Paul Ardenne
Encyclopedia
Paul Ardenne is Professor of history at the University of Amiens
, and is also an art critic
and a curator
in the field of contemporary art
.
He grew up in a family of farmers from Charente (for a while he, too, worked in farming), he studied literature, history and philosophy at the University of Poitiers
and University of Toulouse
, before completing a doctorate in history of art with Laurence Bertrand Dorléac at the University of Paris I (Contemporary Fine Art – Forms and Constraints). In Paris, he encountered the future contemporary art curator, Ami Barak, as well as Catherine Millet
, founder/director of Art Press
and José Alvarez
, director of the publishing label Regard, three figures whose positions on aesthetics influenced his own views.
Novels
In collaboration
Curator
University of Picardie Jules Verne
The University of Picardie Jules Verne is a university located in Amiens, France, and is under the Academy of Amiens...
, and is also an art critic
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...
and a curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
in the field of contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
.
He grew up in a family of farmers from Charente (for a while he, too, worked in farming), he studied literature, history and philosophy at the University of Poitiers
University of Poitiers
The University of Poitiers is a university in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group.-History:Founded in 1431 by Pope Eugene IV and chartered by King Charles VII, the University of Poitiers was originally composed of five faculties: theology, canon law, civil law, medicine, and...
and University of Toulouse
University of Toulouse
The Université de Toulouse is a consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research, named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university...
, before completing a doctorate in history of art with Laurence Bertrand Dorléac at the University of Paris I (Contemporary Fine Art – Forms and Constraints). In Paris, he encountered the future contemporary art curator, Ami Barak, as well as Catherine Millet
Catherine Millet
Catherine Millet is a French writer, art critic, curator, and founder and editor of the magazine Art Press, which focuses on modern art and contemporary art....
, founder/director of Art Press
Art press
art press is a monthly international review of contemporary art. Its first issue was for December 1972–January 1973. The original branding, which has hardly changed since, was by Roger Tallon...
and José Alvarez
Jose Alvarez
Jose Alvarez or José Álvarez may refer to:* José María Álvarez de Sotomayor , Spanish playwright and poet* José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 15th Duke of Medina-Sidonia , patron of painter Goya...
, director of the publishing label Regard, three figures whose positions on aesthetics influenced his own views.
Works
Essays- Capc-musée 1973-1993, Editions du Regard, 1993
- La Création contemporaine entre structures et système, Publications de l’École des Beaux-arts de Rouen, 1996
- Analyser l’art vivant, s’il se peut (un constat de balbutiement), Publications de l’École des Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg, 1997
- Art, l’âge contemporain : une histoire des arts plastiques à la fin du 20ème siècle, Éditions du Regard, 1997
- Catherine Poncin, Filigranes Editions, 1999
- Patrick Mimran, Babel TV, Éditions du Regard, 1999
- L’Art dans son moment politique, La Lettre volée, 2000
- L’Image Corps - Figures de l’humain dans l’art du 20ème siècle, Éditions du Regard, 2001 (Grand Prix de l’Académie de Dijon)
- Un Art contextuel, Flammarion, 2002 ; rééd. coll. « Champs », 2004
- Codex Rudy Ricciotti, Birkhäuser/Ante Prima, 2003
- I setti Panazzi celesti Anselm Kiefer, Éditions du Regard, 2004
- Manuelle Gautrand: architectures, Éditions Infolio, 2005
- Topiques/Topics Alain Sarfati architecte/architect, Ante Prima-Éditions du Layeur, 2005
- Terre habitée : humain et urbain à l’ère de la mondialisation, Archibooks, 2005
- Contacts (l’architecture de Philippe Gazeau), Ante Prima-AAM, 2006
- Extrême : esthétiques de la limite dépassée, Flammarion, 2006
- Pierre et Gilles, Taschen, 2007
- Lorient, Cité de la voile Eric Tabarly, Éd. Archives d’Architecture Moderne, 2008
- Palais du Cinéma à Venise, 5+1AA, Rudy Riciotti, Éd. Archives d’Architecture Moderne, 2008
- Cityrama FGP, Archibooks, 2008
- Art, le présent : la création plastique au tournant du 20ème siècle, Éditions du Regard, 2009
- Peintures. Please pay attention please, avec Barbara Polla, Éditions La Muette, 2010
- Moto, notre amour, Flammarion, 2010
Novels
- La Halte, QUE, 2003.
- Nouvel Âge, QUE-Le Grand Miroir, 2007.
In collaboration
- with Jacques Coulais, Opus, Figuier, 1990
- with Ami Barak, Guide Europe des musées d’art moderne et contemporain, Art Press, 1994
- 1989, ouvrage collectif sous la direction de P. Ardenne, Éditions du Regard, 1995
- with Pascal Beausse and Laurent Goumarre, Pratiques contemporaines : l’art comme expérience, Dis-Voir, 1999
- with Alice Laguarda, Christian Hauvette architecte, Éd. Jean-Michel Place, 2001
- La Passion de la victime (coll.), QUE, 2003
- with Élisabeth Nora, Portraiturés, Éditions du Regard, 2003
- Ouvrir Couvrir (coll.), Verdier, 2004
- with Pierre AssoulinePierre AssoulinePierre Assouline is a writer and journalist. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He has published several novels and biographies, and also contributes articles for the print media and broadcasts for radio....
, Anselm KieferAnselm KieferAnselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Joseph Beuys and Peter Dreher during the 1970s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac...
au Grand Palais, Éditions du Regard, 2007 - with Régis Durand, Images-monde : de l’événement au documentaire, Monografik, 2007
- with Sebastian Redecke, Brunet Saunier : Architecture, au-delà des apparences, Ante Prima, 2007
- with Alfonso Fermia, Gianluca Peluffo, Ernesta Caviola, Sebastian Redecke et Vittorio Savi, Le Nombril des Rêves, Ante Prima, 2008
- with Jean-Luc Monterosso, Pierre Restany et Nam June Paik, Catherine Ikam | Louis Fléri, Monografik, 2008
- with Andrea Bruciati, Paolo Colombo, Joseph del Pesco and Barbara Polla, Andrea Mastrovito | Tigres de papier, Monografik, 2008
- with Barbara Polla, Working Men : le travail dans l'art contemporain, Éd. QUE, 2008
- with Sophie Nemoz, Dernières nouvelles, Architecture et habitat étudiant en Europe, Éd. Archives d’architecture moderne, 2008–2009
- with Laurent Sfar and Nathalie Leleu, Interloperie, Éd. Filigranes, 2009
- with Ernesta Caviol, Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans le frigo ? 5+1AA Archi, Éd. Archives d’architecture moderne, 2009
Curator
- Micropolitiques (Centre National d’Art Contemporain Le Magasin Grenoble, 2000, avec Christine Macel)
- Expérimenter le réel (Albi-Montpellier 2001-2002)
- La Force de l’art (Grand Palais, Paris, 2006; “Plutôt que l’exposé d’un manifeste, je veux mettre en valeur la principale qualité culturelle de l’art contemporain : sa vocation persistante à l’ "interposition” ”)
- Working men (Galerie Analix Forever, Genève, 2008)
- Prélèvements Urbains, Patrick Mimran (Passage de Retz, Paris, Novembre 2008)
See also
- Author's blog
- "ENTRETIEN AVEC PAUL ARDENNE", Revue 17
- Contemporary artContemporary artContemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...