Michel Makarius's Posthumous Essay on Blur in Visual Culture
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
Sources
- artpress —