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| École supérieure des arts plastiques | |
|---|---|
| Name | École supérieure des arts plastiques |
| Established | 19XX |
| Type | Public/Private |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Campus | Urban |
École supérieure des arts plastiques is a higher education institution in Paris focused on visual arts, contemporary practice, and interdisciplinary research. It occupies a role in the French and international art scenes alongside institutions such as École des Beaux-Arts, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Paris VIII and École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. The school maintains links with museums, galleries, and research bodies including Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Palais de Tokyo and Fondation Cartier.
The school's origins trace to late 19th- and 20th-century Parisian ateliers influenced by figures like Gustave Moreau, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and André Lhote and movements connected to Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism. Institutional developments involved exchanges with Académie Julian, Académie Colarossi and reforms tied to ministries including Ministry of Culture (France). During the mid-20th century the institution interacted with practitioners such as Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger and theorists like Roland Barthes. In the 1960s and 1970s pedagogical reorientations echoed debates involving Yves Klein, Pierre Soulages, Jean Dubuffet and curators from Musée National d'Art Moderne. Later collaborations and curricular shifts connected the school to biennials and festivals such as the Venice Biennale, Documenta, FIAC and Manifesta.
The urban campus is situated near cultural corridors frequented by institutions such as Le Marais, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Place de la Concorde and Boulevard Saint-Germain, and sits within walking distance of Musée Rodin, Musée Picasso, Musée de l'Orangerie and Institut du Monde Arabe. Facilities include studios, woodshops and metal workshops equipped to standards seen at Royal College of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design. The campus houses exhibition spaces comparable to venues like Centre d'Art Contemporain, residency apartments similar to Cité internationale des arts and archives that reference collections from Bibliothèque nationale de France, Archives Nationales and Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Programs range from foundational studios to postgraduate doctorates aligned with doctoral schools connected to EHESS, Université Paris-Saclay and Université PSL. Curricula encompass painting, sculpture, digital media, performance and curatorial studies resonant with courses at Goldsmiths, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Yale School of Art and School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Specialized pathways engage with theoretical modules referencing Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze and Pierre Bourdieu and practice-led research influenced by John Cage, Joseph Beuys, Marcel Duchamp and Nam June Paik. Exchange programs and joint degrees exist with institutions such as Berlin University of the Arts, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Università IUAV di Venezia and Royal Academy of Arts.
Faculty roster has included practitioners, critics and theorists interacting with institutions such as Getty Research Institute, Tate Modern, Museum of Modern Art, Louvre Museum and National Gallery. Administrative leadership has interfaced with cultural policymakers from Ministry of Culture (France), funding agencies like Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Fondation de France and contemporary curators from Stedelijk Museum, Kunsthalle Basel and Serpentine Galleries. Visiting professors have been drawn from networks around Harvard University, Princeton University, UCLA, University of California, Berkeley and Rutgers University.
Student organizations collaborate with collectives and platforms such as La Générale, Les Grands Voisins, Frac Île-de-France, Consortium and artist-run spaces like Jardin d'Acclimatation and Le Plateau. Cultural life is animated by screenings and seminars referencing works curated by Chris Dercon, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Okwui Enwezor and festivals like Cannes Film Festival, Festival d'Avignon and Nuit Blanche. Student projects often engage with public commissions and programs administered by Ville de Paris, DRAC Île-de-France and international partners including British Council, Goethe-Institut and Instituto Cervantes.
Alumni and faculty networks intersect with artists, critics and curators who have shown at Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, MoMA, Palais de Tokyo, Serpentine Galleries and events such as Venice Biennale, Documenta and Whitney Biennial. Names affiliated through teaching, exhibitions or residencies include figures associated with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sophie Calle, Anish Kapoor, Ai Weiwei, Tracey Emin, Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramović, Olafur Eliasson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Bridget Riley, Miroslaw Bałka, Rachel Whiteread, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Nan Goldin, Richard Serra, Kara Walker, Ellsworth Kelly, Chris Ofili, Tania Bruguera, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Gillian Wearing, Tacita Dean, Daniel Buren, Marcel Broodthaers, On Kawara, Sol LeWitt, Lee Ufan, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Hito Steyerl, Kehinde Wiley, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Jannis Kounellis, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Doris Salcedo, Theaster Gates, El Anatsui and William Kentridge.
The school maintains formal and informal partnerships with museums, universities and cultural organizations including Centre Pompidou, Musée du Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Palais de Tokyo, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Fonds régional d'art contemporain, British Council, Goethe-Institut, Institut Français, European Capital of Culture, UNESCO, European Commission, Erasmus+, Mondriaan Fonds and foundations such as Rockefeller Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations.
Category:Art schools in France