Alongside founding and running Olivier Varenne and Monad Contemporary, Olivier is the artistic director of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), in Tasmania. He has been working for the MONA since 2006, responsible for the acquisition of the museum’s contemporary art collection and its exhibitions programmation for which he has overseen over 35 shows for the museum. Olivier has collaborated with established artists including Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Wim Delvoye and Gilbert & George as well as championed emerging contemporary artists like Oliver Beer, Ryoji Ikeda, Chiharu Shiota, Conrad Shawcross and Toby Ziegler at the start of their careers. Past projects include the Moscow Biennale in 2009, On and On exhibition on ephemeral art at La Casa Encendida in Madrid in 2010, Théâtre du Monde at Maison Rouge in 2014 and the Socle du Monde Biennale at the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART) in Herning, Denmark in 2017. 

Contact:

olivier@varenne.art

+41 79 326 66 60

Guillaume joined Olivier Varenne in 2019 to co-lead special projects with Olivier under Monad Contemporary. A serial reinventor, his first career was in financial services with BNP Paribas Asset Management where from 1984 he held increasingly senior assignments in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 1997 he joined the communications industry as the Asia Pacific Regional Chairman for Publicis, a position he held until 2007.

Guillaume is currently Chairman of Vivapierre, a French real estate investment company and a member of the executive committee of YPO's Singapore chapter. A graduate of HEC Paris (MSc), Guillaume is a long-time Singapore resident.

Pierre Lévy joined Monad Contemporary in 2023 to lead on financial strategy and oversee complex art market transactions. He views artists and their works as a new class of assets, applying the same strategic mindset he developed over more than fifteen years as Managing Director at Yves Saint Laurent Couture, where he worked closely with Pierre Bergé. With a postgraduate degree in law and an MBA, Pierre has particular expertise in brand strategy and trademark licensing, and has also supported NGOs in their international growth.

Anna has been Olivier Varenne and Monad Contemporary's in-house head of research and art historian since 2018. She has 20 years’ experience in the art world as an advisor and researcher, working for a number of leading museums and institutions including the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Christie’s in London and the National Museum in Stockholm. She spent six years as Associate Director and Head of Research for the leading London art dealers Dickinson. She was educated at the Courtauld Institute (BA and MA) and has also completed a diploma in art law and the LLB in law. Anna speaks Swedish, Italian, German and French and is based in London.

Contact:

anna@varenne.art

Ariane Elfen leads image and strategic communications at Olivier Varenne and Monad Contemporary. She holds a degree in Art History from University College London and brings a background in branding and cultural strategy, with over a decade’s experience working internationally across the art, fashion, and hospitality sectors. At Olivier Varenne, she shapes the gallery and advisory’s voice and positioning, drawing on her combined expertise in art history and brand development to bridge culture and commerce.