Youssef Ishaghpour
Youssef Ishaghpour, born in Tehran on March 14, 1940, was an internationally renowned French essayist of Iranian origin.
He wrote extensively about cinema, philosophy, art history, and photography. His ideas were shaped by his encounter with the writings of the young Georg Lukács, Lucien Goldmann, Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno.
Ishaghpour’s philosophical and critical approach to visual culture was anchored in his notion of “modes of the image.” His unusual oeuvre is extraordinarily multifaceted. His books and essays engage a wide array of film makers, artists, and philosophers.
The Friends of Youssef Ishaghpour is an association created in October 2021. Its goal is to disseminate and promote the work of Youssef Ishaghpour in its various dimensions: essays on cinema, works on painting, philosophical essays, photographs , musical performances.
News
From November 21 to January 31, 2026Médiathèque André MalrauxOn the occasion of the publication of "Cinema and Modernity", the André Malraux media library in Maisons-Alfort will present, from November 21, 2025 to January 31, 2026, a previously unpublished collection of his original photographs.
D'octobre à janvier 2026Cinémathèque FrançaiseD'octobre à janvier 2026, la cinémathèque française met en avant l’œuvre d'Orson Welles.
Time to be definedPodcastManouchka Toubiana's podcast At the Crossroads offers a series of programs in tribute to Youssef Ishaghpour, both episodes are online.
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“This book goes so far into the quintessence of Kiefer's art that we can say to ourselves that he has said everything, written everything and that there was nothing as important left for him to leave us in posterity. »
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Kiefer, Ruins in the Beginning
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