André Rouillé (21 March 1948 – 7 May 2025) was a French historian and theorist of photography. He was professor at University Paris 8, author of a significant number of books on photography and contemporary art, and founder and editor-in-chief of Paris-Art, the first French website devoted to contemporary culture.
Life and career In 1980, Rouillé (being a math professor by that time) got a doctoral degree in historical sciences in University of Franche-Comté. His research changed views of the genesis of photography. Later he wrote two books based on his thesis: L'Empire de la photographie, 1839–1870Rouillé, Andre. L'Empire de la photographie : photographie et pouvoir bourgeois 1839–1870. Paris: Le Sycomore, 1982. 214 p. and La Photographie en France, 1816–1871. Textes et controverses.Rouillé, André. "La Photographie en France 1816–1871, textes et controverses : une anthologie". Paris: Macula, 1989. 512 p.
In 1986–1997, Rouillé was editor-in-chief of the famous La recherche photographique ("Photography Review").
In 2002, he created the Paris-Art website devoted to contemporary culture including art, photography, design, dance, and literature.Paris-Art website.
Rouillé was a professor at Université Paris 8, where he was head of the photography department and in charge of the MA program "Photography and Contemporary Art" and PhD program "Plastic arts: Photography".
Rouillé died on 7 May 2025, at the age of 77.André Rouillé, une vie à l’épreuve de l’art Rouille Andre Emile
Bibliography
Sources Paris-Art website University Paris 8 Department of photography at Paris 8 Bibliography of André Rouillé
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