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Jonathan Crary's 'Techniques of the Observer' reissued in French

publication · 2026-04-24

The French translation of Jonathan Crary's 'Techniques of the Observer: Vision and Modernity in the 19th Century', a seminal work in visual studies originally published in the US in 1990, has been reissued. The book, translated by Frédéric Maurin, is published by Dehors. The reissue was reviewed in Artpress n°440, January 2017, p. 78.

Key facts

  • The book 'Techniques of the Observer: Vision and Modernity in the 19th Century' by Jonathan Crary was originally published in the US in 1990.
  • The French translation is by Frédéric Maurin.
  • The publisher is Dehors.
  • The reissue was reviewed in Artpress n°440, January 2017, p. 78.

Entities

Artists

  • Jonathan Crary

Institutions

  • Artpress
  • Dehors

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