TextWork, the editorial platform of the Fondation Pernod Ricard, announces two new publications.
A mediation on the work of Bertille Bak: Bertille Bak according to Adam Kleinman
“...should we look to an artwork's effect on the audience to find its ethical, if not, socially expedient power? What, then, is the moral use of narrative art in general, and in the specific, what ethics are offered by artworks such as those by Bertille Bak, an artist who, as in the case of Le hameau as well as several other films that showcase not only rural life, but the lives of miners, members of the Roma community, and other persons that are traditionally on the margins of society?”
Read more on TextWork.
Depicting the format: Jean-Luc Blanc according to Stephan Steiner
“The portraits painted by Jean-Luc Blanc, while they retain traces of the photographed person’s indexicality and of the cultural references to the era in which they were made, offer a stage to actors and actresses capable of acting between paintings, between objects and thus of taking an active place in dynamic networks that can be reconfigured. In this way, they are stripped from their initial use, be it for advertising or something else, and from the stereotypes they carry, and become ready to play a different role.”
Read more on TextWork.
Upcoming TextWorks
Katinka Bock according to Amelia Groom
Sylvie Fanchon according to Helena Chávez Mac Gregor
Seulgi Lee according to Binna Choi
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
