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Collection #02

excerpt
Editorial
Jean-Philippe Bretin, Vanessa Dziuba, Julien Kedryna, Marine Le Saout, Sammy Stein, Antoine Stevenot
(p. 5)


It is a perilous enterprise to claim we want to show everything : we accept that the different sections of drawing represented here in are the fruit of our personal tastes and affinities. This doesn't preclude the fact that we refuse both the compartmentalization of genres as well as systematic labeling ; this approach is undoubtedly a little naïve but, first and foremost, sincere.
Led by the same editorial team and driven by the same spirit of collegiality, we affirm our desire to reveal a particular diversity in contemporary drawing.
We give the floor to the illustrators through interviews, a form of writing that is dear to us. It allows their personalities to become more tangible, and their discourses livelier. It is distinct from a critical text in that the author allows us to catch sight of his fragility, contradictions, and doubts. And if the direct links between each article are not immediately apparent, it is because the majority of our interviewees have the unique quality of not fitting into the category that one might like to assign them when limited to taking a formal approach to their work.
As we continue our own artistic activities, we wish to continue to develop Collection in its entirety: from the choice of artists to the carryingout of the interviews, from the graphic design to the far less interesting tasks which are incumbent for any similar project.
This will to remain independent and autonomous does not prevent us from bringing in players from other artistic scenes that we wish to support. To this end, Laurent Bruel (éditions Matière), Félicia Atkinson (contemporary artist), as well as Bartolomé Sanson (éditions Kaugummi) joined Joseph Ghosn in the invited ranks of the editorial team.


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