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Philippe Vasset's 'La Légende' Reviewed in artpress

publication · 2026-04-24

The September 2016 issue of artpress (n°436) features a review of Philippe Vasset's novel 'La Légende,' published by Fayard. The book follows a defrocked priest who recounts events that led him out of the Church and into the margins of contemporary art, including his attempts to reform the Congregation for the Cause. The review, titled 'Hagiographe (du) contemporain,' appears on pages 86-87.

Key facts

  • Philippe Vasset is the author of 'La Légende'.
  • The book is published by Fayard.
  • The review appears in artpress n°436, September 2016.
  • The review is titled 'Hagiographe (du) contemporain'.
  • The narrator is a defrocked priest.
  • The story involves the narrator's attempts to reform the Congregation for the Cause.
  • The review covers pages 86-87.
  • The novel explores the margins of contemporary art.

Entities

Artists

  • Philippe Vasset

Institutions

  • Fayard
  • artpress
  • Congregation for the Cause

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