvea.png Work - Arts & Culture Content Creator Fondation Louis Vuitton "#OutoftheBox - Qu'en pensez-vous ? - autour de l'artiste chinoise Cao Fei" (FR) - published on the Instagram of the Foundation on July 25th 2020. An A1 opportunity given by Zionsay Agency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/9900c4d0-9661-435b-befd-b7c88e36abf9/IMG_20190531_164637.JPG Work - Arts & Culture Arts & Culture Project Assistant Maison Gacha & Fondation Jean-Félicien Gacha (NGO) Cultural cooperation France - Cameroon | February - December 2019 I first joined Paris based Espace culturel Gacha / Maison Gacha as a paid intern tutored by Danilo Lovisi, curator of the Frederic and Ly Dumas Collection ; and then continued as Arts & Culture Project Assistant and Communication Coordinator. With Espace & Fondation Gacha, I notably participated to RÉVÉLATIONS International Fine Craft Biennial 2019 at le Grand Palais where Cameroon was guest of honor of the Biennial’s Banquet. I was honored to be a cultural facilitator for our booth and did tours for the general public, professionals and VIPs of the works of Barthélémy Toguo, Beya Gille Gacha, Gilbert Wembé and Igénie Nomba - in presence of the artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/f2f4fdd5-239c-4bdc-add2-f3a03220e892/65510627_2622860797724255_2191163731688292352_n.jpg Work - Arts & Culture Conservation and Archives departement intern Musée d’Orsay In February 2018, my outspoken regards and academic dedication to several French XIXth - Early XXth C. artists got me what seemed then to be the opportunity of a lifetime : a two-weeks internship at le musée d’Orsay. I came back as a cashier the following summer. https://louisethurin.fr/work/public-speaking-policy-making monthly 0.5 2025-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/91b38359-a8bc-40a2-895c-b1bb26b788b5/972bcf25-92be-4ee6-b108-29f42ba12111.gif Work - Public speaking & Policy making - Démarquez-vous Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/67989dc8-10e5-43ec-9297-9509d596fbf8/fedaa704-5159-44b2-84a3-acd08e705bbb.JPG Work - Public speaking & Policy making In Conversation Forum Création Africa Lagos Wide Angle Conferences – Institut Français Following the success of its first edition held in Paris in 2023, the Forum Création Africa returns from 16 – 18 October 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria with renewed ambition: to become the leading forum dedicated to the Cultural and Creative Industries of the African continent and its diasporas. Launched by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, curated by MansA - Maison des Mondes Africains, with the support of the Institut français and the Nigerian Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Forum Création Africa has positioned itself as a unique platform for cooperation and forward-thinking dialogue between Africa and France. On October 17, I was invited to take part in the Wide Angle Conference Our stories belong to us: Decolonial shifts and emerging creators, moderated by François-Ronan Dubois, Head of the Institut français’ Ideas and Citizenship Department (Pôle Débat d’idées & Citoyenneté), alongside fellow panelist Kristina Obame, Gabonese wildlife filmmaker. “For too long, the global creative economy has thrived on stories told about others, not by them. The voices, aesthetics, and imaginaries of African and diasporic creators have often been filtered, appropriated, or repackaged for foreign markets losing their depth, context, and agency in the process. Today and across the whole continent and its diasporas, artists, curators, producers, and thinkers are reclaiming authorship not just in terms of content, but by reshaping the infrastructures of cultural production themselves. This panel explores the decolonial shifts currently shaking the creative industries and the avenues opening for emerging creators in Africa and the African diaspora. What is needed for new voices to find their place in the global cultural economy? How is heritage being reconsidered thanks to the decolonial shifts in creative industries?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/64f27f3c-dc6c-4d6d-a6bf-3cf12a6b51c2/accesculture-euro-africa-montpellier2025-1826+%282%29+%281%29+%281%29+%281%29+%281%29+%281%29.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making In Conversation Biennale Euro-Africa 2025 Accès Culture Programme Round Table – Musée Fabre, Montpellier Representing AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research & Exhibitions, I had the pleasure of taking part in the seminar organized by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Institut Français (IF) as part of the Accès Culture programme. The event took place from October 6 to 10, 2025, in Montpellier, France, during the Biennale Euro-Africa 2025. I was invited to take part in a round table at the Musée Fabre. Fellow panelists: Valérie Suner, Director at Théâtre de la Poudrerie – Sevran. Fela Razafiarison, Malagasy actress and stage director. Bienvenue Bazié, Burkinabè dancer and choreographer. Marc Lescaudron, Researcher and Director at Prospective et Coopération. “Bringing together project leaders, researchers, and institutional representatives, the discussion offered shared experiences, field-based analyses, and practical exchanges. Through these intersecting perspectives, they examined the social impact of culture and the conditions for a more