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Éric Troncy
Éric Troncy (born 1965) is a French curator and art critic who works and lives in Dijon, France, he co-directs the Contemporary Art Museum, Le Consortium, in Dijon, Burgundy. He is co-founder and director of the contemporary art magazine ''Documents sur l'art'' (1992–2000) with Nicolas Bourriaud, and of '' Frog Magazine'' (2008 - ) with Stephanie Moisdon. Life and career Born in Nevers, Troncy studied at the École du Louvre and then on to École des hautes études en sciences sociales. In 1991 he curated the exhibition No Man's Time a 'key' group exhibition of fine art of the early-1990s which has become a 'well-known historical show'. Between 1997 and 2003 he curated the trilogy ''Dramatically Different'', ''Weather Everything'' and ''Coollustre'', described by Troncy, as an "exposition d'auteur" (as one would say "un film d'auteur"), the exhibition is curated as a succession of scenes in which the actors and landscapes are the works themselves. The method is the same for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curator
A curator (from , meaning 'to take care') is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission. The term "curator" may designate the head of any given division, not limited to museums. Curator roles include "community curators", "literary curators", " digital curators", and " biocurators". Collections curator A "collections curator", a "museum curator", or a "keeper" of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library, or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material including historical artifacts. A collections curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific collections. In smaller organizations, a curator may have sole r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Inrockuptibles
''Les Inrockuptibles'' (), abbreviated as ''Les Inrocks'', is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. As of 2021, it returned to a monthly format. In the beginning, rock music was the magazine's primary focus, though every issue included articles on other topics, generally with a left-wing perspective. Its name is a blend of the words "rock" and "incorruptibles" and a spoonerism of the latter. The magazine has produced several tribute records, including '' I'm Your Fan'' to Leonard Cohen in 1991, ''The Smiths Is Dead ''The Smiths Is Dead'' is a tribute album to the 1980s English alternative rock band the Smiths, released in 1996 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of 1986's ''The Queen Is Dead,'' featuring the same tracks in the same running order''.'' It was c ...'' in 1996, and '' Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' in 2006. Since 1988, it has included CD compilations as part of individual issues. Guillaume B. Decherf, a music crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Critics
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M/M Paris
M/M (Paris) is an art and design partnership consisting of Mathias Augustyniak (born 1967) and Michael Amzalag (born 1968), established in Paris in 1992. M/M are best known for their art direction and collaborations with musicians (Björk, Madonna, Benjamin Biolay, Etienne Daho, Jean-Louis Murat, Mew, Kanye West); fashion designers ( Jonathan Anderson, Sarah Burton, Nicolas Ghesquière, Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Riccardo Tisci); magazines (Les Inrockuptibles, Documents sur l'art, Vogue Paris, Purple Fashion, Man About Town); and contemporary artists (Pierre Huyghe, Philippe Parreno, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Liam Gillick, Sarah Morris, George Condo).Zahm, Olivier; ''M/M (Paris) interview''; Purple Fashion, Fall Winter 2008/09; Purple Institute, Paris 2008; p.136-143 Biography Augustyniak was born in 1967 in Cavaillon. Amzalag was born in 1968 in Paris. They met as students at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Fondation D'entreprise Ricard
The Ricard Prize (or Prix Ricard S.A.) was founded in 1999 and in 2006 its name changed to Prix Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard. The prize is awarded each year during the Parisian art fair FIAC by a committee of French collectors (friends of the Centre Pompidou, Jeu de Paume, Palais de Tokyo, and FRAC Nord-Pas-de-Calais) to an artist under forty featured in an annual group show curated by a different curator each year. The Prize consists of buying an artwork for 10,000 euros minimum from the prize winner, which is then donated to the Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou) to be part of their permanent collection. Past recipients * Didier Marcel (1999) * Natacha Lesueur (2000) * Tatiana Trouvé (2001) * Boris Achour (2002) * Matthieu Laurette (2003) * Mircea Cantor (2004) * Loris Gréaud (2005) * Vincent Lamouroux (2006) * Christophe Berdaguer & Marie Péjus (2008) * Raphaël Zarka (2008) * Ida Tursic & Wilfried Mille (2009) * Isabelle Cornaro & Benoît Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élisabeth Lebovici
Élisabeth Lebovici (born 1953) is a French art historian, journalist, and art critic. Biography Élisabeth Lebovici completed her studies in Paris and New York, where she was enrolled in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1983, she defended her thesis ''L'Argent dans le discours des artistes américains, 1980-81'' [Money in the discourse of American artists, 1980-81] at the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense, Université Paris X. In 1991, she joined the staff of the French newspaper Libération, where she worked until 2006. She was previously editor-in-chef of the magazine ''Beaux Arts ''and contributed as well to the journal ''art press''. Since 2006 she coorganizes the seminar "Something You Should Know: artistes et producteurs" at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris. She is particularly interested in studying genders and sexualities, and is engaged in examining the relationships between feminism, quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |