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Laure Murat's Love Letter to Los Angeles

publication · 2026-04-24

In her book 'Ceci n’est pas une ville', published by Flammarion, French writer and historian Laure Murat recounts her infatuation with Los Angeles since her arrival in 2006. She describes falling in love with the city's heterogeneity, disproportions, and lack of monuments. The book was reviewed in artpress n°436, September 2016, p. 88.

Key facts

  • Book titled 'Ceci n’est pas une ville' by Laure Murat
  • Published by Flammarion
  • Murat arrived in Los Angeles in 2006
  • She fell in love with the city
  • She loves its heterogeneity, disproportions, and absence of monuments
  • Reviewed in artpress n°436, September 2016, p. 88

Entities

Artists

  • Laure Murat

Institutions

  • Flammarion
  • artpress

Locations

  • Los Angeles

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