The exhibition catalogue for the Château d’Oiron presents more than 170 artworks from the collection of Antoine de Galbert, placed in such a way as to dialogue with the permanent collection of contemporary art Curios & Mirabilia, assembled by the same Jean-Hubert Martin in 1993. The collection of Antoine de Galbert is deployed in exhibition galleries according to themes inherent to it, with great importance being attached to the eye, the face and its expressions, and to injuries. The confrontation of these two collections and the dialogue established between the two men give rise to new effects of surprise in the catalogue thanks to collages that are as frontal as they are playful. The catalogue displays all of the artworks presented in the space, including From here to ear by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot whose music can be heard within these 16th century walls. A number of artists are featured in both collections: Hubert Duprat, Markus Raetz, Wim Delvoye, Annette Messager, Christian Boltanski, Marina Abramovic, Bertrand Lavier, Nicolas Darrot… Others have onlyrecently entered Oiron: Théo Mercier, Gilles Barbier, Stéphane Thidet, Barthélémy Toguo, Jackie Kayser, Steven Cohen

Beyond a simple fascination for NASA, the manual is of interest for several reasons:
— It is an exhaustive presentation of visual identity – from letterheads to the markings on the space shuttle Discovery
— and thus allows the reader to apprehend the different formal, political and technical scales of the use of signs.
— The clarity of its texts which guided the personnel responsible for producing new documents contrasts sharply with the mainstream vocabulary in the communications field today.
— As an object, it is worthy of the interest it has created. It demonstrates the ambition and care taken in its presentation. Its format facilitates manipulation to ensure the organization, comprehension and implementation of the instructions and propositions it contains.

Forthcoming issues:

n°31 — An Edition: The Serving Library. Interview with Stuart Bertolotti-Bailey by James Langdon — available
n°32 — A Graphic Designer and Illustrator: Bráulio Amado. Author: Manon Bruet — available
n°33 — Ligneous, tentacular forms: Decorative invasions and man eating plants. Author: Camille Pageard — available
n°34 — An award: What is a most beautiful book? Author: Thierry Chancogne — available
n°35 — An eye: artists’ view of the modern world 1911 – 1938. Author: Sonia de Puineuf — available
n°36 — Photography suspended: Herbert Bayer. Author: Remi Parcollet — available
n°37 — A polygraph: Georges Nelson. Author: Catherine Geel — available
n°38 — A debate: Jan Van Toorn / Wim Crouwel. Author: Thierry Chancogne — available
n°39 — A series of cards and performances: My Calling (Card) #1 #2 #3 by Adrian Piper. Author: Jérôme Dupeyrat — available
n°40 — A collaboration: Les Urbaines & Eurostandard. Author : Manon Bruet — available
n°41 — The Image of Fashion: Forget (fashion) photography? Author: Aude Felley — available
n°42 — 12 or 13 things I know about: F.R.DAVID. Authors: Victoire Le Bars et Benjamin Thorel — available

n°43 — A typeface: “Typographic writing”. Author: Thierry Chancogne — Forthcoming

n°44 — A conundrum: the visual communication of neuroscience. Author: James Langdon — Forthcoming
n°45 — Made Redundant. (4 templates). Author: Stuart Bertolotti-Bailey — Forthcoming