Overview

• Delépine will succeed Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, who departs this autumn after six years leading the Galeries Lafayette–backed foundation.
• He remains in post for the 2025 Art Basel Paris edition, which opens to VIPs on October 22 and runs October 22–26.
• Art Basel confirmed the recruitment process for his replacement is underway following public thanks from CEO Noah Horowitz.
• The Art Newspaper reports that Vincenzo de Bellis will act as interim director of the Paris fair after Delépine’s departure.
• Lafayette Anticipations, housed in a Rem Koolhaas/OMA–renovated Marais building, framed the appointment as the start of a new chapter for its internationally focused program.