Nicolas Bourriaud

Artist books, publications and printed matter by or relating to Nicolas Bourriaud, the French curator and critic whose writing on relational aesthetics and postproduction became foundational texts for understanding contemporary art practice from the 1990s onwards. Bourriaud co-founded the Palais de Tokyo in Paris and has held major curatorial positions internationally. His books — including Esthétique relationnelle (1998) and Postproduction (2001) — remain among the most widely cited theoretical frameworks in contemporary art discourse.

  • Original 2002 Nicolas Bourriaud Postproduction first edition, Lukas & Sternberg, New York. Front cover showing white wrappers with pale horizontal lines and partially obscured title text in green, designed by Surface. Interior spread of 2002 Nicolas Bourriaud Postproduction showing chapter on Deejaying and Contemporary Art with body text and footnotes.

    NICOLAS BOURRIAUD — Postproduction: Culture as Screenplay: How Art Reprograms the World, Lukas & Sternberg, New York, 2002

    NICOLAS BOURRIAUD — Postproduction: Culture as Screenplay: How Art Reprograms the World, Lukas & Sternberg, New York, 2002