DAILY DÉRIVE
Anaïs Lepage (Curator)
& Madeleine Planeix-Crocker (Curator Lafayette Anticipations)
The emblematic Daily Dérives, a programme of conversations led by leading figures from the art world, will again welcome this year’s visitors who are eager for expert guidance and the sharp eye of the invited professionals. Each « dérive » remains true to the Situationist meaning of the term, to wander and be drawn “by the attractions of the terrain” (Guy Debord). These unique moments warmly invite visitors to discover the exhibition through the eyes of an expert in a more intimate setting, thus giving rise to invaluable insights and affirming each person in their relationship to contemporary art.
This dérive draws on the friendship between Anaïs Lepage and Madeleine Planeix-Crocker, which grew out of writing in Paris and continues to unfold across the distance between France and Mexico. Together, they will wander through a selection of galleries, with a focus on Mexico, the Americas, and Europe alongside other geographies, exchanging thoughts on the artists and practices that inspire them in their everyday lives.
Madeleine Planeix-Crocker is a curator at Lafayette Anticipations, where she is responsible for the performance and live arts programme. After teaching art theory at the Beaux-Arts de Paris as co-head of the “Troubles, alliances et esthétiques” Chair, she now teaches performance studies at the EHESS, where she is completing her PhD on collective artistic practices within cultural institutions. Her recent writing has appeared in Dance Chronicle, CURA. and OnCurating. She has curated two group exhibitions: Spine at GIANNI MANHATTAN as part of the Curated by programme (Vienna, 2024), and Scabs at Mécènes du Sud (Montpellier, 2023). Madeleine continues to train in contemporary dance.
Anaïs Lepage is a curator, writer and art historian based between Mexico and France. Her research explores the intersections of art, affects and literature; feminist and queer histories; and the politics of artificiality. She is particularly drawn to time-based practices. Since 2023, she has directed the Institutional Program & Conversations at Material Art Fair and Salón Acmé in Mexico City. Previously, she held curatorial and programming positions at 49 Nord 6 Est – Frac Lorraine, Casa del Lago UNAM, the Louis Vuitton Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chengdu. Her recent projects include the exhibition Una obsesión por las flores, a dialogue between Marcel Proust and Mario Bellatin at LagoAlgo; Kris Lemsalu’s performance The Snail Pace at Frac Lorraine; and the symposium Affective Constellations at Museo Tamayo. Through encounters and friendships, she has developed a deep interest in the art scenes of the Americas, Spain and France.