Pierre d’Alancaisez is a critic, curator, and researcher working with the multiple politics of the arts. In 2024, with he co-founded Verdurin, a space for experimentation in aesthetics, learning, and the difficult conversations which drive today’s culture.

For a decade, Pierre was the director of Waterside Contemporary in London, a gallery that pioneered social practice and art activism approaches in the art market.

Having trained in the sciences before coming to artistic practice, he also worked on the development and implementation of cultural exchange and engagement strategies in higher education and the charity sector and has held senior positions in publishing and financial services.