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art press 2 Issue 9: 'Le sacré, voilà l'ennemi' Table of Contents

publication · 2026-04-23

The ninth issue of art press 2, titled 'Le sacré, voilà l'ennemi' (May/June/July 2008), features contributions from Jacques Henric, Philippe Forest, René Girard, Philippe Muray, Philippe Sollers, Pierre Klossowski, Fabrice Hadjadj, Pierre Guyotat, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Guy Lardreau, Christian Jambet, Léa Bismuth, Laurent Dispot, Catherine Francblin, Catherine Millet, and Julia Kristeva. Topics include art against the sacred, the scapegoat, painting and evil, Georges Bataille's mass, the 20th century through the ages, Artaud against spectacle, Catholicism and art, the eyes of God, the testament of God, religions and the sacred, the novel and the sacred, self-portraiture, Wagner as political wheelwright, Joseph Beuys and received ideas, Yves Klein, and Jackson Pollock's Milky Way.

Key facts

  • Issue 9 of art press 2 is titled 'Le sacré, voilà l'ennemi'
  • Publication date: May/June/July 2008
  • Editorial by Jacques Henric
  • Includes interview of René Girard by Philippe Muray
  • Contributors include Philippe Sollers, Pierre Klossowski, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Julia Kristeva
  • Topics range from art and the sacred to specific artists like Joseph Beuys, Yves Klein, Jackson Pollock

Entities

Artists

  • Joseph Beuys
  • Yves Klein
  • Jackson Pollock

Institutions

  • art press 2

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