Léo Marin

Since 2014, he has directed the contemporary programming at Galerie Eric Mouchet (Paris & Brussels). In 2012, he co-founded Éditions Born And Die, an editorial platform conceived as an extension of curatorial and critical practices. As Vice President of A.I.C.A. France and a board member of C-E-A (Commissaires d’Exposition Associés), he actively contributes to discussions on the evolution of curating, criticism, and market dynamics within art institutions.

His curatorial work takes shape through exhibitions, residencies, and research projects, where art becomes a critical tool to interrogate power structures, historical narratives, and economic shifts. Notably, he initiated The Possible Island, an ecological, artistic, and scientific residency on the island of Vulcano (Sicily), supported by UNESCO. This program fosters a dialogue between creation and ecology, questioning island models as spaces of social and territorial experimentation. In a different vein, he also supports Les Portes de Mossoul, a project by Louis-Cyprien Rials, backed by UNESCO and the Centre National des Arts Plastiques. This initiative explores cultural memory and heritage reconstruction in Iraq by restoring the symbolism of the destroyed architectural gates of Mosul’s old city.

Alongside his curatorial practice, he develops writing and research activities through publications, exhibition catalogs, and lectures at art schools and universities. His commitment to accessible art criticism rooted in contemporary realities is reflected in collaborations with institutions such as the Institut Français (Tokyo, Baghdad, Valencia...), Palais de Tokyo, Fondation Le Corbusier, La Maison de l’Amérique Latine, and Drawing Lab Paris.

Through a practice oscillating between curating, writing, and research, he envisions art history as a space of negotiation between aesthetics, politics, and economy—where artworks are not merely cultural objects but also indicators of the tensions and transformations shaping our everyday lives.