Melbourne Art Fair Appoints Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel as Curator for VIDEO
Since 2018, Melbourne Art Fair’s VIDEO sector has showcased innovative and experimental video works by Australian and international artists. Melbourne Art Foundation is thrilled to announce Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel as the curator for VIDEO in 2026.
Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel is the director of the Fondation Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, where she has curated shows by Martine Syms, Neil Beloufa, Issy Wood, Cyprien Gaillard (also at Palais de Tokyo), Martin Margiela, Marguerite Humeau and Jean-Marie Appriou, and a forthcoming exhibition by Diego Marcon (2026). Under her tenure, the institution has also presented shows by Lina Lapelyte, Pol Taburet, Mark Leckey, Mohamad Abdouni, and forthcoming projects by Meriem Bennani and Steffani Jemison.
In 2020 she was the curator of the Riga Biennial, “and suddenly it all blossoms”, and director of the feature film based on the exhibition. From 2011 to 2019, she was curator at the Palais de Tokyo where she has presented, among others, the cartes blanches to Tomás Saraceno, ON AIR, and to Tino Seghal. She has also curated the exhibitions of Marguerite Humeau, Ed Atkins, Helen Marten and David Douard, as well as the group exhibition Le bord des mondes.
She has regularly collaborated with international institutions, such as the Fondation Art Explora, the MoMA PS1, Nottingham Contemporary, the Stedelijk Museum, Palais de Tokyo, or the Château de Versailles. She is a regular advisor and juror for several institutions and art fairs such as the French Pavilion for the Venice Biennale, Art Basel Paris, the Villa Kujuyama, the Villa Albertine, among others.
Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel regularly publishes in international prints and catalogs, and participates in seminars and juries worldwide.
Artists previously exhibiting in VIDEO include Destiny Deacon with Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery (Gadigal Country/Sydney), Sara Cwynar with Cooper Cole (Toronto), Buhlebezwe Siwani with Galeria Madragoa (Lisbon), Amala Groom with BAProjects (Naarm/Melbourne) and more.
Melbourne Art Fair returns 19 – 22 February 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
