French Literature Reviews - 2026
Victor Burgin, Formes d’idéologie. Écrits sur l’image
Art and Visual Culture
Formes d’idéologie. Écrits sur l’image is a collection of writings by the artist and theorist Victor Burgin. Written between 1982 and 2024, these twelve essays examine the political dimensions of aesthetics, exploring subjects as diverse as the role of photography in shaping ideologies, the ambiguous category of the essay-film, and the status of art in the age of AI. By introducing this collection to the French-speaking readership, this volume aims above all to foster an encounter with a singular body of thought and work, defined by an exemplary critical rigor.
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An article about this book can be read on en-attendant-nadeau.fr:
“Deconstructing Images”, by Laurent Jenny (published online on July 3, 2026)
Mimésis editions presents Formes d’idéologie, an anthology of texts by the British artist and theorist Victor Burgin. Spanning over forty years of activity (from 1982 to 2024), these diverse writings are shaped by a wide range of influences, combining French theory, psychoanalysis, and visual studies.
Published by Mimésis, Formes d’idéologie. Écrits sur l’image is a collection of writings by the British artist and theorist Victor Burgin. Written between 1982 and 2024, these twelve essays span over forty years of activity and examine the political dimensions of aesthetics. These diverse writings are shaped by a wide range of influences, combining French theory, psychoanalysis, and visual studies to explore how visual culture intersects with political structures and contemporary technologies.
The texts investigate diverse subjects, including the role of photography in shaping ideologies, the ambiguous category of the essay-film, and the status of art in the age of AI. By introducing this collection to the French-speaking readership, the volume aims to foster an encounter with a singular body of thought and work defined by critical rigor. Readers interested in contemporary art, visual theory, and politics may find it relevant to their studies of image culture.