Alain Weill (art critic)
Alain Weill | |
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Born | Paris, France | September 7, 1946
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École pratique des hautes études |
Occupation(s) | Art critic, essayist, collector |
Alain Weill (born 7 September 1946) is a French expert in graphic design and advertising, a specialist on posters, art critic and collector.[1]
Biography
Alain Weill attended the École pratique des hautes études and then he studied legal science. He obtained two master's degrees: semiology and sociology of art.[2]
As an essayist, Alain Weill has authored many books and exhibition catalogues dedicated to graphic arts and advertising posters. He is an expert in graphic arts and advertising creation, notably with the company of auctioneers. He is also a food critic, and a founding member of the Council of Culinary Arts.
He is a former director of the Musée de la Publicité in Paris[3] (1971–1983) and was artistic director of the Festival international de l'affiche et du graphisme de Chaumont from 1990 to 2001. He is the jury president of the European Advertising Award.[4]
Selected publications
- Art Nouveau Postcards: The Posterists' Postcards, Images Graphiques, 1977
- 100 Years of Posters of the Folies Bergère and Music Halls of Paris, Images Graphiques, 1977
- Co-author with Jack Rennert, Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels, G. K. Hall & Co., 1984
- The Poster: A Worldwide Survey and History, G. K. Hall & Co., 1985
- Parisian Fashion : La Gazette du Bon Ton (1912–1925), Bibliothèque de l'Image, 2000
- Co-author with Israel Perry, Chocolate Posters, Queen Art Publishers, 2002
- Le Design graphique, collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 439), série Arts. Éditions Gallimard, 2003
- US edition – Graphic Design: A History, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 2004
- UK edition – Graphics: A Century of Poster and Advertising Design, 'New Horizons' series. Thames & Hudson, 2004
- Masters of the Poster 1900, Posters Please, 2003
- Mirande Carnévalé-Mauzan, preface by Alain Weill – The posters of Mauzan, Square One Publishing, 2008
- The Art Nouveau Poster, Frances Lincoln Publishers, 2015
- Collective work
- AA.VV., Les années 20 : L'âge des métropoles, « Livres d'Art ». Gallimard and Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 1991
- AA.VV., Gunter Rambow – Plakate / Posters (in German), Edition Axel Menges, 2008
References
- ^ "Alain Weill". thamesandhudson.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Alain Weill: Born on 7 September 1946, at Paris; Expert in graphic arts and advertisements". apeejaymediagallery.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Weill, Alain (2004). Graphic Design: A History. "Abrams Discoveries" series. Translated by Mellor, Barbara. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 160. ISBN 9780810991248.
About the author
- ^ "Alain Weill". hachettebookgroup.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
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