Conseil juridique et artistique / Legal and Artistic Counsel

by Audrey Chan

In 2009, American artist Audrey Chan was invited to be an artist-in-residence at the Nantes School of Fine Arts in France. She proposed an artistic investigation of the official portrait of President Nicolas Sarkozy, a subject that sparked debate about the ownership of images and the delicate relationship between politics and art in French law. The project led to a conversation between Chan and Bernard Edelman, renowned French jurist and philosopher. What began as a legal counseling session between the artist and jurist-philosopher evolved into a larger debate about the very meaning of political and conceptual art. Conseil juridique et artistique / Legal and Artistic Counsel features the transcript of their conversation (French with English translation) and illustrations by the artist.

90 pages, Paperback

First published June 3, 2011