Christopher Rothko, Curator of the Louis Vuitton Foundation Rothko Show in Paris
Published on
The Rothko Chapel Chairman of the Board of Directors, curator of the Louis Vuitton Foundation retrospective and author of Mark Rothko, from the Inside Out has been promoting his father’s work for over 30 years. © Rebecca Barr, Tu Square Studio What was your role in the Rothko retrospective?As co-curator, I preselected a list of works that changed over time. Then Suzanne Pagé, the other curators and I created galleries to give the exhibition meaning. I co-wrote the catalog and supervised the end of the hanging. My experience hanging my father’s paintings based on his instructions (editor’s note: without a frame or glass, 30 cm/11.8
