Michel Poivert

Michel Poivert (born 1965) is professor of the history of contemporary art and photography at the Sorbonne. He has taken a special interest in pictorialism, the subject of his doctorate thesis. From 1995 to 2010, he was president of Société française de photographie, the French Photography Society.
Career.
In 1992, Poivert helped the Société française de photographie (SFP) recover from near bankruptcy and became its president in 1995. In 2004, he organized the exhibition "L'Utopie photographique", clearly testifying to the association's new lease of life on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. He has been editor of SFP's magazine, "Etudes photographiques", and together with Clément Chéroux, he has participated in building a collection of biographies of contemporary photographers, also published by the SFP. In addition to his teaching and research assignments, he has been effective in promoting the younger generation of French photographers.
Works.
In collaboration with Clément Chéroux: Collection de monographies de photographes contemporains, Edition 779, Société française de photographie:
Exhibitions.
Michel Poivert has organized a number of photo exhibitions: