LYDIA HADDAG

“The Maghrebian art world in the 20th century: a comparative reading of the history of  Algerian and Tunisian art collectives, 1930-1990”, conducted at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Attached to the InVisu research laboratory (CNRS/INHA), under the supervision of Mercedes Volait, Director of research at the CNRS, in co-direction with Alain Messaoudi, Lecturer in contemporary history (HDR).  The jury was impressed by the project to reconstruct networks of Maghreb art and artists that were overlooked or forgotten by a history that has favored the analysis of individual trajectories, in key times of Algeria and Tunisia, before and after decolonization. 

MONICA SEICEANU

“Weaving, exhibiting, resisting: a new history of the Cold War through fiber art and  the international Tapestry biennials in Lausanne (1962-1995)”  conducted at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, part of the HiCSA (History of culture and social. art) research laboratory and École doctorale 441, under the supervision of Sophie Delpeux, Associate Professor (HDR) in contemporary art history. The jury was impressed by the choice of this little-studied subject, which complements a more inclusive art history by integrating textile practices that have long been sidelined but have been revalued in recent years.