François Pluchart (5 August 1937 – 27 November 1988) was a French

art critic An art critic is a person who is specialized in analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating art. Their written critiques or reviews contribute to art criticism and they are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, and catalogue ...

and journalist. He was one of the theorists of

Body art Body art is art made on, with, or consisting of, the human body. Body art covers a wide spectrum including tattoos, body piercings, scarification, and body painting. Body art may include performance art, body art is likewise utilized for investiga ...

in France, with artists like

Michel Journiac Michel Journiac (1935–1995) was one of the founders of the 1960s and 1970s body art movement in France, called "Art corporel". During these years, many artists started to use the human body as their material. Accordingly, this artist used his ow ...

and

Gina Pane Gina Pane (Biarritz, May 24, 1939 – Paris, March 6, 1990) was a French artist of Italian origins. She studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1960 to 1965 and was a member of the 1970s Body Art movement in France, called "Art corpo ...

. Pluchart founded the art journal ''

ArTitudes ''ArTitudes'' was a French art magazine established in 1971 by art critic François Pluchart. The first issue appeared in October 1971. From 1971 to 1972 the publisher was Société de Presse Bridaine. The headquarters was in Paris. It had a dec ...

''.

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1988 deaths 1937 births French art critics French magazine founders People from Montmorency, Val-d'Oise {{France-journalist-stub