Clément Delépine, the director of Art Basel Paris, has been appointed as the next director of Lafayette Anticipations, a prominent Parisian exhibition space. He will succeed Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, who is leaving after six years to pursue new challenges. Delépine will assume the role on November 17, shortly after the upcoming edition of Art Basel Paris, which opens to VIPs on October 22. A search for a new director for the Paris fair is underway.
This appointment matters because it marks a significant leadership transition at Lafayette Anticipations, a nonprofit foundation known for its ambitious contemporary art programming and high-profile international artists. Delépine brings extensive experience from his leadership of Art Basel Paris, where he helped establish the fair as a major international event, as well as prior roles at Paris Internationale, Bortolami Gallery, and the Swiss Institute. His move signals continuity and ambition for Lafayette Anticipations, which operates out of a Rem Koolhaas-renovated building in Le Marais and is backed by the Galeries Lafayette department store.