Jessica Castex

CURATOR

Jessica Castex is curator at the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris (MAMVP). Her projects are notably focused on emerging creation and prospection. She curated and cocurated solo and group shows, both at the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris and in different institutions such as : Mohamed Bourouissa Urban Riders, MAMVP, 2018; Être Pierre, Musée Zadkine, Paris, 2017; Hayoun Kwon, National Gallery of Kosovo, Pristina, 2016; Co-Workers, MAMVP, 2015; Bertille Bak, Circuits, MAMVP, 2012;Dynasty, MAMVP, 2010. In the permanent collection of the Musée d’Art moderne she led projects inviting artists such as Anita Molinero, Cécile Paris, Kader Attia, andalso created a specific program,Apartés, with Delphine Coindet, Ariane Michel, Raphaël Zarka (2011) ; Leonor Antunes, Julien Prévieux, Marie Voignier (2013) ; Isabelle Cornaro, Alain Della Negra, Kaori Kinoshita, Gyan Panchal (2015).In 2016 she co-curated the first edition of the video festival at Carreau du Temple in Paris. She regularly participates in juries, workshops and talks in France and abroad, mainly regarding the video collection of the Musée d’Art moderne.