equitable, sustainable, and transformative form of cultural cooperation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/c13d892b-8a7d-475d-87c2-d4cac9830793/WhatsAppVideo2025-10-14at09.16.57-ezgif.com-optimize+%282%29.gif Work - Public speaking & Policy making In Conversation AFIKARIS Gallery Salifou Lindou & Pascale Marthine Tayou I curated Carambolage, the fourth solo exhibition of Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou, presented at AFIKARIS Gallery in Paris from September to November 2025. Conceived as a journey through twenty-five years of creation, the exhibition brought together a selection of major works from the early 2000s to the present day, revealing the evolution of Lindou’s singular visual language. The curatorial framework was built around the notion of “carambolage” – the ricochet, the collision, the unexpected encounter. This principle informed both the scenography and the visitor’s experience: works were placed in dialogue across time and medium, generating resonances, frictions, and surprising associations. Rejecting chronological order, the exhibition unfolded as a zigzagging trajectory through the artist’s universe, emphasizing its atemporality and multidirectional impulses. Through this approach, Carambolage highlighted the persistence of certain motifs in Lindou’s practice – from urban architectures rendered in modest materials to recurring floral and figurative elements – while situating them within broader narratives of memory, conviviality, and political critique. As part of the exhibition’s public program, I had the pleasure of moderating a conversation on September 6, 2025 between Salifou Lindou and Pascale Marthine Tayou—represented by Galleria Continua—following a guided tour of the exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/5e55a0b1-fc8c-4129-861b-d296e9cd5960/WhatsApp+Image+2025-05-26+at+19.42.05+%282%29.jpeg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel participant Institut Français - Paris Parcours Traversées Africaines 2025 In May 2025, I participated in the 5th edition of Traversées Africaines as a curator, speaker, writer, and jury member. Organized annually by the NGO Pour l’Art Pour l’Afrique, this cultural parcours celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary African and Afro-descendant art scenes. Running from May 13 to June 1, Traversées Africaines 2025 activated 24 venues across Paris and its inner suburbs—including galleries, museums, and art centers—all committed to showcasing a rich spectrum of artists, aesthetics, and narratives. As part of my contributions, I spoke on May 26 at a roundtable hosted by the Institut Français in Paris. Moderated by Delphine Goater, Co-founder of Pour l’Art pour l’Afrique, the discussion focused on the current state of the contemporary African art market. I was joined by Mary-Lou Ngewe-Secke, art worker and curator, and Philippe Boutté, Founding Director of MAGNIN-A Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/2c4073ad-731c-4d7f-8e21-31435da757e1/image0+%289%29.jpeg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Interviewee ICART PARIS I was recently featured in a remarkable alumna article by ICART, a leading French buisness school specializing in cultural management and the art market, where I completed an MBA in Global Art Market. In this piece, I reflect on my journey at the intersection of art and social engagement. As a curator, author, and consultant, I strive to amplify underrepresented voices, particularly from the Black worlds. From my studies at ICART to curating projects like FEMMES—in collaboration with Pharrell Williams at Galerie Perrotin and the United Nations—my work seeks to merge artistic practice with cultural and political consciousness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a701150f-1f6a-402c-8989-73991020fa97/IMG_4095.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making In Conversation Pharrell Williams at Perrotin Group show FEMMES at Perrotin in Le Marais, Paris “Curated by Pharrell Williams and hosted by Emmanuel Perrotin’s Parisian gallery, the exhibition FEMMES builds on and expands from their past common endeavors. It follows the success and focus of the 2014 group show GIRL at Perrotin Paris, inspired by Pharrell’s eponymous hit album. As Black women are important figures of Williams’ personal inspiration, their kaleidoscopic representation is the core matrix of FEMMES, with at its foundation, the work of 39 artists of African descent across generations.” I was honored to contribute to this project by writing the curatorial exhibition text and joined Pharrell Williams and Emmanuel Perrotin for a conversation at the gallery on March 19, 2025. On March 29, I had the honor of hosting a private visit for President Patrice Talon of Benin and Benin Ambassador in France Corinne Amori Brunet. FEMMES was on view at Perrotin Paris from March 20 to April 19, 2025, and became one of the most visited exhibitions in the gallery’s history. With the kind support of the Musacre fashion design studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/28fae553-c089-46fe-bc02-b6f61902f164/Screenshot+2025-03-11+11.41.28.