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Claude Royet-Journoud's 'La Finitude des corps simples' Explores Maternal Grief

publication · 2026-04-24

Claude Royet-Journoud's book 'La Finitude des corps simples', published by P.O.L, is described as 'an exercise in absence' that confronts the mourning of the mother. The work occupies the edge of a void, seeking to deliver from the numbness of negation. The book was reviewed in artpress n°436, September 2016, page 88.

Key facts

  • Book title: La Finitude des corps simples
  • Author: Claude Royet-Journoud
  • Publisher: P.O.L
  • Described as 'un exercice d’absence' (an exercise in absence)
  • Confronts the mourning of the mother
  • Reviewed in artpress n°436, September 2016, p. 88
  • The work occupies the edge of a void
  • Aims to deliver from the numbness of negation

Entities

Artists

  • Claude Royet-Journoud

Institutions

  • P.O.L
  • artpress

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