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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

11 million visitors since 2014

Opened in 2014, the Fondation Louis Vuitton has

become one of the world’s leading institutions on the

international arts scene and a resounding success with

a French and international audience alike, with 11 mil-

lion visitors since its founding. The Fondation, whose

mission is to serve the public interest, is committed to

making art and culture accessible to all.

The 2024 program was highly varied: after the Mark

Rothko exhibition, three simultaneous exhibitions –

Ellsworth Kelly: Shapes and Colors, 1949-2015; Matisse:

The Red Studio and The Collection A Sports Meeting

were followed by Pop Forever Tom Wesselmann

The Open Space program which supports emerg

ing contemporary creation providing the opportunity

for an artists first personal exhibition and encouraging

production of a new work showcased Doku the Flow

by Chinese artist Lu Yang and Imba Yerumbidzo by

Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera

There were also a number of musical events through-

out 2024. Of particular note were the musical prom-

enades composed by Max Richter for the Mark

Rothko exhibition, the Piano Jazz Sessions with Shahin

Novrasli and the Joey Alexander Trio, and a concert

given by Alexandre Kantorow, Daniel Lozakovich and

Gautier Capuçon. The 2024-2025 season opened

with Katia and Marielle Labèque and continued with

a residency by Thomas Adès and Vladimir Spivakov.

The “New Generation Piano” program showcased

young virtuoso pianists such as Kevin Chen

Dance was also in the spotlight with two special

Late Hours dance events that brought dancers and

choreographers together for performances staged

in front of the works of Mark Rothko Carolyn

Carlson MarieAgnès Gillot Marion Motin and

Germain Louvet brought their own interpretations

to the work of Lucinda Childs

The Fondation Louis Vuitton teamed up with the

Olympic Torch Relay, which thrilled people all over

France ahead of Paris 2024. The relay was poetically

interpreted by the Paris Opera’s “Étoile” dancer,

Germain Louvet, who passed in front of the famous

Olympic Rings painted by Andy Warhol and Jean-

Michel Basquiat (1985), on display in the building to

mark the occasion.

The Fondation Louis Vuitton continued with its inter-

national Hors-Les-Murs (“Beyond the Walls”) program,

with 2024 exhibitions dedicated to Ernest Pignon

Ernest in Venice Albert Oehlen in Beijing Rineke

Dijkstra and Gregory Crewdson in Munich Sheila Hicks

in Seoul Isaac Julien in Osaka and Mark Leckey and

Wade Guyton in Tokyo

3 MarieAgnès Gillot in Black over Red choreographed by Carolyn Carlson inspired

by the art of Mark Rothko

4 Pop Forever Tom Wesselmann exhibition Andy Warhol Shot Sage Blue Marilyn 1964