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François Jonquet
Jonquet in Paris in 2021
Born (1961-07-12) 12 July 1961 (age 63)
Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Occupation(s)Writer, novelist, art critic and film critic

François Jonquet (born (1961-07-12)12 July 1961), is a French Berlin-based[1] writer and art critic.[2] He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).[3] His specialism as a writer is to alternate novels and biographies.

Since 2005, he has contributed[4] to the bilingual journal (French, English) art press founded by the art critic and writer Catherine Millet.

He is the author of the illustrated work of reference about the British art duo, Gilbert & George, Intimate Conversations with François Jonquet, Phaidon 2005.[5][6] It comprises a distillation of interviews.

In 2000, he reconnected with an acquaintance from his youth. During his years nightclubbing, François Jonquet had hung out with Jenny Bel'Air, the star of the French underground of the seventies and eighties. A mixed-race transvestite, Jenny had been the physiognomist for Fabrice Emaer's legendary nightclub, Le Palace. A biography was published a year later, (Jenny Bel'Air, une créature, Éditions Pauvert, 2001).[7][8]

Et me voici vivant (Sabine Wespieser Éditeur, 2006),[9][10] is an account of his descent into madness.

He had another remarkable meeting in 2007, this time with Daniel Emilfork. François Jonquet went on to recount the final years of the life of this great theatrical actor. Largely typecast as an evil character in feature films because of his extraordinary face, his role in The City of Lost Children is a notable example, (Daniel, Sabine Wespieser Éditeur, 2008).[11][12][13]

His coming-of-age novel, Les Vrais Paradis, (Sabine Wespieser Éditeur, 2014),[14][15] is set in the Parisian nightclub, Le Palace, during the years 1979–84.

A personal portrait of Valérie Lang – the actress, political activist and daughter of Jack Lang, former Minister of Culture of President François Mitterrand – was published in 2018. (Je veux brûler tout mon temps, Seuil).[16][17] She died suddenly at the age of forty-seven.

Books

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Novels

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  • Et me voici vivant, Sabine Wespieser, 2006 ISBN 9782848050447
  • Les Vrais Paradis, Sabine Wespieser, 2014 ISBN 9782848051628
  • De plomb et d’or, Sabine Wespieser, 2024 ISBN 9782848055077

Biographies

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Art books

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Publications in collective works (a selection)

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  • Claude Lévêque: Le Grand Soir, Venise 2009, Flammarion, 2009, bilingual (French/English) ISBN 9782081227811[19]
  • Les grands entretiens d'artpress. La Photographie 4. L'image construite, art press, 2016 ISBN 9782906705265[20]
  • Dancing with Myself, exhibition Catalogue Pinault Collection, Marsilio, 2018 ISBN 9788831729048[21]
  • Gilbert & George, Interview in November 2017 by François Jonquet, Pinault Collection Magazine, issue 10, 2018[22]

Portraits of artists and interviews online

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TV

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  • Les Années Palace , by François Jonquet, directed by Chantal Lasbats (2005, France 5, 1h20).[23] The film can be viewed on Dailymotion (French version)[24]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Jonquet, François. "Bibliographic Record". literaturport.de.
  2. ^ Jonquet, François. "Catalogue of the National Library of France". bnf.fr.
  3. ^ Jonquet, François. "Bibliographic record". archivesdelacritiquedart.org.
  4. ^ Jonquet, François. "Art reviews by François Jonquet on artpress.com". artpress.com.
  5. ^ Jonquet, François. "In praise of... an orderly life. Francois Jonquet joins Gilbert & George for tea". phaidon.com.
  6. ^ Jonquet, François. Intimate Conversations with François Jonquet. OCLC 970600761 – via worldcat.org.
  7. ^ de Chamberet, Georgia. "Paris is Burning 1: Beauty Victims — Georgia de Chamberet on Paquita Paquin, François Jonquet, Frédéric Beigbeder, Alain Pacadis and the Parisian underground". 3ammagazine.com.
  8. ^ Bibliographic Record. Jenny Bel'Air : une créature. OCLC 51476953 – via worldcat.org.
  9. ^ Jonquet, François. "Et me voici vivant". swediteur.com. Sabine Wespieser Éditeur.
  10. ^ Bibliographic Record. Et me voici vivant. OCLC 421499430 – via worldcat.org.
  11. ^ Jonquet, François. "Daniel". swediteur.com. Sabine Wespieser Éditeur.
  12. ^ Bibliographic Record. Daniel. OCLC 222541811 – via worldcat.org.
  13. ^ de Chamberet, Georgia. "paris is burning iii". 3ammagazine.com.
  14. ^ Jonquet, François. "Les Vrais Paradis". swediteur.com. Sabine Wespieser Éditeur.
  15. ^ Bibliographic Record. Les Vrais Paradis. OCLC 873465963 – via worldcat.org.
  16. ^ Jonquet, François. "Je veux brûler tout mon temps". seuil.com.
  17. ^ Bibliographic Record. Je veux brûler tout mon temps. OCLC 1088605539 – via worldcat.org.
  18. ^ Jonquet, François. "Hiquily". Éditions Cercle d'Art.
  19. ^ Bibliographic Record. Claude Lévêque: Le Grand Soir, Venise 2009. OCLC 901261852 – via worldcat.org.
  20. ^ Jonquet, François. "Les Grands entretiens. La Photographie. 4. L'image construite". artpress.com.
  21. ^ "Dancing with Myself". palazzograssi.it. Marsilio Editori.
  22. ^ "Gilbert & George, Interview in November 2017 by François Jonquet". revuepinaultcollection.com. Marsilio Editori.
  23. ^ Saulnier, Julie. "Les folles années du Palace". L'Express. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  24. ^ "Les années Palace". dailymotion.com.
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