TextWork, the editorial platform of the Fondation Pernod Ricard, announces two new publications.
“This is my favorite song to dissociate to”: Camille Blatrix according to Eloise Sweetman
“By pointing the audience away from his sculptures which seduce, dripping with so much detail, in a way, Blatrix offers the audience some respite. Blatrix even goes so far as to promote the nearest Starbucks on large posters, offering it to the audience as a knowable and familiar place. A place to recover from the art experience, an experience that makes life difficult and (as I mentioned previously) unforgettable.”
Read more on TextWork.
JESUISDESOLEEJENAIPASCOMPRIS. A reflection on truth in Sylvie Fanchon’s painting according to Helena Chávez Mac Gregor
“Near the silhouette of a dog, appeared the letters KEEP/UPSPIRITSYOUR. In its tearing and rearrangement I was able to locate a type of language, or rather a use of language, that has become part of a dominant culture. That which, in its authority and its cruelty, denotes a regime that pretends to make us responsible for our well-being. Linguistic strategies of the as if type that seek to anchor in us the responsibility for our destinies.”
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Upcoming TextWorks
Jean-Claude Ruggirello according to Vivian Sky Rehberg
Seulgi Lee according to Binna Choi
Benoît Piéron according to Léon Kruijswijk
TextWork fosters and supports the work of artists active in the French art scene through the publication of long-form critical essays produced by international writers. With this program, the Pernod Ricard Foundation reinforces its commitment of over 20 years to supporting and disseminating this art scene. TextWork is conceived with the support of the French Ministry of Culture.
For more information: textwork [at] fondation-pernod-ricard.com
