Louise Decoppet

Louise E. Decoppet is a New York City-based art historian, writer, and editor. She has worked in the curatorial departments of the Art Institute of Chicago and the British Museum, where she helped curate the Palestine & Cracherode Rooms permanent installation, as well as the Harvard Art Museums’ Fine Arts Library, and in international galleries and fine arts dealerships in Milan and London. She has experience designing and editing literary, art, and law journals, textbooks, and academic papers, as well as researching and drafting exhibition labels, catalogues, and brochures. She holds an MA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and a BA in Art History from Harvard University, where she wrote her thesis under Henri Zerner. She also holds a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She speaks fluent French and Italian.

Peter Fischli David Weiss at Matthew Marks Gallery

Peter Fischli David Weiss at Matthew Marks Gallery

Walking into this elegant, airy and sky-lit Chelsea gallery, even as someone familiar with the work of the Swiss artist…
Trish Tillman at Asya Geisberg Gallery

Trish Tillman at Asya Geisberg Gallery

In so doing, she simultaneously points to how “grooming” can refer to either preening oneself to attract a partner or…