Élisabeth Lebovici

Élisabeth Lebovici (born 1953) is a French art historian, journalist, and art critic.[1]

Biography

Élisabeth Lebovici completed her studies in Paris and New York, where she was enrolled in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1983, she defended her thesis L'Argent dans le discours des artistes américains, 1980-81 [Money in the discourse of American artists, 1980-81] at the Université Paris X.

In 1991, she joined the staff of the French newspaper Libération, where she worked until 2006. She was previously editor-in-chef of the magazine Beaux Arts and contributed as well to the journal art press. Since 2006 she coorganizes the seminar "Something You Should Know: artistes et producteurs" at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris.

She is particularly interested in studying genders and sexualities, and is engaged in examining the relationships between feminism, queer theory, art history, and contemporary art.

Élisabeth Lebovici is the author of numerous monographic studies on contemporary artists and teaches at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. She is also an advocate for LGBT rights.

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References

  1. "Elisabeth Lebovici (biography)". French Embassy in the United States. 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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