The artist researcher

"Go to College! Claims Life magazine in 1940. While Europe sinks into chaos, the United States strives to ensure the international production of knowledge and to promote an ideal enlightened democracy alternative. Just like the whole population, artists are encouraged to converge on universities to help found a new American dream, driven by research. Returning to this little-known political project, The Artist-researcher traces the emergence of a figure of the artist whose activity suddenly switches to the university field. Sandra Delacourt