Philosophy / Art

Textes dispersés sur l’art contemporain et les artistes / Various Texts on Contemporary Art and Artists

Jean-François Lyotard Edited and introduced by Herman Parret Epilogue by Dolorès Lyotard and Jean-Michel Durafour

The fourth volume in the series Jean-François Lyotard: Writings on Contemporary Art and Artistscontains 48 texts written by Lyotard between the early seventies and 1998, the year of his death. Nine of these texts are previously unpublished papers on general aesthetics and the theory of art. The remaining 39 essays deal with 27 specific artists: Luciano Berio, Richard Lindner, René Guiffrey, Gianfranco Baruchello, Henri Maccheroni, Riwan Tromeur, Albert Ayme, Manuel Casimiro, Ruth Francken, Barnett Newman, Jean-Luc Parant, François Lapouge, Sam Francis, André Dubreuil, Joseph Kosuth, Sarah Flohr, Lino Centi, Gigliola Fazzini, Bracha Lichtenberger Ettinger, Henri Martin, Michel Bouvet, Corinne Filippi, Stig Brogger, François Rouan, Pierre Skira Pastels, and Béatrice Casadesus. Many of these texts are notes or contributions to catalogues; some were published in nowinaccessible journals. The book is illustrated with ca. 60 images, mainly in colour, of works of art discussed in these writings.

herman parret is Emeritus Professor of Aesthetics of Language at the Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. contributors Dolorès Lyotard (Université du Littoral-Côte d’Opale), Jean-Michel Durafour (Université Denis Diderot-Paris 7) about the series Jean-François Lyotard: Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists general editor Herman Parret (Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) associate editors Vlad Ionescu (Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Peter W. Milne (Department of Philosophy, Emory University, Atlanta)

This series collects all of Lyotard’s writing on contemporary art and artists. The volumes include the complete original French texts along with English translations on facing pages. € 89,50 isbn 978 90 5867 791 4 07/2011 16 x 23 cm Hardcover ca. 800 p. ca. 60 illustrations nur 736 Jean-François Lyotard: Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists 4 English, French

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Recently published • Volume 1: Karel Appel, Un geste de couleur / Karel Appel, A Gesture of Colour € 39,50, isbn 978 90 5867 756 3, 2009, English, French

Winner of the Plantin Moretus Award 2010 for book design • Volume 2: Sam Francis, Leçon de Ténèbres / Sam Francis, Lesson of Darkness € 39,50, isbn 978 90 5867 781 5, 2010, English, French • Volume 3: Les Transformateurs Duchamp / Duchamp’s trans/formers € 39,50, isbn 978 90 5867 790 7, 2010, English, French Future publications • Volume 5: Que peindre? / What to Paint? – Spring 2012 • Volume 6: The Assassination of Experience by Painting: Jacques Monory / L’Assassinat de l’expérience par la peinture: Jacques Monory – Fall 2012