HEAD (Geneva University of Art and Design)

Created in 2006 from the merger of two prestigious Swiss schools, the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Haute École d'Arts Appliqués, HEAD – Genève (Haute école d'art et de design - Geneva University of Art and Design) draws on a rich cultural and artistic heritage to nurture young creative talent nationally and internationally. Renowned for the quality of its bachelor's and master's degrees in Fine Arts, Cinema, Interior Architecture, Space and Communication, Visual Communication as well as Fashion and Accessory Design, it has established itself as one of the leading schools of art and design in Europe.

Geneva

www.hesge.ch/head

6 titles

François Bon, Bruno Serralongue
Voilà ce que mes yeux voient

2023

French edition

A writing workshop led by the writer François Bon and the artist photographer Bruno Serralongue at HEAD - Geneva from February 20 to 25, 2022.

Exhibiting in an Educational Field – LiveInYourHead 2009-2019

2019

texts in English and French

Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Misceallenous

This hybrid publication's starting point relies in ten years of activities of LiveInYourHead, Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD)'s exhibition space. Between a catalogue, an archive and a collective publication, this book explores the relationships between art education and curatorial knowledge.

Uncertain Patterns – Teaching and Learning Socially Engaged Art

2019

bilingual edition (English / French)

Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Misceallenous

An overview of study programs teaching socially engaged art.

Drift – Ramifications of a polysemic notion

2014

bilingual edition (English / French)

Les presses du réel – Contemporary art – Catalogues

This publication traces two years of a project dedicated to the concept of drift, with theoretical texts, artists' contributions and contributions from educational projects, workshops and exhibitions.

$Transmettre l\'art - Figures et méthodes – Quelle histoire ?$

Transmettre l'art – Figures et méthodes – Quelle histoire ?

2014

French edition

Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Figures

An historical and theoretical investigation into art teaching and transmission.

Faire, faire faire, ne pas faire – Entretiens sur la production de l’art contemporain

2021

French edition

Les presses du réel – Criticism, theory & documents – Misceallenous

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This book examines the modes of execution in contemporary art from the viewpoint of production, by means of a series of eighteen interviews. It presents a plural and polyphonic thinking, bringing together the words of different participants concerned with the realisation of artworks and several generations of artists.