An essay on conceptual art.
On April 24, 1959, Yves Klein went to the national institute of industrial patents to register his envelop marked : Soleau n°58972. It was the quickest, least costly way to obtain a patent for his invention. The envelop contained five projects for projecting fire and water...
Didier Semin has taught art history at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris since 1998. He has been curator at the Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix in Sables d'Olonne, then at the Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris and at the Musée national d'art moderne. He organized numerous monographic and thematic exhibitions, including Kurt Schwitters retrospective and, in collaboration with the philosopher Georges Didi-Huberman, L'Empreinte (Imprint) at the Centre Georges Pompidou. He is the editor of a book series devoted to the writing of artists, published by ENSBA
