Julia Kristeva's Artpress Interviews Compiled in New Publication
Artpress has unveiled a new publication titled "Les grands entretiens d’artpress. Julia Kristeva," featuring a compilation of dialogues with the celebrated French thinker Julia Kristeva. The book showcases contributions from notable writers such as Jacques Henric, Catherine Francblin, and Laurence Louppe, with an introduction penned by Philippe Forest. A distinguished writer and psychoanalyst, Kristeva, who holds a professorship emeritus at Université Paris 7, has profoundly influenced both French intellectualism and global academia. The volume delves into her explorations of diverse themes, including the notions of abjection and melancholy, highlighted by her musing on the philosophical and aesthetic complexities of existence.
Key facts
- Artpress published a compilation of interviews with Julia Kristeva.
- Interviews conducted by Jacques Henric, Philippe Forest, Catherine Francblin, and Laurence Louppe.
- Preface written by Philippe Forest.
- Kristeva is a writer, psychoanalyst, and professor emeritus at Université Paris 7.
- Her work began with linguistics, studying Lautréamont, Mallarmé, and Proust.
- She later focused on psychoanalysis, writing on abjection, melancholy, and new maladies of the soul.
- She analyzed modern nihilism through Dostoevsky and Marguerite Duras.
- Kristeva curated the 1998 exhibition 'Visions capitales' at the Louvre.
Entities
Artists
- Julia Kristeva
- Jacques Henric
- Philippe Forest
- Catherine Francblin
- Laurence Louppe
- Lautréamont
- Stéphane Mallarmé
- Marcel Proust
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Marguerite Duras
Institutions
- artpress
- Université Paris 7
- Musée du Louvre
Locations
- France
- Paris
Sources
- artpress —