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Kristeva and Obrist in Dialogue at ENS Paris

other · 2026-04-23

On January 7, 2011, at 6 PM, the École Normale Supérieure (45 rue d'Ulm, Paris 5) hosted 'Le pli et le pont,' a conversation between philosopher Julia Kristeva and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist. This was the first session of 'Les passations de l'esprit,' a year-long monthly series co-programmed by Obrist (co-director of Serpentine Gallery, London) and Donatien Grau (ENS literature teacher). The series aims to create 'short-circuits' between artists and writers, reconnecting elective affinities between art and literature.

Key facts

  • Event date: January 7, 2011, 18:00
  • Venue: Salle des Actes, École Normale Supérieure, 45 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris
  • Dialogue titled 'Le pli et le pont' between Julia Kristeva and Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Part of series 'Les passations de l'esprit' running monthly January to December 2011
  • Series co-programmed by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Donatien Grau
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist is co-director of Serpentine Gallery, London
  • Donatien Grau teaches literature at ENS
  • Series aims to provoke 'short-circuits' and reconnect art and literature

Entities

Artists

  • Julia Kristeva
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Donatien Grau

Institutions

  • Serpentine Gallery
  • École Normale Supérieure

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Paris
  • France
  • 45 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris

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