I translated the essays for the first monograph of the artist Étienne Chambaud on the occasion of the personal exhibition dedicated to him at LaM museum (Villeneuve d'Asq) from October 2022 to January 2023.

Texts by Étienne Chambaud, Filipa Ramos, Tristan Garcia, Mihnea Mircan

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Lâme, the title of the exhibition, links the museum’s name to “lame = blade”, an object to cut with, and “âme = soul”, the vital breath that provides impulsion. In English, the title takes on yet another double meaning, as it evokes both an impaired body and a lack of substance.

The book is presented as an interweaving of iconographic elements referring to a vast body of work, all accompanied by notes written by Etienne Chambaud. The book is supported by essays by Mihnea Mircan, Vincent Normand, Tristan Garcia and Filipa Ramos. Co-published by LaM and Dilecta, this book is sponsored by the galleries Esther Schipper (Berlin) and Labor (Mexico).

Étienne Chambaud

PARIS: DILECTA, 2022