Marcelin Pleynet
Marcelin Pleynet (born 23 December 1933, in
Lyon,
France) is a French poet, art critic and essayist. He was Managing Editor of the influential magazine ''
Tel Quel'' from 1962 to 1982, and co-edits the journal ''
L'Infini'' (Gallimard) with
Philippe Sollers. He was Professor of Aesthetics at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in
Paris from 1987 to 1998. He has published numerous monographs on 20th-century art, notably ''Situation de l’art moderne: Paris-New York'' (in association with
William Rubin), ''Henri Matisse'','' Robert Motherwell: La vérité en peinture'', ''Les Modernes et la tradition'', ''Les États-Units de la peinture'' and ''L’art abstrait''. He has also published books of poetry and the novel ''Prise d’otage'', and an edition of ''Giorgione et les deux Vénus''.
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