Catherine Perret (born 9 July 1956 in

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) is associate professor of modern and contemporary

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed t ...

and

theory A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may ...

Nanterre University Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, ma ...

( Paris X). She obtained her Ph.D. in

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. ...

and is known for her work on

Walter Benjamin Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin (; ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. An eclectic thinker, combining elements of German idealism, Romanticism, Western Marxism, and Jewish ...

, most notably by her book ''Walter Benjamin ou la critique en effet''. Dr. Perret was the director of the Art of Exhibition Department at Paris X. She served as a program director at the Collège International de Philosophie from 1995 to 2001. She is a recipient of the prestigious title Chevalier des Palmes académiques. She collaborated with

Bernard Stiegler Bernard Stiegler (; 1 April 1952 – 5 August 2020) was a French philosopher. He was head of the Institut de recherche et d'innovation (IRI), which he founded in 2006 at the Centre Georges-Pompidou. He was also the founder in 2005 of the polit ...

in ''Ars Industrialis''. Dr. Perret is currently responsible for the Centre de recherche sur l'art, philosophie, esthétique (CRéART - PHI) at Paris X.

Reference books and texts

# ''Walter Benjamin sans destin'', Ed. La Différence, Paris, 1992, rééd. revue et augmentée d'une préface, Bruxelles, éd. La Lettre volée, 2007. #''

Marcel Duchamp Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (, , ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso ...

, le manieur de gravité'', Ed. CNDP, Paris, 1998 #''Rapport "(non publié) pour le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication : L'art contemporain et la question de son exposition'' (2001). #''Les porteurs d'ombre, mimésis et modernité'', coll. L'extrême contemporain, Ed. Belin, Paris, 2002. #''

Olivier Mosset Olivier Mosset (born 1944 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss visual artist.

, la peinture'', même, éditions Ides et Calendes, Lausanne, mars 2004. #''Non Compatibles, Une peinture sans qualités'', une exposition de Catherine Perret, éditions Les Presses du réel, Dijon, 2006

Art exhibitions curated

#''Unlimited Space 1'', Paris, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Avril-Juin, 2000 #''Unlimited Space 2'', Bruxelles, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Janvier-Mars, 2001 #''Tableaux-Ecrans'', Paris, Bruxelles, Galerie les Filles du Calvaire, Février-Avril, 2004 #''Non Compatibles, une peinture sans qualités'', Toulon, Villa Tamaris, Novembre-Janvier, 2005 #''Fetish and Konsum'', Stuttgart, Akademie Solitude, Mai-Juin, 2008

References

External links

Our Digital Noology
Catherine Perret in conversation with

Joseph Nechvatal Joseph Nechvatal (born January 15, 1951) is an American post-conceptual digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer viruses. Life and work Joseph Ne ...

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