The artist book book works artists books by laure prouvost 20401 on. 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. Laure prouvost, london art book fair, whitechapel gallery, london the wanderer. Laure prouvost, the artist representing france in the venice biennale, wants you to know shes a bigtime liar. Witness the visceral and lively work of laure prouvost s art on the underground commission and alternate between roister and rumination. Laure prouvost emerging artists and new contemporary art. Laure prouvost, you are deeper than what you think, art on the underground. The artist book includes multivoiced biographies by anonymous contributors, that combine illustrated fantasies, anecdotes and vignettes of the artist, alongside collages of the artist s studio, personal communications and a film on paper. Laure prouvost wins turner prize 20 art and design.
Aug 2, 20 laure prouvost, the artist book special edition, 20. This is one of my favorite books,the artist book, laure prouvost. These and other sections demonstrate prouvost s peculiar and complex navigation of influence, humour, art history and methodologies that informs her idiosyncratic. 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. The turner prizewinning artist laure prouvost is known for her lush, immersive films and mixedmedia installations. Laure prouvost the hidden paintings grandma improved, on. Laure prouvost wins turner prize 20 french video and multimedia artist is surprise winner of uks most prestigious art prize at ceremony in derry, northern ireland published. Her largest exhibition yet opens today at the museum of contemporary art. Laure prouvost born 1978 is a french artist living and working in antwerp, belgium. Reproductions of artworks, preparatory documents, visual references, and studio views will bear witness to each step in the artists process and accompany. A lecture by artist and 20 turner prize winner laure prouvost, whose first u. Her experience working as john lathams assistant in the early 2000s has provided a rich and playful resource for her work. Laure prouvost, the artist representing france in the. Was her grandfather really a conceptual artist who dug a tunnel from europe to africa and literally got lost in the process.
New art editions is an online service and we continue to offer our services throughout these strange and troubled times. Laure prouvost was born in 1978 in croixlille, france. Look behind the curtain by laure prouvost on artnet. Tania bruguera, douglas gordon, laure prouvost and. Some of our partners, which are featured with their artworks on our website, are temporarily closed. During her early years in london, she worked as an assistant to john latham british, 19212006, a conceptual artist well known for examining the. Browse more artworks laure prouvost from saatchi gallery.
Launched today thursday 20th june art on the underground present french artist laure prouvost s first public commission in the uk, an ambitious citywide series of poster infiltrating advertising sites across all 270 london underground stations. The weird conceptual universe of the artist laure prouvost. A rising star in the global art world, the french, londonbased artist laure prouvost is recognized for her confounding nonlinear films and immersive. On view until 15 december 2019 across 270 london train stations, you are deeper than what you think is the french artist s first uk public art commission and, as with all of her work, it mingles images with words, animating heavy subject matter with. After graduating from central st martin s in 2002, she worked as an artist s assistant to john latham before studying at goldsmiths college. France in the worlds most prestigious international art showcase. The artist book by prouvost, laure 20 paperback on.
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. Laure prouvost, ideally some big shelf with beautiful books be. All the very breast, laure prouvost, she signs off in the books introduction. Laure prouvost is digging a tunnel between the french and. Installation art, video, laure prouvostartworks on ebay original artworks, prints, exhibition posters, monographs, books, collectibles. These and other sections demonstrate prouvost s peculiar and complex navigation of influence, humour, art history and methodologies that informs her idiosyncratic language. In 2011, londonbased french artist laure prouvost was announced the winner of the fourth max mara art prize for women. 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.
Our offerings and private sales are fully available. Laure prouvost s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized. View look behind the curtain by laure prouvost on artnet. Artist laure prouvost joins exhibition curator victoria sung for a conversation about prouvost s work and the development of they are waiting for you. En 2011, elle remporte le max mara art prize for women en. Laure prouvost installation and video artist youtube. In 2011, prouvost won the maxmara art prize for women and was the recipient. Elle sinstalle a londres en 1999 et etudie au central saint martins college of art and design, puis au goldsmiths college. The artist laure prouvost born 1978, lille, france.
Laure prouvost, an artist of theories and influences the. Her first impulse was to cover the london underground in breasts but instead the turner prizewinner is urging commuters to pick up shovels. The artist book this book likes you, laure prouvost. Laure prouvost, the artist representing france in the venice. Her work often comprises films and installations and in 20 she won the turner prize for her video. Laure prouvosts art is full of wit, poetry, humor, stories, and unforeseen twists and. This installation, deep see blue surrounding you, is the work of the artist laure prouvost, who, for several. Laure prouvost est une plasticienne et videaste francaise nee a croix en 1978. 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.
I feel i have lived many lives interview by kate kellaway the londonbased french artist who won the turner prize in 20 is glad success didnt find her before her 30s. 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. Prouvost, 35, is a french artist but studied in london at goldsmiths and central saint martins and has lived and worked in the city for more than a decade. Prouvost, born in france but based in britain, was the dark horse on the shortlist for the turner, presented to a british visual artist under the age of 50. Launched today art on the underground present french. Laure prouvost is an artist living and working in antwerp, belgium. Eager to see the art in laure prouvosts first solo exhibition at lisson gallery.
She studied film at central saint martins in london between 1999 and 2002, and later attended goldsmiths college. Laure prouvost looking at you looking at us galerie. Weaving together strands of flimsy deception, energetic mischiefmaking and genuine enquiry, laure prouvost s generous practice invites us into a world thats difficult to leave. In 2019, she is representing france at the venice biennale with the multimedia work the deep blue sea surrounding you. French, born 1978 laure prouvost is a contemporary french artist known for her multimedia installations and performances. The artist s drive,the artist and drugs, being misunderstood, the artist s only love, the forgotten artist,depression and the artist s secret are interesting title of each chapter. 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. Laure prouvost exhibition opens at new museum the new. Whether in videos, installations or performances, the narratives of french artist laure prouvost born 1978 never fail to fascinate. Laure prouvost explores the processes of narrative, translation and reflection, and the substantial miscommunications, cultural slippages, inventive opportunities. Art world laure prouvost is digging a tunnel between the french and british pavilions at the venice biennale. 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. She lives and works in london, uk and antwerp, belgium.
Like her art, the book is fastpaced and full of quick turns and surprises. Laure prouvost is also included in the lyon biennial, until 4th january 2014, and in the exhibition no fear no shame no confusion at triangle, marseille, until 2nd february 2014 in 2014 she will have her first us solo exhibition at the new museum, new york. Laureate du max mara art prize en 2011, premier artiste francais a remporter le prestigieux turner prize en 20, laure prouvost a ete designee pour representer. 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. Laure prouvost artists profile the saatchi gallery.
F rench artist laure prouvost moved to london aged 18. 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. If this icon appears in the top right corner of an image, click to enlarge. This years turner prize winner, laure prouvost, surprised many by taking home the prestigious prize with her moving piece wantee, which weaves together a fictional narrative about her grandfathers relationship with artist kurt schwitters. Her installation wantee, for instance, which earned her. Everyone is talking about the french artist who blurs fact and fiction in a standout. In november 2011 laure prouvost was announced as winner of the max mara art prize that includes a sixmonth residency in italy based at the british school in rome, and at the cittadellarte fondazione pistoletto in biella. The artist bookthis book likes you,laure prouvost ma. 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. French artist laure prouvost opens her largest show ever at the. The artists surreal installation is the talk of the venice biennale. Laure prouvosts brexitfuelled art on the underground. She received her bfa from central st martins, london in 2002 and studied towards her mfa at goldsmiths college, london.
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