Louise Des Places
Art curator, gallery director, writer, journalist
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Louise Des Places
Art curator, gallery director, writer, journalist
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Présentation
Art curator, project manager and gallery director with an education in art, literature, journalism, and communication. I organize and curate exhibitions and events as an independent curator, and at Luisa Catucci ARTLAB. I write for several art magazines and produce texts for artists and art spaces. Over the years I have worked in several art residencies, foundations, museums and galleries, in France, Belgium, Germany and Sweden.Expérience
Luisa Catucci Gallery ART LAB
Independent Art Curator
GlogauAir
C-print
Index - The Swedish Art Foundation
Bozartistes Magazine
Co-founder and curator "Lonely Arts" collective
Somos Art House (Berlin art space)
Mauvais Magazine
Socl:e collective
Artist assistant
Galerie Bertrand Grimont
Retard Magazine
Ideat Magazine
L'Epaule Sorbonnade
The Ladies Network
La boutonnière
Formation
ICART
Ecole W
Sorbonne IV
Réalisations
touch me
18-12-2024
Alina Cherubin's solo exhibition
Miroir, Mémoire : Auriane Kolodziej emprisonne son reflet à l’épreuve du temps
03-12-2024
« Le miroir pleure-t-il les fantômes qu'il contient, ou reste-t-il indifférent aux innombrables visages qui ont traversé sa surface ? »
Walking on Eggshells
28-11-2024
In Walking on Eggshells, Daniela Torres offers a profound meditation on resilience and the transformative power of art. Through her collection of deeply personal works, art becomes not only a mode of expression but also a means of healing.
Beneath the black sand of time, I resist
31-10-2024
Auriane Kolodziej's solo exhibition
Motel 42
14-10-2024
Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon's solo exhibition
A Spider’s Guide to Stillness
01-01-2024
Emily Tonelli's solo exhibition
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Untitled (back when we met)
12-08-2024
Nitsan Margaliot and Antoine Mermet's work relates to various queer meetings using video, textile, text, sound, and performance. The exhibition holds testimonies and traces related to encounters around the bed and the weight it carries, exploring intimacy and queer trajectories
SCHLUSS
04-07-2024
Solo exhibition by Iouri Podladtchikov, curated by Louise des Places.
Lena Zak - Exhibition at Spätibros (basement) in Berlin
02-05-2024
Basements transcend mere physicality, serving as initiatory realms where the courageous confront the shadows of the psyche. Through a fusion of unconscious instinct and intuitive creativity, Lena Zak paints her own experience as a woman and how to reclaim and control her inner power and strength...
Liminality - Exhibition at Culterim Gallery
29-03-2024
Navigating different stages of life, whether it’s the uncertainties of the twenties, a change of scenery, the loss of a situation, or a loved one, plunges us into a state of liminality. 'Liminality' presents 13 artists capturing the emotions that define the liminal spaces most of us must traverse..
Exhibition Women @ Audible
21-03-2024
I got invited by Audible to present some poems and film photos, and do a reading.
Curatorial essay, "Liminality"
01-03-2024
Curatorial essay for my upcoming group exhibition, "Liminality"
Texte pour Cécile André, sur sa série "Les roseaux sauvages"
02-10-2023
Texte pour Cécile André, sur sa série "Les roseaux sauvages".
Eloïse Labarbe~Lafon - Album, solo exhibition
01-01-2023
Eloise Labarbe Lafon's solo exhibition at EST Galerie
aguabolero - Lucia Tello's solo exhibition
14-09-2023
thank you all for coming to 𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘰, Lucia Tello’s solo exhibition at Badr El Jundi Gallery in Madrid. Each artwork encapsulates hidden worlds within, inviting one to look deeper into the heart of their creation, and demonstrating that even the tiniest pieces can offer vast experiences.
aguabolera, Lucia Tello's solo exhibition at Badr El Jundi Gallery (Madrid)
28-08-2023
I am pleased to share the curatorial essay I wrote for "aguabolero" - Lucia Tello's solo exhibition at Badr El Jundi Gallery, in Madrid.
Tehching Hsieh: doing time – One Year Performance(s)
09-07-2023
"Although Tehching Hsieh may not embrace the label of a "spiritual guide," his work has prompted me to reflect upon my own relationship with time. I have become more conscious of its passage, yet without passing judgment on how I choose to spend it", writes arts journalist and curator....
Des festivals électro à la Philharmonie de Paris, Rone crée des ponts entre les mondes
25-06-2023
Figure incontournable de la scène électronique française, Rone (de son vrai nom, Erwan Castex) se passerait presque d’introduction. Avec sept albums studio à son actif, une décoration comme Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, et un César de la meilleure musique originale...
Performance Evening: Leaving is Some Sort of Staying
02-06-2023
Leaving is Some Sort of Staying is an event presenting a series of three performances by Sepideh Khodarahmi, Linda Nurk and Daiane Rafaela; curated by Louise des Places and Jonas van Kappel.
Texte d'exposition Moments de Grâce
02-06-2023
Eloïse Labarbe~Lafon (@bambivader) on Instagram: "*moments de grâce* group show @solariummarseille @melanimotu 🤍 vernissage le 15 juin....
Interview Loïse Alline
01-01-2023
Interview de l'artiste Loïse Alline
Playlist Bozartistes
01-05-2023
For Bozartistes Magazine, I invited 13 artists to take part of an illustrated playlist, to talk about their favorite song, and make an original illustration of it.
All the illustrations and the texts are available online in French (easily translatable) on Bozartistes: https://lnkd.in/dgaGjSVK
Revue Bozartistes - Suspension
25-03-2023
Bozartistes est une association à but non lucratif qui a comme mission de promouvoir les jeunes artistes.
La revue Bozartistes. a pour ambition d’offrir un espace à une génération d'artistes contemporains qui vit l'actualité de notre monde au plus près...
Portrait : Jacques Merle et la poésie de la nostalgie
02-03-2023
Jacques Merle est un artiste plasticien pluridisciplinaire qui vit et travaille à Paris. Sa pratique artistique tourne autour du portrait masculin, dans un style spontané, naïf, et délicat…
Text for Iouri Podlatchikov 's exhibition "You're Probably Right" at Lighthaus Zurich
09-03-2023
Text for Iouri Podlatchikov 's exhibition "You're Probably Right" at Lighthaus Zurich
Manifesto - Lonely Arts Collective
08-02-2023
Lonely Arts exists to connect people through creativity. We generate opportunities for collaboration and germination, by making a world where you can be present. We are a vessel for a sense of belonging, that harnesses our rich diversity...
Exhibition 𝒱𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝑔𝑒𝓈 at 3537, Paris
01-01-2023
curated with Quentin Fromont
with Youri Johnson, Corentin Darre, Shayna Klee, Louise Mervelet, Loïse Alline, Mayotte de Saulieu, Anna Haillot, Zoe Metra, Celia Boulesteix, Pauline d’Andigné, Charlotte Heninger, Camille Juthier, Elia Valet, Prune, Camille Chatelain, Marcelle Germaine, Frederik Exner
Conférence ICP: Artistes en exil
09-12-2022
J'ai été invitée à animer la conférence "Artistes en exil" organisée par Culture Touch' à l'ICP. Avec la participation de Judith Depaule, directrice de l'atelier des artistes en exil.
Comment continuer de créer loin de son pays en temps de guerre ? [...]
Website text - Frances Joy Macgregor
01-01-2023
Text for artist Frances Joy Macgregor
Prix ICART Artistik Rezo
03-12-2022
Je suis très heureuse de faire partie de l'organisation de la 15ème édition du Prix ICART Artistik Rezo ! Créé en 2008, le Prix ICART Artistik Rezo vise à promouvoir la création contemporaine en distinguant les jeunes talents.
✨ LONELY GATHERING ✨
09-11-2022
Do you want to meet other creatives and feel part of an active community? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Lonely Arts – an interdisciplinary collective of visual artists, animators, community organisers, curators, DJ’s, writers and editors – invites you to the first edition of our...
Exhibition Elsi 1 Year Anniversary at ÆDEN Berlin
10-09-2022
We are very excited to announce that we, Lonely Arts Collective, are partnering up with Elsi Music for their 1 Year Anniversary at ÆDEN Berlin!
We will be presenting an art installation throughout the whole venue.
https://lnkd.in/eajsNHTK
Queer Meltdown
10-07-2022
We are happy to present an amazing selection of artists from the FLINTA and/or Queer community.
Come over to Haus der Statistik on Sunday 10th July, to see our amazing program:
✨Exhibition
✨Art market
✨Performances
✨Tattoo Corner
✨Fundraising tombola to win artworks!
✨Music & Drinks
Autoscopy by Hippolyte Thillard — Backhaus Projects
30-06-2022
Curated by Louise des Places, the exhibition Autoscopy by Hippolyte Thillard, culminates the various practices of the artist in his exploration of body and spirit. Across mediums of charcoal, video & performance the artist envisages a dalliance of bodily vulnerability and fragility [...]
Exhibition text for Jessina Leonard's solo show First Sweet Truth
25-06-2022
The solo exhibition "First Sweet Truth" by US artist Jessina Leonard connects photography, literature, history, religion, and gender.
Poster for Nathalie Rey's exhibition No Soy Un Objeto Sexual
14-06-2022
Poster I've realized for an art exhibition.
Exhibition Pressure Drop
21-06-2022
Works by women artists from diverse backgrounds for the 48h Neukölln Festival. The works offer telepathic communication, the re-imagining of ancient spiritual motifs into modern technology, the appreciation of femininity in all genders, and the artistic exploration of the topic of safe spaces
(Mauvais) Rêves - Mauvais Magazine
25-04-2022
Exposition en ligne.
J'ai demandé à des proches et inconnu.e.s de me raconter leurs rêves, et invité 4 artistes à les interpréter librement.
Grand merci aux artistes Jacques Merle, Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon, Jimena Guajardo et Crystel Pereira.
Exhibition 'Against deserted planets'
14-05-2022
I am proud to invite you to 'Against deserted planets', the first exhibition I'm organizing with my art collective Lonely Arts; and the second exhibition...
Exhibition 'Holding the Line - Creative Resistance from Ukraine'
23-04-2022
𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦 features the work from refugee artists and activists in Berlin, next to contributions from their colleagues back home. Together we decided to organize an exhibition to highlight their experience, to raise awareness and funds
Quentin Fromont : plongeon au cœur de la mythologie homoérotique
30-03-2022
Quentin Fromont et son art poétique emprunt d'homoérotisme.
Figues, bûches, et allumettes : l’univers obsessionnel d’Adam Lupton
09-03-2022
Adam Lupton s’est fait connaitre ces dernières années pour ses peintures figuratives, parfois accompagnées d’installations et de vidéos...
Lonely Arts collective
16-02-2022
Co-founder and curator of the Berlin-based creative collective "Lonely Arts".
First exhibition : April 2022
@lonelyartscollective
Synesthésie : sentir la couleur et voir la musique - Mauvais Magazine
03-02-2022
Synesthésie : du grec syn, ensemble, et aisthesis, sensation Est-ce que vous voyez des couleurs quand vous pensez à quelqu’un […]
Exposition "Ce que le jour doit à la nuit"
07-01-2022
Exposition collective
"Huit heures, il est l’heure de replonger dans la vie. Votre main cherche à éteindre le réveil qui, cruel, tente de vous arracher aux bras de Morphée. Vos yeux sont ouverts, mais comment savoir si vous n’étiez pas plus éveillé.e dans vos rêves que dans la réalité ? [...]"
Exposition "Et iels vécurent heureu.x.ses"
01-01-2022
Exposition collective
« Et iels vécurent heureu.x.ses » est la célébration simple et pourtant renversante de l’amour sous toutes ses formes, qu’il soit tourné vers soi-même ou vers les autres. Une ode à nos relations passées, présentes et futures ; [...]
Lily Fei : voyage d’exploration du post-féminisme
01-01-2021
Article sur Lily Fei
Miriam Dema, la peinture des moments partagés
31-08-2021
Miriam Dema est une peintre espagnole, née à Barcelone en 1995...
Website texts - Steve Pitocco
05-10-2021
Texts about artist Steve Pitocco
Les corps-enveloppes d’Abigaël Coeffier
13-08-2021
Des corps tatoués sous une lumière douce, des amis enlacés ou drapés de dentelles, des gens qui s'aiment et un regard bienveillant sur des peaux abimées...