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was Alumnus of the Ecole Normale Superieure (1977-1980) and Professor of History of Art at the University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense. Thierry Dufrêne published, among others, Giacometti. The Dimensions of Reality, Geneva, Skira, (1993), The Big Gallery of sculptures, Paris, Center Pompidou Pompidou/Louvre/Orsay (2005), Giacometti / Genet. Masks and modern portrait, Paris, Vilo (2006), David Nash, Paris, Gallery Lelong (2012), Dali. Double image, double life, Paris, Hazan (2012) and La poupee sublimee. Quand Niki de Saint-Phalle et les artistes contemporains font des poupees, Paris, Skira (2014). He was one of the curators of the exhibition Salvador Dali (Pompidou Center, 2012- 2013, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, 2013-2014) and of the exhibition Persona. Etrangement humain (Musee du Quai Branly, January-October 2016). He is currently preparing a book on the history of contemporary sculpture (Hazan/ Hachette). From 2007 to 2013, he was Deputy Head of the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art (Paris). He is a member of the Comite francais d’Histoire de l’art and of AICA International (International Association of Art Critics) and he is chief editor of the journal 20/21. Cahiers du Centre Pierre Francastel (2008-); he belongs to the editorial committee of the journal Diogenes (UNESCO). He was invited to teach and give lectures in several countries. Since 2004, the Academic Secretary of CIHA, he has organized 2 CIHA’ colloquia : “Art history and anthropology” in June, 2007 at the Musee du Quai Branly (Paris) and “Civilization(s) : Mediterranean Sea and beyond” in June, 2014, at the MUCEM, (Marseilles).