![]() ![]() Nor is he averse to a spot of moonlighting he has directed films, recorded albums and even popped up on the silver screen himself. Eight years later, his novel La Carte et le territoire, a satirical look at contemporary art, was awarded the Goncourt Prize – France’s highest literary gong. In 2002, he wrote an essay for a Thomas Ruff monograph. While ‘Planet Houellebecq’ may not be the most enticing of propositions, the 59 year-old author is no stranger to the art world. ![]() The exhibition will apparently offer us a glimpse into ‘the world of Michel Houellebecq’ given the nihilistic tone of the novelist’s oeuvre, the Rake can’t help but raise his eyebrows at what the said ‘world’ might resemble. Jean de Loisy, the museum’s president, has described the experience as a ‘cinematic’ adventure featuring installations and films by artists including Robert Combas and Iggy Pop. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art and museum stories.įrom across the Channel, news reaches Rakewell that the novelist, poet and aspiring gargoyle Michel Houellebecq is to curate an exhibition at Paris’s Palais de Tokyo next year. ![]() Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. ![]()
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