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After 8 Books is set to present 'Lucy McKenzie: La locataire / The Tenant' at a launch and presentation in Paris on Tuesday, 21 July, at 7 PM. The publication is a monographic critical essay by Marie Canet on the Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie, and the source material describes it as the first text to directly address the connections between McKenzie’s work, pornography, and special effects.
According to the announcement, the book’s title points to McKenzie’s movement through different periods and aesthetic spaces, where she appropriates existing codes to build new visual fictions. The text is described as being shaped by post-#MeToo feminist thinking, alternative approaches to biography, reflections on the art world, and contemporary debates around appropriation, embodiment, and the status of the artwork.
The publication appears in both English and French, expanding its reach across audiences in both languages. The listing also identifies Bierke Verlag as the publisher and gives the book’s price as 15€. The source material presents the book as part of an ongoing collaboration between McKenzie and Canet rather than a standalone editorial project.
That collaboration is said to have lasted more than eight years and to have included projects such as the 'Atelier E.B: Passer-by' catalogue, published for an exhibition at Fondation Galeries Lafayette, and 'Pervert or Detective', a conversation between Lucy McKenzie and artist Reba Maybury. The announcement notes that these joint projects culminated in two outcomes in 2026: the exhibition 'Plastic Newspaper', shown at CRAC Sète in March 2026, and the book 'Lucy McKenzie, The Tenant'.
The event notice does not indicate that the launch itself is taking place at CRAC Sète or at any museum or gallery venue. Instead, it appears in the context of After 8 Books, which lists its address as 7 rue Jarry, 75010 Paris, and describes itself as a bookstore with regular opening hours from Tuesday to Friday and on Saturday. The communication frames the presentation as a book launch rather than an exhibition opening.
The publication’s emphasis on McKenzie’s use of historical styles and visual codes aligns with the broader language in the announcement, which focuses on fiction, appropriation, embodiment, and the status of the artwork. With editions available in English and French, 'The Tenant' is positioned as both a critical study and a document of a long-running exchange between artist and writer, brought into view through the Paris launch on 21 July at 7 PM.
