«  The Pinacothèque’s business model is rare, if not unique, in France. There are other private museums, of course, but these are almost always backed by foundations or large companies, or they accept public financing. The Pinacothèque, by contrast, balances the books almost entirely through gift shop and ticket sales.
Instead of an imposing entrance, the doorway to the museum is discreet and the lobby small. Even the galleries have a stripped-down look.
The Pinacothèque’s head designer, Laurent Guinamard-Casati, an architect specializing in historic restoration, has been dreaming up exhibitions with Restellini for more than a decade. They usually work at a frenzied pace. “Marc can do everything faster and twice as cheaply as anyone else because there is no red tape,” he said, adding that “when we are particularly anxious, Marc gains weight and I lose it.”
One of their more successful collaborations involved a 2008 exhibition of the work of Jackson Pollock, whose oeuvre had not been seen in Paris for over 25 years. That show argued that Pollock was deeply influenced by shamanism and American Indian spirituality. To illustrate the theme, Guinamard-Casati displayed the paintings inside an intriguing maze, filled with amulets, totem poles and music to set the mood. »

Extrait du New-York times du 3 Octobre 2012

Meryle Secrest