Catherine Perret


Catherine Perret is associate professor of modern and contemporary aesthetics and theory at Nanterre University. She obtained her Ph.D. in philosophy and is known for her work on Walter Benjamin, most notably by her book Walter Benjamin ou la critique en effet. Dr. Perret was the director of the Art of Exhibition Department at Paris X. She served as a program director at the Collège International de Philosophie from 1995 to 2001. She is a recipient of the prestigious title Chevalier des Palmes académiques. Dr. Perret is currently responsible for the Centre de recherche sur l'art, philosophie, esthétique at Paris X.

Art exhibitions curated

  1. Unlimited Space 1, Paris, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Avril-Juin, 2000
  2. Unlimited Space 2, Bruxelles, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Janvier-Mars, 2001
  3. Tableaux-Ecrans, Paris, Bruxelles, Galerie les Filles du Calvaire, Février-Avril, 2004
  4. Non Compatibles, une peinture sans qualités, Toulon, Villa Tamaris, Novembre-Janvier, 2005
  5. Fetish and Konsum, Stuttgart, Akademie Solitude, Mai-Juin, 2008