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Christine Buci-Glucksmann's 'L'Œil cartographique de l'art' traces a new history of seeing

publication · 2026-04-23

In her latest book, 'L'Œil cartographique de l'art', philosopher and art theorist Christine Buci-Glucksmann presents an original history of a different way of looking. Writing in a lively, concise, and airy style she calls 'icarian', she explores the aesthetic of immanence. The work was published in 1996 and reviewed in artpress.

Key facts

  • Christine Buci-Glucksmann published 'L'Œil cartographique de l'art'.
  • The book explores an unprecedented history of another gaze.
  • Buci-Glucksmann's writing style is described as lively, concise, and 'icarian'.
  • The work addresses an aesthetic of immanence.
  • The book was reviewed in artpress in May 1996.

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Artists

  • Christine Buci-Glucksmann

Institutions

  • artpress

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