Author Archives: JoelChevrier

Bill Fontana brings the bells of Notre-Dame back to life

Deepl translation of https://theconversation.com/quand-bill-fontana-redonne-vie-aux-cloches-de-notre-dame-185522 On the 5th floor terrace of the Centre Pompidou, artist Bill Fontana lets us hear “live” the permanent vibrations of the bells of Notre Dame, even though they are totally inaudible to the ear. This is a magnificent and impressive sound installation produced as part of the Manifeste 2022 festival organized by IRCAM (Institut deContinue reading “Bill Fontana brings the bells of Notre-Dame back to life”

Contemporary art: Tarek Atoui, a passer of vibrations

Tarek Atoui has exhibited his work “The Ground” at the Bourse du Commerce, the contemporary art center created by François Pinault, until September 6, 2021. He had already presented it at the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art in 2019. Tarek Atoui is first and foremost a musician, specializing in electroacoustics. As an artist, he explores the vibrationsContinue reading “Contemporary art: Tarek Atoui, a passer of vibrations”

A physicist at the museum, an English version of my Arts&Sciences book

A physicist at the museum: A scientist’s view of contemporary artists Find the EN-book Here At a café between scientists, engineers and artists in Grenoble, I hear myself say, “I love your arts and sciences exhibition. I could give a lecture based on my physicist’s view of some of these works.” Obviously, one of theContinue reading “A physicist at the museum, an English version of my Arts&Sciences book”

Once upon a time… the atmosuicide of Earthlings

“Air is the only matter we inhabit”. This quote, reported by architectural historian Cyrille Simonnet in Brève histoire de l’air, is attributed to Yves Klein. Do we often think of “inhabiting matter”? Not really! Yet we live in the air, that omnipresent material in our daily lives that we neither see nor feel.

A shooting star of British art, Hamad Butt died of AIDS in 1994. 

Hamad Butt was a young English artist when he died of AIDS in 1994. After graduating from Goldsmiths University in London in 1990, and a fellow student of artist Damien Hirst, he was a shooting star in the British art world. He was the subject of a long article in The Guardian newspaper in June 2023. It wasContinue reading “A shooting star of British art, Hamad Butt died of AIDS in 1994. “

A scientist’s look at Johann Le Guillerm’s circus

For Johann Le Guillerm, the Scientifiss is a son of science. Touched, I’m laid bare. I’m a physics teacher and researcher, one of those lucky Scientifiss. I’m also passionate about Johann Le Guillerm’s work. What are the links between the two? I’ve seen several of his shows. I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with him many times. AtContinue reading “A scientist’s look at Johann Le Guillerm’s circus”

“A physicist at museum”, my book published in March 23

Un Physicien au musée teaser : For physicist Joël Chevrier, certain universal questions such as motion, light, space, time, matter… are the bedrock of our lives, and everyone makes them their own. Science produces in-depth knowledge on each one, yet each scientist’s contribution is often no more than a grain of sand.But science is notContinue reading ““A physicist at museum”, my book published in March 23″

My science&art book « un physicien au musée » March 2023

In March 2023, a book published at Ed. L’art-dit For a physicist, certain universal questions such as motion, light, space, time, matter… are the bedrock of our lives, and everyone makes them their own. Science produces in-depth knowledge on each one, yet each scientist’s contribution is often no more than a grain of sand.But scienceContinue reading “My science&art book « un physicien au musée » March 2023”