Category: Scholarly articles
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Review: Araki Nobuyoshi (Ciel Variable, 2026)
In 2026, I published a review of the exhibition POLARAKI, presented at the Musée Guimet. This exhibition provided an opportunity to revisit the work of the artist and photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and to engage once again with the rich complexity of his artistic practice.
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Article: The Oxymoron of the Body (Esse, 2026)
The journal Esse provided me with the opportunity to examine representations of endometriosis in contemporary art in its special issue dedicated to disability.
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Article: Prothèses en tension: sémiotique du corps altéré chez Sophie de Oliveira Barata et Viktoria Modesta (Sémiolitté-2025)
This article explores the prosthesis not as a mere medical or functional device, but as an aesthetic, political, and semiotic sign of the altered body. Through the practices of Sophie de Oliveira Barata and Viktoria Modesta, it analyzes how the prosthesis becomes a vector of subjectivation, a tool for identity affirmation, and a disruption of ableist…
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Publication: “Kenny” (Fiche cinéma) – Retour d’image
In Kenny (The Kid Brother), Claude Gagnon depicts the true story of Kenny Easterday, a 13-year-old boy born without the lower half of his body and playing his own role. Through a cinematographic approach that blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality, the film reveals the daily life of a child whose greatest challenge is…
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Exhibition review : « Le monde selon l’IA. L’IA et l’humanité : pour une nouvelle poétique du monde »
he article reflects on the exhibition “Le monde selon l’IA” at the Jeu de Paume, which explored the relationship between visual arts and artificial intelligence through more than forty artists. A key feature of the event was the invitation extended to ChatGPT to write both a preface and a critical commentary, positioning AI not only…
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Exhibition review : L’usure du milieu de l’art : zone sinistrée dans un décor de théâtre abandonné by Milutin Gubash at Galerie UQO (2025)
The exhibition The Wear and Tear of the Art World: Disaster Zone in an Abandoned Theater Set by Milutin Gubash, curated by Marie-Hélène Leblanc at Galerie UQO (November 20, 2024 – January 18, 2025), explores the tensions between artistic production, obsolescence, and commodification. The gallery is transformed into a chaotic space filled with second-hand objects, evoking a…
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Exhibition review : Antoine D’Agata, la Méthode, Centre Pompidou (2025)
In the Méthode exhibition-residency at the Centre Pompidou (September 23, 2024 – January 1, 2025), Antoine d’Agata transformed a museum gallery into an open studio, presenting thirty years of archives, personal objects, and visual narratives.
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Article: The Skin of the Bodybuilder through the Lens of Valérie Belin: An Artistic Interpretation of the Athletic Body (December 2024)
This article explores Valérie Belin’s work on the skin of bodybuilders, between hyperrealism and abstraction. Through her series Bodybuilders I and Bodybuilders II, the photographer transforms flesh into a plastic surface, questioning the materiality of the sculpted body. This analysis examines photography as a medium of bodily transformation and its impact on the perception of…
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Article: Arte Povera: Monument, Counter-Monument, and History (June 2024)
This article explores how Arte Povera redefines the notion of monument and memory through raw and ephemeral materials. By opposing traditional commemorative forms, these artists transform history into a living, critical, and participatory process. A reflection on the impact of this movement and its influence on contemporary memory practices.
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Exhibition Review : “Outre, artist: SMITH, curator: Thérèse St-Gelais”(May 2024)
The exhibition Outre by SMITH, curated by Thérèse St-Gelais, explores the notion of transcendence through weightlessness and bodily transformation. Between immersive video and photography, the artist questions identity, movement, and gravity as metaphors for posthuman mutations. This article analyzes how Outre redefines the relationship between science, art, and bodily perception.