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LAURENCE TOUSSAINT |
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Born in Paris, she spent several years in Madrid studying Spanish literature and history of art before writing her thesis on the abstract artist group El Paso.
Back in Paris, she worked at the modern art bookshop Artcurial and, increasingly absorbed by photography, decided to specialise in gardens and landscapes. She collaborates with a Spanish landscaper ( Fernando Caruncho), French journalist and publishers ( Actes Sud, Monacelli Press, Ouest France, Editions des Falaises) Her last books was “Normandie- jardins d’émotions”, Editions des Falaises Her most recent exhibitions: Artists books,Galerie du Génie de la Bastille,Paris Paris Open studios, 6 ème, ateliers d’artistes,Paris ( an association of artists she is in charge of since 1993) Salon de la photographie contemporaine,Paris Very much interested by relation between photos and texts, she creates artist’s books (Ed.Signum), the most recent being: “Chants mêlés”, text Anne Bolori “CQFD- Ce que fait le désir “, text Albert DuPont And is preparing a new artist’with the Indian poet Tanya Mendonsa , “Infinite Memories” with photos shot in Calcutta. www.laurencetoussaint.fr laurencetb@hotmail.com |