Le trou, hommage à Vilém Flusser
Fred Forest's tribute to Professor Vilem Flusser, "Le trou", was published as a full-page advert by Nord-Matin on 7 November 1988.
On 7 November 1988, Nord-Matin published a full-page tribute to Professor Vilem Flusser by Fred Forest entitled "Le trou" ("The Hole").
As part of the TF1 news programme, Bruno Masure, the presenter known for his humour, played along with the artist. Fred Forest dedicated this page, called "Le trou", to Professor Vilém Flusser. During a conference in Toulon, Professor Vilem Flusser had pointed to Fred Forest and said, "You see this guy, he makes holes in the media" (an allusion to his Space media).
Broadcast on TF1 news by Bruno Masure
LONG BIOGRAPHY OF FRED FOREST
Fred Forest has a special place in contemporary art. Both by his personality and by his pioneering practices which mark his work. He is mainly known today for having used one by one most of the communication media that have appeared over the last fifty years. He is co-founder of three artistic movements: those of sociological art, the aesthetics of communication and ethics in art.
He represented France at the 12th São Paulo Biennale (Communication Prize) in 1973, at the 37th Venice Biennale in 1976 and at Documenta 6 in Kassel in 1977.
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