Laure prouvost was the rank outsider from a particularly strong 20 shortlist that included the higherprofile artists tino seghal and david shrigley. Laure prouvost was born in lille, france 1978 and is currently based in antwerp. She lives and works in london, uk and antwerp, belgium. In 2002, she received her bfa from central st martins, london and studied towards her mfa at goldsmiths college, london. Laure prouvost wins turner prize 20 art and design the. Laure prouvost installation and video artist youtube. Laure prouvost artists profile the saatchi gallery. Artist laure prouvost is exhibiting a new work, farfromwords, at londons whitechapel gallery. Laure prouvost we would be floating away from the dirty. Born in france, laure prouvost received the max mara prize for women, 2012, and will be exhibiting new work at whitechapel gallery and tate britain in spring, 20. Interested in confounding linear narratives and expected associations among words, images, and meaning, she has said that in her works fiction and reality get really tangled. Laure prouvost art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. The piece opens in a darkened room, with american curator michael connor reflecting on the differing approaches to cinema and artists. Turner prize 20 nominee laure prouvost uses the idea of the artists book as biography, juxtaposing formal devices with mininarratives, images, and additional handwritten notes.
Like her art, the book is fastpaced and full of quick turns and surprises. Through her work, the artist seeks to destabilize the relationship between language, sensation, and understanding, using familiar narratives in her films to entice the viewer. Laure prouvost, an artist of theories and influences the. The french artist, for whom interviews are treated as a piece of. Her book on unexplained illness, intimacy and motherdaughter relationships. Humour can be a means of saying things that are harder to articulate. Laure prouvost a strong narrative impulse propels her practice, resulting in immersive, transmedial installations with interwoven story lines that combine fiction and reality. Offering a wideangle panorama of provousts career ranging from a key selection of her formative monologue video works, through to recent major installations the exhibition will seek to portray the work of an artist developing complex thought through artistic languages. Laure prouvost we will tell you loads of salades on our way to venice, 2018, join and support laure prouvosts project in venice in purchasing one of her limited edition of 100, 12.
I feel i have lived many lives the londonbased french artist who won the turner prize in 20 is glad success didnt find her before her 30s. She received her bfa from central st martins, london in 2002 and studied towards her mfa at goldsmiths college, london. The artist book includes multivoiced biographies by anonymous contributors, that combine illustrated fantasies, anecdotes and vignettes of the artist, alongside collages of the artists studio, personal communications and a film on paper. Provoust s first artist book extends her preoccupations with the occurrence of mis translations, in which objects, stories, or scene are transformed through film, video and in this. The artist book by laure prouvost book laure prouvost. Laure prouvost on politics, mythmaking and her grandmas cureall tipple. Laure prouvost the artist the artist laure prouvost born 1978, lille, france. Laure prouvost talks about translation, tea, fictitious grandparents, erotic films and trying to make sense of the world by zoe pilger and laure prouvost i meet french artist laure prouvost on a hot summer day at her studio in london fields. This print has been generously donated by new artist patron laure prouvost as part of book works 35th anniversary programme of support towards their new commissions. Artist laure prouvost joins exhibition curator victoria sung for a conversation about prouvosts work and the development of they are waiting for you.
After receiving the max mara prize for women 2011, prouvost was the first french artist to win the prestigious turner prize for contemporary british artists andor living in greatbritain. Actress saoirse ronan announced the award at a ceremony in. Additional support provided by leni and david moore, jr. Laure prouvost born 1978 is a french artist living and working in antwerp, belgium. Feb 27, 2014 a lecture by artist and 20 turner prize winner laure prouvost, whose first u. Learn about the artist and see available works for sale.
