After graduating with a Master’s degree in Art History and Cultural Mediation from the Sorbonne (2010), Madeleine Filippi has been working since 2011 as an independent curator and art critic for both public and private cultural institutions (including the Beirut Art Fair, Colombo Art Biennale, Frac Champagne-Ardenne, Saison France-Roumanie, and the Ange Leccia Art Center). Her research focuses on the intersections of Memory, Language, and Liminal Spaces, viewing them as vectors and witnesses of contemporary societal issues. Grounded in philosophy and sociology, her curatorial approach informs her practice; since 2018, she has initiated several projects exploring video art as a societal artifact.
Following her tenure as co-editor-in-chief of Revue Diapo—which specializes in performance and video art—she directed the Vanessa Quang Gallery in Paris, France. She was subsequently appointed collections manager for several private collectors, as well as for the Zinsou Foundation in Cotonou, Benin. She also taught the art market at the University of Corsica from 2019 to 2023.
Today, she regularly contributes to various magazines and exhibition catalogues focusing on emerging art scenes and the art market both in France and internationally (such as Art Press, Le Quotidien de l’Art, and L’art même). She frequently lectures at higher education institutions and universities—including Paris College of Art, IESA, and Sciences Po—and regularly serves on professional examination and award juries. Her courses and lectures focus primarily on the history of photography, video art, and the art market.
The former co-president of C-E-A (Association Française des commissaires d’exposition, 2023–March 2026) and vice-president of CIPAC (Fédération des professionnels de l’art contemporain, 2023–2025), she is currently a member of the expert council of the Altair Think Tank and a member of AICA France.
She was nominated for the AICA Prize in 2020