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Jury member Fédération Francophone de Débat On March 8-9, 2025, I had the pleasure of serving as a jury member for the Semi-Finals of the Coupe de France de Débat, organized by the Fédération Francophone de Débat. Each debate follows a parliamentary format, with two teams of four debaters divided into a government and an opposition, discussing a topic based on current events. Every year, the championship brings together over 40 member associations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/eaa9d5b8-e990-4f92-a826-158b1a301f14/20201120074800.2m356j.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Guest speaker IESA arts&culture - Paris In January 2025, I had the privilege of being invited to speak to IESA’s international students in the Bachelor in Arts Management program, sharing insights about my career and various professional activities. An A1 opportunity given by Curator and Head of International Department at IESA Carolina Ariza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/909db3f4-5343-4e81-be21-fa846ac83701/accesculture-euro-africa-montpellier2025-1673+%281%29+%281%29.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Seminar participant Institut français - Rabat Representing AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research & Exhibitions, I had the privilege of participating in the seminar organized by L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Institut français as part of its Accès Culture program, which took place from November 19 to 23, 2024, in Rabat, Morocco. The event featured several engaging panels held at the Musée Mohammed VI d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, offering insights into cultural development initiatives. During the week, we also attended the opening of the Visa for Music Festival, a renowned Pan-African music event celebrating diverse talents from across the continent. The program included receptions at the Institut français de Rabat and the Ambassade de France au Maroc. I had also the opportunity to join a professional visit to the UNESCO-protected archaeological site of the Chellah, a historical treasure that added depth to the enriching experience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/7f1b92e3-a8d6-4319-a02f-3569f79238b2/GcbKrLhWsAAMiDa.jpeg Work - Public speaking & Policy making - Démarquez-vous Quel que soit le cas, la façon dont vous racontez votre histoire en ligne peut faire toute la différence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/3165e560-47e6-48d5-a43e-f8fd6dcc5a16/maxresdefault+%289%29.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Participant & panelist UNESCO On November 14, 2024, UNESCO hosted a commemorative event in Room I at its Paris Headquarters, celebrating the life and achievements of Amadou Mahtar M’Bow (1921–2024), the former Director-General of UNESCO (1974–1987) and the first African to lead the organization. The M'Bow era was marked by long-lasting initiatives such as the World Heritage Committee, set up by the 1972 World Heritage Convention and established in 1976, which played a major role in elevating UNESCO's reputation; and two years later, the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation. Mr. M’Bow also launched the renowned General History of Africa (GHA) programme. The event featured a distinguished lineup of speakers and participants, including the President of Ghana (Nana Akufo-Addo), UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and prominent figures such as Doudou Diène, Abdoulaye Bathily, and Edouard Matoko. As a young UNESCO staff member and consultant of the UNESCO’s Routes of Enslaved Peoples programme, I participated in a panel and shared reflections of his legacies for the Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/8afaf53f-428d-40a6-ba12-72a86ae59419/IMG_5096.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making In Conversation 193 Gallery x AKAA Paris 2024 As part of Senegalese-American artist Modou Dieng Yacine’s concurrent solo exhibitions at the 2024 Also Known As Africa (AKAA) Art Fair and at the 193 Gallery in Paris, I had the pleasure of engaging in a thought-provoking conversation with him. We discussed his two latest series, Black Venezia—a project we had collaborated on—and Paris Poppin’. This conversation took place on October 18, 2024, in the VIP Lounge at AKAA, held at Le Carreau du Temple in Paris. Thank you again to the 193 Gallery’s team! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/aa1078f9-94fb-49da-bd14-c061344cdf96/Design+sans+titre+%283%29.gif Work - Public speaking & Policy making In Conversation Fondation H - Paris On May 18, 2024, I was honored to host a conversation with artist-in-residence Roxane Mbanga at the finissage event of her exhibition “NOIRES” at Fondation H - Paris, which ran from April 24 to May 23, 2024. Roxane Mbanga, born in 1996, is a Cameroonian-French multidisciplinary artist with roots in Guadeloupe. Her work spans fashion, film, graphic design, photography, writing, and performance, and she identifies as a storyteller. Roxane's artistic exploration delves into the dynamics between the lived body—our intimate self—and the perceived body, which serves as a canvas for societal projections. In her book and series of installations "NOIRES", she amplifies and transcribes the voices of Black women with diverse identities, engaging deeply with their experiences and narratives. Fondation H - Paris, a unique non-commercial space dedicated to African and diasporic art in the French capital, embraces an experimental approach. It offers flexible and personalized collaborations with guest artists, who are invited for solo exhibitions and receive tailored support from the Fondation H team. They’re great! Points tackled beyond Roxane’s work and research : the concept of Care, the motifs of Black Rest, Black Self-Love and “Treat Yo’Self”, and the genealogy of violence inflicted on the Black Female Body: always washing and being washed? