Transformation of the Pernod Ricard Foundation for Contemporary Art: Season 2

Since its creation in 1998, it has presented over 1,000 artists in 150 exhibitions overseen by 250 curators, and earned a stellar reputation for its support of the young French art scene under the keen guidance of Colette Barbier. Today, the Pernod Ricard Foundation begins a new chapter in its history as it moves into a brand new space on the first floor of the building created by its patron, the Pernod Ricard Group, to house its world headquarters. Designed by Jacques Ferrier , this elegant building sports a façade of tinted glass strips. It backs onto the Saint-Lazare train station (8 th arrondissement) and opens onto a pedestrian esplanade, which will be home to a café terrace, as well as sculptures and performances from time to time during the summer.   The Foundation library: computer-generated image. Nem - Niney et Marca Architectes. Image Michael Kaplan "We had been wanting to move for two years," says Colette Barbier. "Although we loved the space in Rue Boissy-d'Anglas, it had become too restrictive and its location on the upper floor made it difficult…