Sophie Berrebi

Sophie Berrebi is an art historian, author, and curator. Her research is based at the Amsterdam School for Memory, Heritage and Material Culture (AHM) ^[1] and she is a board member of this institution. ^[2] She has published widely and won the Richard Schlagman Art Book Award for history of art in 2019. ^[3]

Biography

Berrebi was born in Paris. She graduated from the Courtauld Institute of Art with a PhD in 2003. She teaches art history and theory at the University of Amsterdam and her research is based at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis. She is particularly interested in photography and contemporary art. ^[4]

Awards

Richard Schlagman Art Book award for Dubuffet and the City: People, Place, and Urban Space published by Hauser & Wirth (won both the art history and best book design prizes). ^[5]

Curated exhibitions

• Jean Dubuffet. The Deep End. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2017-2018 ^[6]
• Seventy Years of The Second Sex, Hauser & Wirth Zürich, 2022. ^[7]
• Dubuffet and the City, Hauser & Wirth Zürich, 2018 ^[8]
• Platform: Body/Space. Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, 2016–2017
• Il faut que le masque ait dansé. Marres, Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, 2013
• Papier Photo, Galerie chez Valentin, Paris, 2010 (with F. Valentin) ^[9]
• Sharing History / Decolonising The Image, W139, Amsterdam, 2006 (with D. Bedel). ^[10]
• Social Sculpture, Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam, 2005 ^[11]

Books

• The Sharing Economy, 2023 - her first novel ^[12]
• Jean Dubuffet, People, Place and Urban Space, Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2018 ^{[13] [14]}
• Hubert Damisch -Jean Dubuffet: Entrée en matière. Textes et Correspondances. Edited and Introduced by Sophie Berrebi, Paris- Zürich: éditions Jrp Ringier and La maison rouge - Fondation Antoine de Galbert, 2016 ^{[15] [16]}
• The Shape of Evidence. Contemporary Art and the Document, 2015 ^[17]

References

1. Amsterdam, Universiteit van (10 October 2024). "Academic Staff Members - Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM)". Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture - University of Amsterdam.
2. Amsterdam, Universiteit van (24 October 2023). "Board - Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM)". Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture - University of Amsterdam.
3. "Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
4. "sophieberrebi.net". sophieberrebi.net. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
5. "Revamped art book prize wants to become the Oscars of arts publications—is it succeeding?". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
6. Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2023-03-15). "Dr. S.Y. (Sophie) Berrebi". University of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
7. "Seventy Years of the Second Sex".
8. "Jean Dubuffet and the City".
9. ""PAPIER PHOTO", Shannon Ebner Haris Epaminonda Amy Granat Pierre Leguillon Alexandra Leykauf Un choix de Sophie Berrebi et Frédérique Valentin | Cnap".
10. "Événements | Africultures : Shared History / Decolonising the Image".
11. https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/politiek-en-vermaak-verenigd-in-kunst~b5a0d7d7/
12. Berrebi, Sophie (2023-03-02). The Sharing Economy. Scribner. ISBN   978-1-3985-1556-7.
13. "Dubuffet and the City: People, Place, and Urban Space".
14. "A book review by Cindy Helms: Jean Dubuffet and the City 1943–1984: People, Place, and Urban Space".
15. "Entrée en matière • JRP|Editions".
16. https://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/file/ouvrage/4579/dossier_presse_4464_jda.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
17. Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2023-03-15). "Dr. S.Y. (Sophie) Berrebi". University of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2023-03-29.