Thierry de Duve
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Thierry de Duve is a Belgian
professor of modern art
theory and contemporary art
theory, and both actively teaches and publishes books in the field. He is an art critic and also curates exhibitions .
He has been a visiting professor at: the University of Lille III (France), the Sorbonne
(France), MIT, and Johns Hopkins University
, and was the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Distinguished Visiting Professor in Contemporary Art in Penn's
History of Art Department.
He was a fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art
in Washington, D.C.
In 2010 he teaches art history and esthetic in the University of Lille III.
For him there is no difference between modern, post-modern and contemporary art: the same logic rules from the beginning. Art has no essence; it is what we call by that name.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
professor of modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
theory and contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
theory, and both actively teaches and publishes books in the field. He is an art critic and also curates exhibitions .
He has been a visiting professor at: the University of Lille III (France), the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
(France), MIT, and Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, and was the Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Distinguished Visiting Professor in Contemporary Art in Penn's
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
History of Art Department.
He was a fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden is a national art museum, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, in Washington, DC...
in Washington, D.C.
In 2010 he teaches art history and esthetic in the University of Lille III.
For him there is no difference between modern, post-modern and contemporary art: the same logic rules from the beginning. Art has no essence; it is what we call by that name.
Curating
- Look-100 Years of Contemporary Art (Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 2002)
- Belgium Pavilion for the Venice Biennial (2003)
External links
- Thierry de Duve page
- Archives de la critique d'art Thierry de Duve