Bernard Lamarche-Vadel

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French^[1] b. 16 July 1949, Avallon, France^[1] d. 2 May 2000, La Croixille, Mayenne, France^[1,2] active 1970–2000

Bernard Lamarche-Vadel (1949–2000) was a French writer, poet, art critic, and photographer. He first became known as an art critic in the 1970s, specializing in contemporary art and photography. A graduate of the École pratique des hautes études in sociology of art, he studied under figures such as Roland Barthes and Gilles Deleuze. His work often intersected with literature and poetry, exploring themes of fiction and tragedy through critical writing and photographic collection.^[1,2,3,4]

• contemporary art
• photography
• poetry
• art criticism