Chris Dercon, a former director of Tate Modern, stood down as head of Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre earlier this year following protests against his appointment, which was seen by some as an example of how outsiders are changing the city’s character. Alex Marshall notes that his new role in Paris will be more familiar territory.
Chris Dercon, the former director of Tate Modern in London, is to take charge of the Grand Palais in Paris, one of France’s most prestigious art venues, just months after being forced to resign from Berlin’s Volksbühne theater in the face of mounting protests.
On Wednesday, France’s culture ministry announced that Mr. Dercon will become the president of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, an umbrella body that runs both the Grand Palais and the smaller Musée du Luxembourg. He will take office in January, the ministry said in a statement...Keep reading on the New York Times