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artpress December 2012 Issue: 40th Anniversary Special

publication · 2026-04-23

The December 2012 issue of artpress (No. 395) is a 40th anniversary special edition. It features an editorial by Catherine Millet titled '40 years, and on.' The issue includes reviews of exhibitions by Xavier Veilhan, the 13th Architecture Biennale, Newtopia, and works by artists such as A. Abdessemed, C. Sherman, and R. Ondák. An interview with Frédérique Joseph-Lowery on Dalí is conducted by Catherine Millet. Élie During writes on Masaki Fujihata's 'Architecturing Movement.' Introducing sections highlight Antoine Dorotte and Albert Palma. An interview with Emmanuel Saulnier by Marcel Cohen is included. The special section 'artpress 40 years, and on' features essays by E. Verhagen on the infantilist ethos, Stéphanie Moisdon and Éric Troncy on avant-garde vs. contemporary art, Bernard Marcadé on art in the era of stock market crashes and Pussy Riot, Chris Sharp on circulation and abundance, Thibaut de Ruyter on the artist's studio, Anaël Pigeat on residencies, S. Menegoi on artist-curators, Mouna Mekouar on parallel times, Christophe Kihm on curators in 2022, Jill Gasparina on remakes, and Richard Leydier on He'e Nalu. Book reviews cover Louis Aragon, Alfred Döblin, Salman Rushdie, graphic novels, Versailles, Georges Bataille, and Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Regular columns include photography by Dominique Baqué and a calendar.

Key facts

  • Issue No. 395 of artpress is a 40th anniversary special edition.
  • Catherine Millet writes the editorial '40 years, and on.'
  • Exhibition reviews include Xavier Veilhan, 13th Architecture Biennale, Newtopia.
  • Interview with Frédérique Joseph-Lowery on Dalí by Catherine Millet.
  • Élie During writes on Masaki Fujihata.
  • Introducing sections feature Antoine Dorotte and Albert Palma.
  • Interview with Emmanuel Saulnier by Marcel Cohen.
  • Special section includes essays by E. Verhagen, Stéphanie Moisdon, Éric Troncy, Bernard Marcadé, Chris Sharp, Thibaut de Ruyter, Anaël Pigeat, S. Menegoi, Mouna Mekouar, Christophe Kihm, Jill Gasparina, Richard Leydier.
  • Book reviews cover Louis Aragon, Alfred Döblin, Salman Rushdie, graphic novels, Versailles, Georges Bataille, Francis Scott Fitzgerald.
  • Photography column by Dominique Baqué.

Entities

Artists

  • Catherine Millet
  • Cecilia Bengolea
  • François Chaignaud
  • Xavier Veilhan
  • B. Sarcevic
  • A. Cecchetti
  • B. Maire
  • J.-A. Elie
  • P. Dejanoff
  • M. Bourouissa
  • C. Cartier
  • R. Haerizadeh
  • A. Abdessemed
  • R. Ondák
  • G. Hill
  • C. Sherman
  • Salvador Dalí
  • Frédérique Joseph-Lowery
  • Masaki Fujihata
  • Élie During
  • Antoine Dorotte
  • Albert Palma
  • Emmanuel Saulnier
  • Marcel Cohen
  • E. Verhagen
  • Stéphanie Moisdon
  • Éric Troncy
  • Bernard Marcadé
  • Chris Sharp
  • Thibaut de Ruyter
  • Anaël Pigeat
  • S. Menegoi
  • Mouna Mekouar
  • Christophe Kihm
  • Jill Gasparina
  • Richard Leydier
  • Louis Aragon
  • Alfred Döblin
  • Salman Rushdie
  • Georges Bataille
  • Francis Scott Fitzgerald
  • Dominique Baqué

Institutions

  • artpress
  • Biennale d'architecture
  • Newtopia
  • Ateliers de Rennes
  • Biennale d'art contemporain
  • Biennale de Belleville

Locations

  • Rennes
  • France
  • Belleville
  • Paris
  • Arles

Sources