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José Luis de Vicente leaves the direction of the Design Museum
The City Council plans to call a new public competition to renew the management of the center.
José Luis de Vicente has decided to end his period as director of the Barcelona Design Museum, a position he has held for two and a half years. The curator and cultural researcher is now embarking on new professional paths, with notable projects in both the academic and curatorial fields.
De Vicente was appointed director of the museum after being chosen through a public competition held by the Barcelona Institute of Culture, replacing Pilar Vélez. His project was valued by the jury for its ambition of a strategic framework oriented towards innovation and experimentation, with innovative exhibition formats and platforms, and for its ability to connect with the international cultural scene. The attention it paid to the diversity of groups and the connection with the city's neighborhood fabric was also highlighted.
Among his upcoming milestones is a double participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale, which opens on May 10. On the one hand, he has been invited to contribute to the central exhibition by Carlo Ratti, curator of the edition, with an audiovisual proposal created by the FAST collective, which he co-directs with the architect Eva Franch. At the same time, he will also curate, together with Francesca Bria, the Archipelago Futures symposium, an initiative promoted by the New European Bauhaus in the Ocean Space of Tba21. De Vicente will combine these activities with teaching at Columbia University in New York, where he will begin teaching in the coming weeks.
During his tenure at the Design Museum, he has led initiatives such as the reorganization of the permanent collection with the Matter Matters project, curated by Olga Subirós, and has promoted highly acclaimed exhibitions such as The Ocean Speaks or Vinçon/Ikea. 100 Ikea objects that we would have liked to have in Vinçon, two of the most visited exhibitions in the center's history.
According to sources from the Barcelona Institute of Culture, a new public competition will soon be held to select the director of the museum, which last year commemorated the tenth anniversary of its inauguration.
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