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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