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1b978adc-9883-4924-a9fc-68d6d58cb0b4/1711138780386.jpeg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Interviewee Asakan Art - Dakar Thanks to Dakar-based contemporary African art magazine, Asakan art, for featuring my words and journey in this interview published in French on March 22, 2024. “A new generation of authors, curators, artists, critics, guides, and art historians is shaping the forefront and behind-the-scenes of the world of contemporary African art. Their minds engaged by new challenges and their pens animated by a desire for visibility, these new instigators and "agents" of culture, including many young African and Afro-descendant women, are outlining the contours of a contemporary art history in the process of being written and told. We meet one of them, Louise Thurin, who, from a multisited position, invests her work in redirecting the spotlight towards the production of contemporary - and modern! - African artists and those from the diaspora.” Thank you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/f11341c7-075f-4e16-a927-44d21d39b855/561A9248.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Speaker & Symposium co-coordinator Makerere University - Kampala AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions and Njabala Foundation, in partnership with Fondation Gandur pour l’art, organized Tracing a Decade: Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa - An International Symposium focused on the often-overlooked contributions of women artists during this pivotal decade across the African continent. The symposium took place on March 8-9, 2024 at Makerere University (CTF building) in Kampala, Uganda. The Tracing a Decade: Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa symposium is organised as part of a research program of the same name. This project is an extension of Institut français’Saison Africa 2020. It is also supported by Fondation Gandur pour l’art. Speakers were Dorothy Akpene Amenuke, N’Goné Fall, Merve Fejzula, Gladys Kalichini, Liz Kobusinge, Nadira Laggoune, Portia Malatjie & Lerato Shadi. I presented an introduction to the research program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/871e170f-25e4-490c-b300-c81a91ac87ca/Screenshot+2024-03-12+08.22.33.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Guest speaker CreativeMornings - Paris In 2008, CreativeMornings emerged from a desire to establish a continuous and inclusive event for New York’s creative community. The concept is straightforward: a monthly gathering featuring breakfast and a talk. Each event is free of charge and open to all. From 2020 to 2023, CreativeMornings Paris faced a hiatus. However, in February 2024, they made their grand return, extending an invitation for me to inaugurate a new series of talks. This talk took place on February 23, 2024 at REMIX - Saint Lazare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/95b50406-c91b-4460-a02f-79715610cf09/Screenshot+2023-10-20+11.50.41.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel moderator & Event co-coordinator Pérez Art Museum - Miami AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions and Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA), in partnership with Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), organized On the Edge of Visibility – An International Symposium focused on Black and Indigenous women, with special focus on photographic practices within three broad geographical zones: Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States. The symposium took place on October 19 and 20, 2023 at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. Offering a transcontinental approach and encompassing postcolonial and feminist perspectives, this symposium considers the concerns and complexities of what it means to be a Black or Indigenous woman artist within different cultural settings. It also constitutes a reflection on past and current modes of knowledge creation. By exploring the notions of visibility and invisibility as they relate to visual practices and dominant power structures, this symposium aims to examine proposed strategies of resistance as a means of reclaiming visual agency. It will therefore seek to challenge existing academic boundaries – notably within the history of art and photography – through a multiplicity of voices and perspectives, questioning contemporary discourses and their genealogies, and considering the future of the disciplines. I notably moderated on Oct 19th the series of presentations by art historians Ariadna Solis, Amalia Caputo, Alejandra López-Oliveros and Claudia Holgado Chacón, entitled Fractals of Invisibility. This event was held thanks to our partners from Villa Albertine, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the Consulat général de France à Miami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1dcd002a-d0fc-4cd5-aa57-44b3a7ffad9b/Screenshot+2023-10-20+13.36.53.