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Michel Makarius's Posthumous Essay on Blur in Visual Culture

publication · 2026-04-24

The book 'Une histoire du flou. Aux frontières du visible' by Michel Makarius, published by Le Félin, is a posthumous collection of the first three chapters of an unfinished work interrupted by the author's death in 2009. The essay, reviewed in artpress n°433 (May 2016, p. 83), explores the concept of blurriness at the boundaries of visibility. Classical in form but original in subject, it was intended as a synthesis. The review appears in the May 2016 issue of artpress.

Key facts

  • Michel Makarius died in 2009.
  • The book contains three chapters of an unfinished work.
  • Published by Le Félin.
  • Reviewed in artpress n°433, May 2016, p. 83.
  • Essay titled 'Une histoire du flou. Aux frontières du visible'.
  • Subject is the history of blurriness at the limits of visibility.
  • The work was intended as a synthesis.
  • Classical form but original subject.

Entities

Artists

  • Michel Makarius

Institutions

  • artpress
  • Le Félin

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