David Zerbib

David Zerbib teaches Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the Geneva University of Art and Design. His research interests concern the theory of performance and the aesthetics of performance art. He develops his activity through different academic, artistic and cultural contexts. Among his recent publications: 'The Four Parameters of the Ontology of Performance (and their doubles)' in Performance: life of the archive and topicality, AICA/Presses...See more

David Zerbib teaches Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the Geneva University of Art and Design. His research interests concern the theory of performance and the aesthetics of performance art. He develops his activity through different academic, artistic and cultural contexts. Among his recent publications: 'The Four Parameters of the Ontology of Performance (and their doubles)' in Performance: life of the archive and topicality, AICA/Presses du réel (forthcoming); 'The myth of the active subject: An interview with Claire Bishop,' in The Work of Art as Dispositif: Setting the Stage for Audience Participation , France: CNRS (forthcoming); 'Is performance performative?' Art press 2, n°18, august-october 2010; 'The performantial regime of the work of art,' ( Art Press 2 , nov 2007- janv 2008). He curated Ce qui perd forme , an exhibition devoted to the history of performance art, in Toulouse, France (2010) and is the editor of In Octavo. Des formats de l'art, (France: Presses du réel, 2014). See less