Hubert Damisch

Hubert Damisch (born April 28, 1928 in Prague , † December 14, 2017 in Paris ) was a French philosopher and professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

Live and act

Hubert Damisch first studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, where he attended courses with Maurice Merleau-Ponty . This was followed by studies at the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) with Pierre Francastel , where he taught himself from 1958. On September 5, 1960 Damisch was one of the signatories of the 121st manifesto . He qualified in philosophy in 1970 with the writing theory du Nuage from Gaëtan Picon . In 1977 he founded the Center d'histoire et de théorie des arts (CEHTA) at EHESS .

His focus was on semiology in aesthetics, painting, architecture, photography, cinema and theater. His work is at the interface between philosophy, psychoanalysis and art history. Damisch curated exhibitions and was a jazz musician.

Fonts (selection)

Essays

Huit thèses pour (ou contre?) Une semiologie de la peinture. In: Macula. Volume 2, 1977, pp. 17-23, ISSN 0397-5770
- German: Eight theses for (or against?) a semiology of painting. In: Emmanuel Alloa (ed.): Image theories from France. An anthology. Fink, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7705-5014-2 , pp. 203-220.
L'Art est-il nécessaire? 1993.

Letters

Alexander Iolas (Ed.): Hubert Damisch, lettre à Matta . Matta, response to Hubert Damisch. A. Iolas Gallery, Paris 1966.

Books

with Henri Martin: Adami . Maeght, Paris 1974.
- German: Adami. Discals . Bruckmann, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7854-4111-8 .
Skyline. La ville narcisse. Seuil, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-02-028934-2 .
- German: Skyline. Architecture as a way of thinking. Passagen-Verlag, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85165-288-6 .
La Dénivelée. À l'épreuve de la photographie. Seuil, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-02-049909-6 .
- German: Fixed dynamics. Dimensions of the photographic. Diaphanes, Zurich 2004, ISBN 3-935300-23-9 .
La peinture en écharpe. Delacroix , la photographie (= Collection d'esthétique. Volume 76). Klincksieck, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-252-03787-4 .
- German: Im Zugzwang. Delacroix, painting, photography. Diaphanes, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-935300-77-8 .
L'origine de la perspective (Champs; Volume 605). Flammarion, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-08-081605-5 (EA Paris 1987).
- German: The origin of perspective . Diaphanes, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-03734-087-5 .
Un souvenir d'enfance by Piero della Francesca . Seuil, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-02-012608-7 .
- German: A childhood memory of Piero della Francesca . Diaphanes, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03734-327-2 .
Théorie du nuage. Pour une histoire de la peinture. Seuil, Paris 1972, ISBN 2-02-002711-9 .
- German: Theory of the cloud. For a history of painting . Diaphanes, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-03734-201-5 .
Ruptures / Cultures (Critique). Édition de Minuit, Paris 1976, ISBN 2-7073-0090-X .
Fenêtre jaune cadmium oules lingerie de la peinture . Seuil, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-02-006962-8 .
with Jean-Louis Cohen : Américanisme et modernité. L'idéal américain dans l'architecture. Colloque, Paris octobre 1985 . EHESS-Flammarion, Paris 1993, ISBN 2-08-013601-1 .
with Jacqueline Salmon (photos): Villa Noailles , Hyères . Marval, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-86234-255-6 (also catalog of the exhibition of the same name, November 1997).
with François Rouan: Voyage à Laversine. Seuil, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-02-063972-6 .
Le messager des îles . Seuil, Paris 2012.

literature

Hubert Damisch. Outcome of a conference organized by the editors in conjunction with Tate Britain in October 2003. In: The Oxford Art Journal. Volume 28 (2005), Issue 2, pp. 151-288, ISSN 0142-6540
Jean Dubuffet : Hubert Damisch. Entrée en matière . Ringier Kunstverlag, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-03764-452-2 .

Web links

Chronological index of the scriptures: https://damisch.hypotheses.org/publications
Audiovisual archive: https://damisch.hypotheses.org/ressources-audiovisuelles

Individual evidence

^ Enciclopedia Italiana
^ Obituary , accessed December 15, 2017
^ Elisabeth Frank-Dumas: Obituary (French): Décès du philosophe et historien de l'art Hubert Damisch . In: Liberation.fr . ( liberation.fr [accessed September 19, 2018]).
^ Catalog SUDOC. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .
↑ Histoire et caractéristiques you Cehta. Retrieved September 19, 2018 (French).
^ Elisabeth Frank-Dumas: Décès du philosophe et historien de l'art Hubert Damisch . In: Liberation.fr . ( liberation.fr [accessed September 19, 2018]).
↑ ^a ^b Translated by Till Bardoux.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Translated by Heinz Jatho.

personal data
SURNAME	Damisch, Hubert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH	April 28, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prague
DATE OF DEATH	December 14, 2017
Place of death	Paris

[1] Enciclopedia Italiana

[2] Obituary , accessed December 15, 2017

[3] Elisabeth Frank-Dumas: Obituary (French): Décès du philosophe et historien de l'art Hubert Damisch . In: Liberation.fr . ( liberation.fr [accessed September 19, 2018]).

[4] Catalog SUDOC. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .

[5] Histoire et caractéristiques you Cehta. Retrieved September 19, 2018 (French).

[6] Elisabeth Frank-Dumas: Décès du philosophe et historien de l'art Hubert Damisch . In: Liberation.fr . ( liberation.fr [accessed September 19, 2018]).

[Bardoux-7] Translated by Till Bardoux.

[Jatho-8] Translated by Heinz Jatho.