Ron Padgett and Bertrand Dorny's 'What Happened to the Renaissance' Featured in artcritical Series
Curated by Michael Heller, the poetry series POETRY FOR ART showcases the 2012 livre d'artiste 'What Happened to the Renaissance,' created by poet Ron Padgett and artist Bertrand Dorny in Paris. Padgett, who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and won the L.A. Times Best Book of Poetry in 2014, has worked with numerous artists, producing approximately 40 handmade books alongside Dorny. Dorny, born in 1931, is recognized for his use of simple materials in his collages and assemblages. Their partnership, which began in 1988, features Dorny's visuals followed by Padgett's poetry, with editions limited to two to nine copies. Upcoming works from Padgett in 2015 include 'Alone and Not Alone' and a translation of Apollinaire's 'Zone: Selected Poems.'
Key facts
- The limited edition artist book 'What Happened to the Renaissance' was published in Paris in 2012.
- It is a collaboration between poet Ron Padgett and artist Bertrand Dorny.
- Padgett and Dorny have created around 40 handmade books together since 1988.
- Their collaboration began after an introduction by Gervais Jassaud of Collectif Génération.
- Dorny works in an atelier in the attic of his Paris apartment building, with views of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame.
- Dorny's artist books are held in collections at the Bibliothèque nationale de France and Yale's Beinecke Library.
- Padgett's 'Collected Poems' won the 2014 L.A. Times Best Book of Poetry prize and the William Carlos Williams Prize.
- Dorny was born in Paris in 1931 and is known for works using driftwood, cardboard, and discarded paper.
Entities
Artists
- Ron Padgett
- Bertrand Dorny
- Jim Dine
- George Schneeman
- Joe Brainard
- Trevor Winkfield
- Guillaume Apollinaire
- Théodore de Banville
- Michel Butor
- Michel Deguy
- Bernard Noël
- Kenneth Koch
Institutions
- artcritical
- Coffee House Press
- New York Review Books
- Poetry Society of America
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Beinecke Library at Yale
- Centre Pompidou
- Bibliotheca Wittockiana
- Collectif Génération
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- Vermont
- Brussels
- Belgium