Christian Lapie

Christian Lapie, Paris, Éditions Lord Byron, 2026

First edition
Edition of 350 copies
Hardcover, 24 x 31.9 cm, 160 pages
Bilingual edition: French, English
Translations by John Barrett
ISBN: 978-2-488446-24-2

Christian Lapie. An Infinite Time is the artist’s new monograph,
produced following the installation of his sculptures in the park of the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud. The volume includes texts by Guy Boyer and Edward de Lumley

“As with Lapie, so with Brâncuși, sculpture is rooted in place. As with Lapie, so with Brâncuși, it reveals its meaning only when engaged within the space that surrounds it. It speaks solely in its totality. Seemingly silent, it in fact carries within it an infinity of messages.” (Excerpt from a text by Guy Boyer)

Born in 1955, Christian Lapie lives and works in the Marne department. He is a French sculptor renowned for his monumental figures in charred wood. Present in public spaces across the world, his works interrogate collective memory and our relationship to time, nature, and humanity. Since the early 1990s, his works have been the subject of numerous monographic exhibitions. They have been installed in sites such as the Domaine de Saint-Cloud, the Musée Soulages in Rodez, the Jardins de la Petite Afrique in Monaco, the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, the Place du Louvre in Paris, among many others. He is represented by the RX&SLAG gallery in Paris.

Born on October 20, 1958, in Avignon, Guy Boyer is an art critic, member of the AICA, journalist, and exhibition curator. Widely known for having served as editor-in-chief of Connaissance des Arts from 2002 to 2022, he was previously editor-in-chief of Beaux-Arts Magazine until 1996, then editorial director of the journal L’Œil from 1997 to 2001. He also regularly hosts a programme on Radio Classique.

Edward de Lumley is the Regional Director for Cultural Affairs of Île-de-France. He previously served as Director of Cultural Development and Public Engagement at the Centre des Monuments nationaux, as well as administrator of the château and ramparts of the Cité de Carcassonne, the Palais Jacques Cœur, the tower and crypt of Bourges Cathedral, the house of George Sand, and the château of Bourges. Before joining the Centre des Monuments nationaux, Edward de Lumley worked extensively in cultural affairs in Eastern Europe, promoting the French language and culture in major cities of the Ural region, before assuming, until 2011, the directorship of the Institut français in Saint Petersburg.