Jean Clair

1940 -

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Lycée Henri-IV, Harvard University, Faculty of Arts of Paris, University of Paris, Lycée Carnot

occupation: art historian, journalist, writer, exhibition curator, curator

award received: Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, Prix du livre incorrect, prix Terre de France

position held: museum director, seat 39 of the Académie française

Jean Clair (French: [klɛʁ]) is the pen name of Gérard Régnier (born 20 October 1940 in Paris, France). Clair is an essayist, a polemicist, an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie française since May, 2008. He was, for many years, the director of the Picasso Museum in Paris. Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalog of the works of Balthus. He was also the director of the Venice Biennale in 1995. Source: Wikipedia (en)