Roula Matar

Art Historian, Architect

Spring 2023

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“What fascinates me is the view that artists bring to architecture; how they take a step back to question and perceive the construction of space more clearly.”
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As an architect and art historian, I have used my dual background as a specific focus in my research topics and as my perspective in approaching notions of spatiality. What fascinates me is the view that artists bring to architecture; how they take a step back to question and perceive the construction of space more clearly.  

 

This trans-disciplinary thematic has been developed partly through the methodology usually favored by the historian, and partly through a historiographical, critical perspective that allows for an understanding of the writings of history and their implications. An example of this approach may be found in the research published in my book, L’Architecture selon Gordon Matta-Clark (Presses du réel), dedicated to the work of that key player in 1970s American art.  

 

A licensed (DPLG) architect with a PhD in art history from the Université Rennes 2, Roula Matar is an associate professor in architectural history and cultures at the École nationale supérieure d’architecture (ENSA) in Versailles, where she teaches 20th-century art and architecture history. She is also a board member of LéaV, ENSA’s research lab, and an associate member of the “Art History and Criticism” 1279 Research Lab of the Université Rennes 2. Her research is centered on intercrossings between disciplines and the history of exhibition spaces in the 20th century.  

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Archives de la critique d'art

Created as an association in 1989, the Archives of Art Criticism, based in Rennes, quickly established itself as an original international heritage and a place for debate and promotion of writing on contemporary art. With more than two linear kilometres of collections dedicated to French and international art criticism, it combines collection and conservation activities, publishing (with the CRITIQUE D'ART magazine), scientific research, training and cultural activities.

 

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