Serge Guilbaut (France, 1943) is a professor of art history at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, has written extensively on modern and contemporary art, in particular Post-World War II cultural relations between France and the US. His books include How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art: Abstract Expressionism, Freedom and the Cold War (University of Chicago Press, 1983) which has been translated into Spanish, French, German and Polish; and Voir, ne pas voir, faut voir (Chambon, France, 1994). He has edited several books: Modernism and Modernity (Nova Scotia School of Art and Design Press, 1983), Reconstructing Modernism (MIT Press, 1990). Among the exhibitions he has organized are Théodore Géricault; Tradition in Chaos; and Up Against the Wall Mother Poster (1968 posters). He appeared in the film Banquet at Tetlapayac: Einstein in Mexico, filmed in Mexico, and also is active as a photographer/artist. Currently he is finishing a book about the art debates in post-war Paris and their relation (or lack thereof) with New York, The Spittle, the Square, and (un) Happy Worker. He is married with two children and lives in Vancouver