Nicolas Bourriaud

French academic
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Nicolas Bourriaud

Summary

Nicolas Bourriaud is a human[1]. He was born in Niort[2]. He was born on +1965-04-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a curator[4], art critic[5], exhibition curator[6], art historian[7], and art theorist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Nicolas Bourriaud was born in Niort[2].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud was born on +1965-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud held citizenship in France[10].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud worked as a curator[4].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud worked as an art critic[5].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's professions included exhibition curator[6].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud worked as an art historian[7].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's professions included art theorist[8].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's professions included opinion journalist[11].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud was employed by Art Press[12].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud was employed by Q3354516[13].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud was employed by Flash Art[14].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud was employed by Beaux Arts magazine[15].
  • Among Nicolas Bourriaud's employers was MO.CO[16].
  • Among Nicolas Bourriaud's employers was Beaux-Arts de Paris[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicolas Bourriaud is Relational Aesthetics[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicolas Bourriaud is The Great Acceleration[19].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's image is recorded as Nicolas Bourriaud en el MECA, Aguascalientes, México 05.JPG[20].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud is recorded as male[21].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122777193[23].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27200821[24].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's GND ID is recorded as 120958287[25].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96058764[26].
  • Nicolas Bourriaud's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13026770j[27].

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Origins and Family

Nicolas Bourriaud was born in Niort[2]. He was born on +1965-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include curator[4], art critic[5], exhibition curator[6], art historian[7], art theorist[8], and opinion journalist[11]. Employers include Art Press[12], a newspaper[28], in France[29], founded in 1972[30], headquartered in Paris[31]; Q3354516[13]; Flash Art[14], a magazine[32], founded in 1967[33], headquartered in Rome[34]; Beaux Arts magazine[15], a magazine[35], in France[36], founded in 1983[37]; MO.CO[16], an art museum[38], in France[39]; and Beaux-Arts de Paris[17], an art academy[40], in France[41], founded in 1797[42], headquartered in 6th arrondissement of Paris[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Relational Aesthetics[18] and The Great Acceleration[19], an art exhibition[44], in Taiwan[45].

Why It Matters

Nicolas Bourriaud ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

He is credited with the discovery of relational art[48], an art movement[49], founded in 1996[50] and altermodern[51], an art movement[52], founded in 2009[53].

FAQs

Where was Nicolas Bourriaud born?

Nicolas Bourriaud was born in Niort[2].

What did Nicolas Bourriaud do for work?

Nicolas Bourriaud worked as curator[4], art critic[5], exhibition curator[6], art historian[7], and art theorist[8].

What did Nicolas Bourriaud discover?

Nicolas Bourriaud is credited as discoverer of relational art[48] and altermodern[51].

References

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] . wikidata.org.
  25. [19] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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