Art press Album Celebrates 40 Years of Independent Art Publishing
A new album titled "art press, l'album" chronicles four decades of the influential French art magazine art press. Edited by Catherine Millet, the volume features a selection of covers and articles from 1972 to 2012, tracing the evolution of contemporary art and thought. The magazine launched when the Centre Georges-Pompidou was still under construction, and minimal art was emerging in New York alongside The Kitchen performance space. Today, art press covers the renovated Palais de Tokyo with 22,000 m² for contemporary art and interviews Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was under house arrest. The album includes contributions from figures such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Wall, Jacques Lacan, Jean-Paul II, Tel Quel, Michel Houellebecq, Pierre Boulez, and Christian Marclay. Prefaces are written by Nicolas Bourriaud, Olivier Kaeppelin, Maurice Olender, and Alfred Pacquement. The publication underscores art press's commitment to unconditional freedom of expression and its role in aesthetic and ideological debates.
Key facts
- art press magazine was founded in 1972, when the Centre Georges-Pompidou was still a hole in the ground.
- The album covers 40 years of art press, from 1972 to 2012.
- Edited by Catherine Millet.
- Includes prefaces by Nicolas Bourriaud, Olivier Kaeppelin, Maurice Olender, and Alfred Pacquement.
- Features artists and intellectuals such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Wall, Jacques Lacan, Jean-Paul II, Tel Quel, Michel Houellebecq, Pierre Boulez, and Christian Marclay.
- The magazine now covers the renovated Palais de Tokyo with 22,000 m² for contemporary art.
- Includes an interview with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was under house arrest.
- art press is considered the best independent art magazine in France.
Entities
Artists
- Catherine Millet
- Ai Weiwei
- Andy Warhol
- Jeff Wall
- Jacques Lacan
- Jean-Paul II
- Michel Houellebecq
- Pierre Boulez
- Christian Marclay
- Nicolas Bourriaud
- Olivier Kaeppelin
- Maurice Olender
- Alfred Pacquement
Institutions
- art press
- Centre Georges-Pompidou
- The Kitchen
- Palais de Tokyo
- Tel Quel
Locations
- New York
- United States
- France
- China
Sources
- artpress —