Laure prouvost artist biography original signed artworks. For her inaugural new york exhibition, laure prouvost presents an immersive installation. Laure prouvost at m hka museum of contemporary art antwerp. Her videos, installations, paintings and tapestries unhinge commonplace and expected. The max mara art prize nurtures female artists based in the uk, through the commission of a new work. Buy a cheap copy of the artist book by laure prouvost. The artist book, laure prouvost, book works motto distribution. Alice hattrick is a writer and producer based in london. Apr 18, 2014 this pin was discovered by jane harris. Known for her immersive and mixedmedia installations that combine film and installation in humorous and idiosyncratic ways, prouvosts work addresses miscommunication and ideas becoming lost in translation. Legsicon delves into the philosophical depths of the artists practice, through the familiar, if transformed, format of a lexicon, to portray the work of an artist.
French, antwerpbased artist laure prouvost born 1978 combines collage, installation and film. I am mostly looking to bring a bit of weirdness to the world. Laure prouvost is an artist living and working in antwerp, belgium. Mar 02, 2017 laure prouvost takes an intuitive and bodily approach to knowledge, drawing on the everyday and domestic as events merging life and art, and exploiting the slippages of translation and language to confuse fact with fiction. A rising star in the global art world, the french, londonbased artist laure prouvost is recognized for her confounding nonlinear films and immersive environmental installations. Her installation wantee, for instance, which earned her. In his large 480 pages monograph first published in october 2019 in german he manages not to look at the phenomenon of richter, but at the artists paintings and. Laure prouvost, london art book fair, whitechapel gallery, london. Oct 23, 2015 in her current show, laure prouvost, a frenchborn artist who won the turner prize in 20, combines the punchy urgency of movie trailers with ideas derived from film and literary and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Swallow all works 20, the central video of this twopart installation, is a meditation on pleasure, seen through the eyes of a hypothetical aesthete on the. A lecture by artist and 20 turner prize winner laure prouvost, whose first u. The artists biography that opens laure prouvost s the artist book is, like her films, an exercise in translation and reception, authorship and authority. Dec 02, 20 laure prouvost was the rank outsider from a particularly strong 20 shortlist that included the higherprofile artists tino seghal and david shrigley. Laure prouvost explores the processes of narrative, translation and reflection, and the. First shown at mmk frankfurt in 2016 and reconfigured for the exhibition, this hypnagogic. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. These and other sections demonstrate prouvosts peculiar and complex navigation of influence, humour. The artist s biography that opens laure prouvosts the artist book is, like her films, an exercise in translation and reception, authorship and authority. Provoust s first artist book extends her preoccupations with the occurrence of mis translations, in which objects, stories, or scene are transformed through film, video and in this case, onto the printed page. Oct 17, 2017 artist laure prouvost joins exhibition curator victoria sung for a conversation about prouvosts work and the development of they are waiting for you. The best new art books your 2020 reading list christies. Her installation wantee, for instance, which earned her the 20 turner prize, fittingly exhibits these traits. Laure prouvost, the hepworth, wakefield the wanderer betty drunk, art exchange, colchester it heat hit, black box gallery part of fourth wall series, vox populi, philadelphia the artist and the bunker, shanaynay, paris images festival, toronto film.
Prouvost was born in croix, an upscale suburb of lille. And so begins owt 2007, a film that laure prouvost made shortly before she went to goldsmiths college in london. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. May 23, 2017 french, antwerpbased artist laure prouvost born 1978 combines collage, installation and film. Laure prouvost is a french artist living and working in london. Laure prouvost wins turner prize 20 art and design. Laure prouvost was born in lille, france and is currently based in antwerp. The artists words will appear alongside original contributions by theoreticians, art critics, and curators, providing the reader with a deeper understanding of each. Laure prouvost, they are waiting for you, 2017 laure prouvost.
The artist book book works artists books by laure prouvost. Laure prouvost takes an intuitive and bodily approach to knowledge, drawing on the everyday and domestic as events merging life and art, and exploiting the slippages of translation and language to confuse fact with fiction. French artist laure prouvost surprise winner of turner. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. First publication ever to provide a complete survey of the artists oeuvre to date. In her current show, laure prouvost, a frenchborn artist who won the turner prize in 20, combines the punchy urgency of movie trailers with ideas derived from film and literary and. Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on llery. In 2019, she is representing france at the venice biennale with the multimedia work the deep blue sea surrounding you.