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Research presentation & conversation coordinator AWARE - Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions On June 14th 2023, as part of her residency at AWARE, researcher Christelle Lozère publicly presented “From erasure to evidence: Crossed perspectives on women artists in the French Caribbean (XIXth-XXth centuries)”, in conversation with Myriam Moïse. Christelle Lozère studies the place of women painters and sculptors from the French Antilles in art history between the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 20th century: Jenny Prissay, Inès de Beaufond, Alice Albane, Germaine Casse, Marie-Thérèse Lung Fou as well as Paule Charpentier. She focuses on the analysis of individual careers, underlining these artists’ social and racial backgrounds as well as their mobility within the Caribbean. For these few women, most of whom came from privileged backgrounds, Paris was, from the Ancien Régime onwards, the key centre of their artistic training and the main stage on which they constructed and deconstructed the Antillean imaginary of slavery, and then post-slavery, in a context in which they fought themselves, as women, for their liberties and legitimacies. Special emphasis is placed on the presence, from the late 19th century onwards, of a number of black and métisses artists in this inclusive body of work, their (im)possibility of training in and outside the colony (Guadeloupe, Martinique), their chances or not of emerging on the insular and hexagonal art scene, their recognition, their (in)capacity to access colonial grants and to take part in the major events of their time. This research also seeks to better understand the mechanisms through which these women artists were rejected, forgotten, and subsequently erased from the postcolonial art history of the French Antilles. Christelle Lozère’s residency and this public event are part of the research program The Origin of Others. Rewriting Art History in the Americas, 19th Century – Today which I coordinate for AWARE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/518defcf-c58a-482e-8c81-0971c4414828/IMG_3107.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel participant Galerie Éric Dupont On May 13, 2023, I was invited at Galerie Éric Dupont in Paris to take part in a round table of artists, curators and gallerists. We were asked to reflect upon African women’s place within Art history and the art market. I introduced to the public the program“Tracer une décennie” : artistes africaines des années 1960 which I am co-coordinating for AWARE - Archives of Women Artists : Research & Exhibitions. This round table was part of Traversées Africaines 2023’s programmation around its third edition, in partnership with Région Ile de France. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/37326a0c-8734-4ab0-ad0d-73b907d192a7/IMG_0893.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel moderator Galerie Christophe Person On February 10, 2023, I was organized and moderated a two-hours conversation with curator and textile arts specialist Carolina Ariza & Dora-May Libakou, métiers d’art researcher. Points tackled : The Weavers of Mampuján, Afro-Columbian culture, ateliers mapping in Africa, Women textile artists and their contributions to Art History… This round table was part of Galerie Christophe Person’s programmation around its second exhibition Textile artists from South Africa. Flag-bearers for women and LGBTI, in partnership with Guns & Rain art gallery in Johannesburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/0b472e63-66bc-4dda-a718-2f44268a0e8d/IMG_8011.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Workshop co-host Galerie Christophe Person It was a pleasure to co-host an evening workshop on the Modern and Contemporary African art market with gallery director and auction expert Christophe Person (PIASA & Artcurial) for a group of 25 members of the Association nationale des élèves commissaires-priseurs (ANECP) on January 5th 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/50b568ee-6a3e-4111-978d-b317e7d8c230/Screenshot+2022-11-28+22.25.48.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Interwiewee Biennale de Casablanca (BIC) While being kindly invited by Maroc Premium Foundation to participate as an author to the Biennale internationale de Casablanca (BIC), I was interviewed by journalists of Al Aoula - Télévision marocaine on November 17th 2022. Excerpt (FR) : “La littérature africaine doit être l’une des sources de l’art contemporain du Continent. La Biennale internationale de Casablanca 2022-2023 est explicite avec le choix du thème “Les mots créent les images”. D’autres biennales du Continent réfèrent se également à elle : je pense évidemment à la Biennale internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou qui depuis deux éditions choisit des titres de la littérature africaine pour insuffler les artistes sélectionné.es. C’est une tendance, une lame de fond qui révèle bien l’intérêt du public pour le patrimoine culturel africain.