Sophie Berrebi is an art historian, author, and curator. She is an associate professor in the history of art at the University of Amsterdam. She has published widely and won the Richard Schlagman Art Book Award for history of art in 2019.[1]

Biography edit

Berrebi was born in Paris. She graduated from the Courtauld Institute of Art with a PhD in 2003. She teaches art history and theory at the University of Amsterdam and her research is based at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis. She is particularly interested in photography and contemporary art.[2]

Awards edit

Richard Schlagman Art Book award for Dubuffet and the City: People, Place, and Urban Space published by Hauser & Wirth (won both the art history and best book design prizes).[3]

Curated exhibitions edit

  • Jean Dubuffet. The Deep End. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2017-2018[4]
  • Platform: Body/Space. Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, 2016-2017
  • Il faut que le masque ait dansé. Marres, Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, 2013

Books edit

  • The Sharing Economy, 2023 - her first novel[5]
  • The Shape of Evidence. Contemporary Art and the Document, 2015[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. ^ "sophieberrebi.net". sophieberrebi.net. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. ^ "Revamped art book prize wants to become the Oscars of arts publications—is it succeeding?". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. ^ Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2023-03-15). "Dr. S.Y. (Sophie) Berrebi". University of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. ^ Berrebi, Sophie (2023-03-02). The Sharing Economy. Scribner. ISBN 978-1-3985-1556-7.
  6. ^ Amsterdam, Universiteit van (2023-03-15). "Dr. S.Y. (Sophie) Berrebi". University of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2023-03-29.