The video installation is the result of a 6month long residency in italy as part of the max mara art prize for women. Published by book works 165mm x 240mm, 384 pages, full color offset printed, perfect bound, hardcover, ed. The artist was lost in grand mas dream the abandoned artist studio got improved since grand dad has been lost in the tunnels of histories, grand dad is a conceptual artist whos last piece was to digg a tunnel to africa without the authority knowing about it, all for the love of wantee during their tea parties as there is no more love among. Or, rather, an exercise in mistranslation and obfuscation, authorlessness and with a nod to georges bataille, who unwittingly provides the books cover formlessness. Laure prouvost was born in 1978 in croixlille, france. Laure prouvost is a contemporary french artist known for her multimedia installations and performances. Mellon foundation, the national endowment for the arts, and the william and nadine mcguire commissioning fund. Artist laure prouvosts solo show at londons whitechapel. Laure prouvost is a frenchborn artist who resides and works in london, england. The gallery space will be transformed into a subterranean travel agency, deep travel ink, 2016 with ambiguous function, purported to belong to the artists uncle. Laure prouvost at lisson gallery for her latest exhibition, the londonbased, turner prizewinning artist laure prouvost is evoking an immersive, subterranean travel agency.
See more ideas about artistic installation, art viewer and wall text. However, laure prouvosts work includes the art forms of collage, installation, and film in combination. Turner prize nominee laure prouvost uses the idea of the artist s book as biography, juxtaposing formal devices with mininarratives, images, and additional handwritten notes. Mar 11, 2019 one early trend were seeing is an uptick in the number of female artists, including turner prize winner laure prouvost, who will represent france, cathy wilkes representing great britain, and. Turner prize 20 nominee laure prouvost uses the idea of the artists book as biography, juxtaposing formal devices with mininarratives, images, and. Tania bruguera, douglas gordon, laure prouvost and. Turner prize nominee laure prouvost uses the idea of the artists book as biography, juxtaposing formal devices with mininarratives, images, and additional handwritten notes. The show spread through the entire 10 th avenue gallery space and included two years of artistic production. Her videos, installations, paintings and tapestries unhinge commonplace and expected connections between language, image, and perception. The max mara art prize nurtures female artists based in the uk, through the commission of a new work resulting from a 6month residency in italy. This is a special limited edition of the artist book, each with a unique artwork, sized and folded like a dust jacket for the special hardback version of the book. Laure prouvosts most recent exhibition in new york at lisson gallery 9 march14 april 2018 was a gesamtkunstwerk of sorts. Aug 02, 20 turner prize nominee laure prouvost uses the idea of the artists book as biography, juxtaposing formal devices with mininarratives, images, and additional handwritten notes.
In 2019, she represented france at the venice biennale with the multimedia work the deep blue sea surrounding you. Former turner prize winner laure prouvost invites authorjess saxbyauthor into her antwerp studio to talk wordplay and social media delusion ahead of her lisson gallery show opening in new york. Laure prouvost we would be floating away from the dirty past. Digital pigment print on somerset photo satin 300gsm. This exhibition will be the largest organised to date on the practice of artist laure prouvost. They are waiting for you is made possible with generous support from the andrew w. Mar 22, 20 artist laure prouvost is exhibiting a new work, farfromwords, at londons whitechapel gallery. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. First shown at mmk frankfurt in 2016 and reconfigured for the exhibition, this hypnagogic environment, replete with watercoolers, plants. Her experience working as john lathams assistant in the early 2000s has provided a rich and playful resource for her work.
Language in its broadest sense permeates the video, sound, installation and performance work of laure prouvost. The turner prizewinning artist laure prouvost is known for her lush, immersive films and mixedmedia installations. This volume takes its name from antwerpbased french artist laure prouvosts born 1978 first major solo exhibition in italy, gathering over 15 worksinstallation, videos and projections, sculptures and found objectsas a museum dedicated to prouvosts grandfather. Laure prouvost artist bio and art for sale artspace.
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