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Artpress compiles humor in art anthology

publication · 2026-04-23

Artpress has published a special volume titled "L'humour de l'art" (The Humor of Art), a table of contents anthology that compiles interviews and essays from the magazine's archives spanning 1990 to 2020. The volume features contributions on artists including Présence Panchounette, Erik Dietman, Saverio Lucariello, Gilles Barbier, Alain Séchas, Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux, Maurizio Cattelan, Peter Land, Gianni Motti, Wim Delvoye, Jacques Lizène, Martin Le Chevallier, and Wolfgang Natlacen. The texts originally appeared in artpress issues from March 1990 (n°145) to January 2020 (n°473). Contributors include Étienne Hatt, Jacques Soulillou, Nicolas Bourriaud, Philippe Vergne, Jean-Yves Jouannais, Catherine Francblin, David Perreau, Marc-Olivier Wahler, Cécilia Bezzan, Jean-Marc Huitorel, and Jacqueline Caux. The volume is available for order.

Key facts

  • Volume titled 'L'humour de l'art' published by artpress
  • Compiles interviews and essays from 1990 to 2020
  • Covers 13 artists including Maurizio Cattelan and Wim Delvoye
  • Texts originally appeared in artpress issues n°145 to n°473
  • Features contributions from 11 authors
  • Includes a preface by Étienne Hatt
  • Biographies of authors are included
  • Available for order

Entities

Artists

  • Présence Panchounette
  • Erik Dietman
  • Saverio Lucariello
  • Gilles Barbier
  • Alain Séchas
  • Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux
  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Peter Land
  • Gianni Motti
  • Wim Delvoye
  • Jacques Lizène
  • Martin Le Chevallier
  • Wolfgang Natlacen
  • Marcel Duchamp

Institutions

  • artpress

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