Musée Guimet x Les Belles Lettres - Round Table: A global history of iconographic and architectural production in the Indian world

“A global history of the architectural production of the Indian world".

Presentation of Vincent Lefèvre's latest book, Le Génie de l'art indien, followed by a signing session

Faced with the artistic productions of the Indian world, the Western viewer often hesitates between fascination and incomprehension. Confused by an iconography that escapes him and a feeling of exuberance, he feels that he does not have the necessary codes to appreciate it. The aim of this book is to provide keys to understanding this iconographic and architectural production. Thanks to its 150 colour illustrations and the numerous textual sources cited, Vincent Lefèvre's book allows us to enter into the heart of the genius of Indian art, to understand how it is conceived, produced and apprehended, to analyse its relations with the artistic productions of other regions of the world and to describe its achievements. Throughout the pages, an art of suggestion rather than explicitness emerges, one that summons the viewer's imagination at every moment.

In partnership with Les Belles Lettres

Our speakers:

Vincent Lefèvre, heritage curator, has just published "Le génie de l'art indien" (Belles Lettres)

Discussion moderated by Nicolas Filicic, Editor and Head of Development at Belles Lettres