Jean-Luc Moulène's Collectif Monograph Challenges Authorship
The monograph 'Jean-Luc Moulène, Collectif' departs from the series norm by featuring multiple authors—Catherine David, Vincent Labaume, Jean-Pierre Rehm, and Geneviève Clancy—instead of a single writer, reflecting Moulène's skepticism toward the author concept in photography. Clancy's philosophical contribution is criticized for opacity. Moulène's work interrogates image circulation and the notion of 'plastic photography,' prioritizing the creation of unique forms of existence for each image over the act of photographing itself. Labaume and David's texts outline key critical issues, but the publisher limited their contributions to a few pages.
Key facts
- The monograph has multiple authors: Catherine David, Vincent Labaume, Jean-Pierre Rehm, Geneviève Clancy.
- Geneviève Clancy is a philosopher whose text is criticized as opaque.
- Moulène's work challenges the notion of 'plastic photography'.
- Moulène focuses on inventing singular forms of existence for images rather than producing photographs.
- Labaume and David's texts address key critical issues but are limited to a few pages.
- The review was written by Catherine Francblin.
- The monograph was published in 2002.
- The source is artpress.
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Luc Moulène
Institutions
- artpress
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