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Frédéric Paul
Frédéric Paul (born in 1959) is a French curator and writer who works and lives in Vannes and Paris, France. Career Paul was former director of the F.R.A.C. Limousin (Limoges, France) from 1990 to 2000, and of the Domaine de Kerguéhennec from 2000 to 2010. Since he curated exhibitions of Guy de Cointet (2011) and Beatriz Milhazes: ''Panamericano. Paintings 1999–2012'' (2012) at the Fundación Costantini, Buenos Aires and ''Meu Bem'' (2013) at the Centro Cultural Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, among others. Paul is currently curator at the National Museum of Modern Art (Musée National d'Art Moderne) at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Other activities In 2016, Paul was a member of the jury which selected Njideka Akunyili Crosby as recipient of the Canson, Prix Canson. Bibliography (selection) * "La bibliothèque de l'instituteur, Hubert Duprat, l'archéologie et la macération" (reprint), ''Hubert Duprat, Les écrits restent'', Paris : éditions MF, 2020. * ''Points de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy De Cointet
Guy de Cointet (1934–1983) was a French-born artist based in California who created text and sculptural works, often combining them as props and stage sets in theatrical performance pieces. Biography Guy de Cointet was born in Paris in 1934, the son of a military officer. He attended high school with Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent and the fashion photographer Jérôme Ducrot, both of whom shared and influenced de Cointet's interest in fashion. After unsuccessfully competing in a 1952 clothing design competition sponsored by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, de Cointet attended the École des Beaux-Arts de Nancy. In 1956 he moved to Paris, where he worked as an illustrator for the magazines Vogue (magazine), Vogue and Jardin des Mondes. de Cointet moved to New York in 1965, following brief stays in the Canary Islands and in central France near Limoges. Shortly after arriving in New York, de Cointet was introduced to the sculptor Larry Bell (artist), Lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |