HUBE MAGAZINE: Interview with Béatrice Grenier

Béatrice Grenier, Director of Strategic Projects and International Programs at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, is a curator, author, and editor whose work thrives at the crossroads of art, architecture, and cultural policy.

She is currently curating an exhibition on the architecture of Jean Nouvel for the collateral programme of the XIX Venice Architecture Biennale and has been named co-curator of the Fondation Cartier’s inaugural exhibition at its new Palais-Royal spaces, opening October 25th, 2025.

Her career spans ambitious projects, film productions, and publications: from Metropolitan Nature, where she co-curated On Modernity—a series of conversations with internationally renowned architects—to large-scale collaborations with artists such as Cai Guo-Qiang, Sarah Sze, Solange Pessoa, Yokoo Tadanori. Alongside her curatorial practice, Grenier has written for leading journals including ArtAsiaPacific and the Journal of Curatorial Studies, Domus, and she is the author of several books and essays on contemporary art and architecture, with her forthcoming title Architecture for Culture: Rethinking Museums slated for release this September.

With hube, Grenier reflects on how exhibition-making and architectural vision intersect to shape the future of museums and cultural policy, exploring the delicate balance between curatorial ambition and the spatial, experiential possibilities of the built environment.

hube: Could you tell us about the role art played in your childhood? Was there a particular moment or influence—perhaps through your family—that first brought you into contact with the world of museums, architecture, or visual culture more broadly? Did your parents have a connection to this world, or did your curiosity develop independently?

Read the full Interview Here:

https://hubemag.com/beatrice-grenier-hube-magazine-interview