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D&G provides an occasion for the public to explore publishing practices in the contemporary art world. This event presents a selection of publications characterized by their use of parody and imitation. These hybrid publications hover between documentation and artistic intervention, they are the creative extension of artistic practices that employ strategies of appropriation or détournement that reference document forms outside the world of art. They parody and blur the lines between accepted forms of documentation, the exhibition catalogue and the artist monograph. The selection of publications is mainly drawn from two collections in France and Québec, Canada and will be available for consultation throughout the exhibition. D&G also offers the opportunity to bring together participants and professionals in the world of art, publishing and documentation in order to discuss the significance of these works. What is their documentary function? How do they make us reconsider the roles of author, publisher and reader? How can we reconcile these documents that inherently defy definition? To address these and other questions, two days of presentations will be offered by the Frac, bringing together a diverse group of participants (professors, publishers, artists, curators, and librarians) who are involved in the documentation and dissemination of contemporary artistic practices. Books play a central role in the art world through the transmission of images, thoughts and strategies. It can be both a container for knowledge and a support for artistic intervention. D&G reaffirms the notion that publications act as a platform for the circulation and exchange of ideas, and as a conduit between the artists intention and the public, as well as between creative forms and their dissemination. |
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Consultation of publications, Monday April 16th to Saturday April 21st, 2007 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Representatives of Artexte, Documents d’artistes and Frac will be present. Wall drawing by the artist Alexandre David Public conferences and discussions : Thursday April 19th and Friday April 20th, 2007. Confirmed speakers : Sylvie Mokhtari, Editor of Critique d’art Felicity Tayler, Librarian, Artexte Catherine Elkar, Director of the Frac Bretagne Richard Purdy, Artist Nicolas Simarik, Artist Yann Sérandour, Artist Richard Leeman, conseiller scientifique at Institut national d’histoire de l’art Pierre Ponant, design and art critic Curated by François Dion, Artexte The bookseller Histoire de l’œil, will be present to offer a selection of readings reflecting issues around the art book. Frac Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 1 place Francis Chirat 13002 Marseille - 04 91 91 27 55 - www.fracpaca.org Artexte - (00) 1 514 874 0049 - www.artexte.ca Documents d’artistes - 04 95 04 95 40 -www.documentsdartistes.org |
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Avec le soutien de : Conseil des arts et des lettres, Québec / Ministère de la Culture et de la communication - Direction régionales des affaires culturelles Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Conseil Général Bouches-du-Rhône / Conseil Régional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Ville de Marseille |
