Olivier Cadiot on Writing, Performance, and Giving Body to Ideas
In an August 2010 interview with Didier Arnaudet for art press 2 n°18, Olivier Cadiot elaborates on his writing methodology, characterizing it as an extensive process of correction. He dismisses strategic composition, aiming instead for a "text without style" and eliminating refined language. Cadiot underscores his collaborations with theatre director Ludovic Lagarde and musician Rodolphe Burger, noting their enduring friendships. He is recognized as an associate artist at the Festival d'Avignon 2010, where three variations of his text will be showcased. His forthcoming book, "Un mage en été" (éd. P.O.L), is set for release in September 2010, and he plans to record "Winterreise," his third album with Burger, in the autumn. Cadiot describes the new book as a performance of solo action.
Key facts
- Interview published in art press 2 n°18, August 2010.
- Interviewer: Didier Arnaudet, art critic based in Bordeaux.
- Olivier Cadiot is associate artist at Festival d'Avignon 2010.
- New book 'Un mage en été' to be published by éditions P.O.L in September 2010.
- Third album 'Winterreise' with Rodolphe Burger to be recorded in autumn 2010.
- Cadiot collaborates with theatre director Ludovic Lagarde and musician Georges Aperghis.
- Cadiot describes his method as seeking a 'text without style' and cutting anything that sounds good.
- He uses art-world references, e.g., Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau.
- Cadiot defines the performative as forcing a book onto a stage with casual brutality.
- He states that prose has absorbed poetry in his recent work.
- Cadiot's work involves voice, body, and stage presence across music, theatre, and reading.
- Didier Arnaudet has published several books of poetry/fiction with éditions le Bleu du ciel.
Entities
Artists
- Olivier Cadiot
- Didier Arnaudet
- Rodolphe Burger
- Ludovic Lagarde
- Georges Aperghis
- Kurt Schwitters
- Richard Long
- Francis Ponge
- Marcel Proust
- Denis Roche
- Friedrich Hölderlin
- Kaspar Hauser
Institutions
- art press
- Festival d'Avignon
- éditions P.O.L
- éditions le Bleu du ciel
Locations
- Bordeaux
- France
- Germany
Sources
- artpress —