Jean-Claude Lebensztejn
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Jean-Claude Lebensztejn is a French art historian and art critic
, formerly a professor at University of Paris I-Pantéon-Sorbonne. Lebensztejn is one of the most remarkable representatives of the now older generation of French art theorists, sometimes cited as a pioneer of structuralism
. His contribution to a historically critical evaluation of sources for 20th century art is considerable; see his recent book on Cézanne (Paris 2005).
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
, formerly a professor at University of Paris I-Pantéon-Sorbonne. Lebensztejn is one of the most remarkable representatives of the now older generation of French art theorists, sometimes cited as a pioneer of structuralism
Structuralism
Structuralism originated in the structural linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure and the subsequent Prague and Moscow schools of linguistics. Just as structural linguistics was facing serious challenges from the likes of Noam Chomsky and thus fading in importance in linguistics, structuralism...
. His contribution to a historically critical evaluation of sources for 20th century art is considerable; see his recent book on Cézanne (Paris 2005).