Caroline Andrieux
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Caroline Andrieux | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Education | Paris-Sorbonne University |
| Occupations | General and Art Director of the Fonderie Darling |
| Known for | Founder of Quartier éphémère and Fonderie Darling[1] |
Caroline Andrieux (born 1963) is the founder and director of the Fonderie Darling, which opened in 2002 in the Cité du Multimédia district of Montreal.[2]
Caroline Andrieux was born in Hyeres south of France. She moved to Paris in 1983 to study art history at the Sorbonne University.[3]
Career
In 1987 along with Christophe Pasquet she has created in the 19th arrondissement of Paris the art center Usine Ephémère, which they moved in 1990 in the disused Bretonneau hospital building (18th arrondissement of Paris) and renamed Hôpital éphémère.[4][5]
Andrieux moved to Montreal in 1992[6] and create the Montreal cultural organization Quartier Éphémère in 1993.[7] Her aim is to use abandoned buildings for artistic events, exhibitions, and to open artist studios and residencies.[8]
She has curated many exhibitions among which The Silver Cord[9] in 2018 at the Fonderie Darling and Drinkers of Quintessences that took place at the Fonderie Darling (2018)[10] and in Luxembourg City at the Casino Luxembourg (2019).[11]
Andrieux holds Ph.D. in Art History from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris) jointly with Université du Québec à Montréal.[12]
