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Artpress pays tribute to Pierre Guyotat with 2012 reading video

cultural-heritage · 2026-04-24

Artpress has released a video of Pierre Guyotat reading his text 'Indépendance' (2011) at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, recorded in December 2012 during the magazine's 40th anniversary celebrations. The event featured three days of meetings, dialogues, debates, screenings, and concerts. Guyotat died on the night of February 6–7, 2020. The video was produced by Reines Graves in collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Artpress also dedicated a volume of its 'Grands entretiens' series to Guyotat, available for purchase.

Key facts

  • Pierre Guyotat died on the night of February 6–7, 2020.
  • Artpress published a video of Guyotat reading 'Indépendance' (2011).
  • The reading took place at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.
  • The event was part of artpress's 40th anniversary celebrations in December 2012.
  • The anniversary included three days of meetings, dialogues, debates, screenings, and concerts.
  • The video was produced by Reines Graves in collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  • Artpress has a dedicated volume of 'Grands entretiens' for Guyotat.
  • The cover image is from the film by Reines Graves.

Entities

Artists

  • Pierre Guyotat
  • Reines Graves

Institutions

  • artpress
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

Sources