Annette Messager
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Annette Messager is a French artist who was born in 1943. She is known mainly for her installation work which often incorporates photographs and various materials.[1] Messager has exhibited and published her work extensively. She is the partner of artist Christian Boltanski.
In 2005 her work was featured in the French Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, where she won the Golden Lion for her Pinocchio-inspired installation that transformed the French pavilion into a casino. [2] She had a solo exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in 2007.
Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Uta Grosenick, Women Artists in the 20th and 21st Century, Taschen, 2001, p354. ISBN 3822858544
- ^ Magdalene Perez (March 3, 2006), Caught On Video: Annette Messager Star of New Artist Bio-Pic?, ARTINFO, <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/13350/caught-on-video-annette-messager-star-of-new-artist-bio-pic/>. Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ^ MoMA online catalogue
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[edit] Biography
Fabian Stech, J'ai parlé avec Lavier, Annette Messager, Sylvie Fleury, Hirschhorn, Pierre Huyghe, Delvoye, D.F.-G. Hou Hanru, Sophie Calle, Ming, Sans et Bourriaud. Presses du réel Dijon, 2007.
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