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/d11cd87a-3311-42c3-bf54-955da23b5174/image-asset.jpeg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Workshop participant Felix Meritis | Amsterdam From Amsterdam to Paris : Conversations and Lessons of Shared History - An event held at Atelier Néerlandais by cultural house Felix Meritis in partnership with Marian Goodman Gallery and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Paris | October 17th 2022 “In recent years, there has been a growing awareness by Dutch cultural and historical institutions regarding the ways in which we should deal with the traces of slavery and its impact on how we tell stories from the past. This discourse has been inspired and encouraged by initiatives such as Decolonizing the Museum (2015), Kick Out Zwarte Piet (2011) and #BlackLivesMatter in the summer of 2020. The fear of pushback and the deep-rooted institutional racism in society has prohibited groundbreaking changes. Similar movements have been taking place in other European countries, where artists, activists and storytellers are pushing the boundaries and creating new narratives. In this event, Dutch and French artists and historians will share their stories and learn from each other's experiences. We will discuss the impact of the lack of visual representation of the history of slavery and how this results in limited awareness and interest in the issue among most European citizens today.” Among the few workshop participants were historian Mark Ponte, professor Mame-Fatou Niang, Valika Smeulders of the Rijksmuseum, visual artists Tavares Strachan, Fred Ebami, Serge Kponton, Richard Kofi… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/57b91fee-ec3b-4f78-b3a1-0a0d03e52f97/maxresdefault.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Workshop participant Columbia Global Center | Paris "Politics of Visual Arts in a Changing World" - A project of Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University | April 13th 2022 An event moderated by Vishakha N. Desai around two themes : “Decolonization, Restitution, Repatriation” & “Diversity and Inclusion in Artistic Practice”. Among the 14 workshop participants were former Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova, author & professor Maboula Soumahoro, researcher & editorialist Lotte Arndt, curator & art critic Chris Cyrille… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/44b53abe-0715-4185-86e2-1ee4494ed4ce/14832.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Guest speaker International High School of Paris’ Classe préparatoire In Feburary 2022, I was invited to conduct a Workshop at destination of present khâgne students of my former CPGE Littéraire on “the Restitution of African heritage and decolonization of the arts”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/0ac99e39-23ca-451d-98c3-d9da0e50349e/Screenshot+2022-04-28+16.11.31.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Participant OHCHR and UNESCO WGEPAD's fact-finding visit to France | December 2021 A consultation conducted by Catherine S. Namakula and Dominique Day of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (WGEPAD). I was auditionned alongside curator Salimata Diop and artist Josué Comoé. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/e988f126-e0bb-4faf-8778-cc20cbbe2c84/Afficher+les+photos+r%C3%A9centes.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panelist Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection | Super Cercle Soirée YARD x Bourse de Commerce - Une nuit au musée autour de l’Œuvre de David Hammons On November 27th 2021, I was invited to take part in a two-hours interactive public conversation with Kévi Donat, CEO of Le Paris Noir & artist Raphaël Barontini on the topic of “Art and community”. An event in partnership with YARD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/f86a1f3e-ed9f-4e56-bfab-1a8874da87e9/kaisdhifi_20210322_FR_CSF_FB_banner_820x4612_0.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Interwiewee Fondation Rambourg Podcast “Culture sans filtre” | September 10th 2021 On Episode #20 “Les Résidences artistiques BISO” of the Fondation Rambourg’s Culture sans filtre, I was interviewed alongside Malian artist Indépendance Dougnon. We had a great conversation on our experience at the 2021 Biennale internationale de sculpture de Ouagadougou, for which I was the artistic residencies coordinator. Thank you to Shiran Ben Abderrazak for the invitation ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/7c6f2d5a-bb0b-4898-9432-d4af74171218/Un.e-Air.e-de-famille_affiche_1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Event moderator Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Denis Paul Éluard Exhibition "Un.e Air.e de Famille" - Saison Africa 2020 | October 2021 Conversation with Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo - an event in partnership with Saison Africa 2020 and Afrique in Visu. An A1 opportunity given by curator Jeanne Mercier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/f176c631-390f-45f7-948d-c67851c3c53f/IMG_0497.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Interwiewee Institut français de Ouagadougou Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina - RTB BF | September 10th 2021 While actively working on the 2021 Edition of the BISO Biennial, I was interviewed on my day off by Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina to give my thoughts on the exhibition “Regards croisés : Afrique de l’Ouest / Provence” at IF Ouaga. Thank you to the kind journalist, Fladene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/e41e8d6b-ed36-4ab7-9545-563ff14311b8/131342410_297368982090641_3828809468162409337_n.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panelist TRC Global Summit Closing Panel : "Race and Culture" | July 19th 2021 Moderated by Farah Nayeri of the New York Times. “Celebrated artists and cultural influencers discussed the intersection of race and the arts and the importance of the arts in breaking down barriers and sparking conversation. They explored the existential question, “What is the role of art and culture in shaping our dialogue and narrative about truth and reconciliation?” Panelists were Visual artist Isaac Julien, Hip-Hop Artist Webster, composer J.Ralph and I. An event in partnership with the Athens Democracy Forum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/0f354215-380d-4f0d-86a4-eaa35d555e68/Screenshot+2023-02-12+18.31.59.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Workshop participant Musée du Quai Branly Collection Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière | Spring-Summer 2021 Contributing to the opening of the Mezzanine - Collection Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, I was invited to participate to a reflection on the arrival of 38 new traditional African works of art/artifacts within the museum’s wall. This video is my hot reaction to a projected image of a Malian “Monkey” mask. The twist was that each object was unknow to the interviewee : they had to suggest a few ideas and give some thoughts about the donation and their relation to African traditional arts/artifacts. Thank you to Seumboy of the Instagram page Histoires Crépues for the opportunity ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/5d7dee15-1546-4ad3-a0dc-be2cd1f62580/7hv4JdUFDc2yju43rTuP_04_0ca452632a8fd1e50f6709de7807b1da_image-696x189-1.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel moderator United Nations (UN) UN Office of the Special Advisor on Africa - Africa Dialogue Series 2021 In April 2021, I was honored to be mandated by the UN Office of the Special Advisor on Africa to host a conversational panel with three African artists. “The panel covers a range of topics ranging from identity, ownership and inclusivity. They discuss the pertinent question of how Africa’s unique and diverse cultures can be harnessed for the continent’s benefit and interrogate what needs to be done by policy makers and investors to support the growth of this industry and bring out its full potential. This rich discussion proffers pragmatic and inclusive solutions to resolving challenges in order to capitalize on Africa’s rich cultural heritage and tap into the arts industry to enhance the continent’s development.” Panelists were Joy Mboya, Founder of The GoDown Art Center, Sithabile Mlotshwa, Artist and CEO of IFAA Art Global, and Girum Mezmur, Guitarist and teacher at the Global Music Academy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/a7120bd8-d7f4-44ea-894f-514d11f25a1a/Lucky-Luke-degaine-contre-le-racisme-event.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel moderator UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris Masterclass "Lucky Luke dégaine contre le racisme" | January 29th 2021 In early 2021, I was mandated by Tabué Nguma, officer of the UNESCO's Routes of Enslaved Peoples project (SHS Sector) and the French National Commission for UNESCO to conduct a discussion around the publication of Comic book “Lucky Luke - Un cowboy dans le coton” (2020). Panelists were : Comic book author JUL, Actress and producer Aïssa Maïga, Rapper and poet Oxmo Puccino, Mamadou Diouf of the University of Columbia, Activist and British politician Jacqueline Gomes-Neves and Dominique Day, Expert to the United Nations. With the opening keynote of Audrey Azoulay, former French Minister of Culture and Director-General of UNESCO and keynote of Jean-Marc Ayrault, former French Prime Minister and President of the Fondation pour la mémoire de l'Esclavage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/baf14504-a41d-4d91-89d8-1455849bf98e/Vignette+Logo+de+lUniversit%C3%A9+Paris+10.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Invited speaker Paris Nanterre University In October 2020, I was invited to conduct a Workshop on the topic of “Decolonization of the arts” for Master 2 Humanités et Industries créatives - Parcours Médiation culturelle et interculturelles (MCEI) students. An A1 opportunity given by Art critic Henri Guette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/6873a7b5-fccc-4fae-bdff-589e9c9a1561/IMG_9011.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel moderator École du Louvre In February 2019, as an École du Louvre student, I was given by my peers the opportunity to moderate in front of a crowded Cézanne auditorium“Publics et Numérique : adapter son offre”, one of the two round tables of the public event"Culture et numérique : comment entreprendre ?" Panelists were : Coline Debayle, CEO of ARTIPS, Antoine Vitek, CEO of Culturez-vous and Frédéric Clad, CEO of THE FARM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/fc61475e-7927-494e-b959-ab7efd475486/61BpnUJewjL.jpg Work - Public speaking & Policy making Panel moderator Literary meeting In November 2018, I was honored to have been asked by Seloua Luste Boulbina, professor and philosopher specialized in postcolonial studies to take part in a public discussion around her essay "Les miroirs vagabonds ou la décolonisation des savoirs (arts, littérature, philosophie)", Les Presses du réel. French Voices Award 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/3951aef3-5394-4294-84db-a2c421e872e1/Screenshot+2022-05-06+11.47.57.png Work - Public speaking & Policy making Volunteer Refugees & Isolated minors welcoming in rural France The engagement of my family is what inspired me to get involved at a young age in NGOs and social work. My father, Hervé Thurin, is the civil representative of 20 MNA-MIE and had over 120 minors under his responsibility over the last four years. He was recently interviewed by Le Monde in a long article recognizing his hard work and long term engagement. I have been voluntarily and contractually involved for four years with a few social structures in rural France mandated to welcome refugees and “mineurs non-accompagnés” or “mineurs isolés étrangers”. I’m currently helping these young men and women by offering them legal and translation aid, regularly accompanying them to their Paris-based Consulates and Embassies and to punctual cultural activities. https://louisethurin.fr/work/research-curating1 monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/48fb0581-29ed-43c2-bff6-dcedb37bffb9/IMG_0862.jpg Work - Research & Curating Monumental Modernist Mosaics in Cold War Sub-Saharan Africa Research article Mosaic, as a medium, is often assumed to be absent from the mondes noirs [Black Worlds]—and by extension, absent from the imaginations and aesthetic practices of those who inhabit them. This misconception, however, obscures a remarkable but understudied visual works: monumental mosaics in post-colonial sub-Saharan Africa. These works—integrated into the facades of public buildings, universities, cultural centers, and other civic architectures—emerged at the intersection of decolonization and Cold War internationalism. Produced in collaboration with socialist states like the USSR and North Korea, and with Western colonial powers or partners, these mosaics were never merely ornamental. They formed part of a broader aesthetic and ideological project, shaped by the diaspora of Modern Architecture and the development of “Third World modernism”, the aspirations of newly independent African nations during the "Suns of Independence" era, and some, by the legacy of Communist public art, Social realism and Soviet modernism. It is organized around three central investigations: (I) the visual and political representation of Africa and Africans in three key Soviet mosaics located in Moscow—at the Africa Institute and in the Moscow Metro; (II) the production of mosaics in Red Africa during the Cold War, with particular attention to Soviet and North Korean collaborations in countries such as Guinea, Angola, Mali, and Burkina Faso; (III) the complex and often opaque dynamics of artistic mentorship, authorship, and transmission of mosaic-making techniques between foreign and local artists with examples in Ghana and Nigeria, alongside the visual imprints of liberal or non-socialist regimes in African public mosaics in Benin and Uganda. Transversally, this offers a critical examination of how African women are represented in these mosaics, attempting to unveil the complexity of these opaque images “fighting two colonialisms”: Exoticism and the male gaze. The research also explores how recurring Afro-Red heroic figures—such as the African Prometheus or the Black Spartacus—function as visual archetypes transplanted from European and Soviet revolutionary mythologies into African liberation iconographies. These tropes, while claiming a universalist meaning, are refracted through local contexts in ways that reveal both ideological alignment and symbolic friction. This research article, started in 2022, appears to be the first comprehensive review on the subject. The first draft of the article was kindly supported by Marylène Dalle in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/0e2c9e57-3162-4050-b327-3a8d2c31e4ae/ezgif.com-animated-gif-maker+%287%29.gif Work - Research & Curating - Workshop participation The final research will be presented for the first time at the workshop lron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945-1991 and Beyond), organized by the Universität Wien at the Upper Belvedere (Vienna) on 19-20 September, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/f6c7294b-8a18-443a-b1c9-b71639b56fa1/maisondelamosaique-redressee.jpg Work - Research & Curating - Maison de la Mosaïque contemporaine From September to December 2025, I assisted the association M comme Mosaïque and its exhibition and training venue, the Maison de la Mosaïque Contemporaine in Paray-le-Monial (Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne), dedicated to the promotion of contemporary mosaic art. This engagement not only deepens my understanding of mosaic as a living practice but also strengthens the experiential and material dimension of my research on monumental modernist mosaics in postcolonial Africa. The Maison de la Mosaïque Contemporaine is an Atelier d’art de France, and its courses are Qualiopi-certified, ensuring high standards in artistic education. Connaissance des arts, Paray-le-Monial dynamise la mosaïque contemporaine, 2020 & Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire, Paray-le-Monial, les mille facettes de la “Cité mosaïque”, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6269a637313c077c4f73f2d5/1707737782306-NWM3VNCWDFNK614BVQ7C/Screenshot+2024-02-12+12.36.10.png Work - Research & Curating Prends soin de toi Exhibition project on Beauty studies Exhibition entitled Prends soin de toi. Co-curator : Anaïs Auger-Mathurin. With Zionsay Agency.