Prune Nourry

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Prune Nourry
Nourry in 2013
Born (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)
NationalityFrench
Known forsculpture, photography, video
Websitehttp://www.prunenourry.com/

Prune Nourry is a French multidisciplinary artist currently working at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, NY.[1]

Specialized in sculpture, she also explores a multitude of media notably through installations that include photography, film and performance.

Prune works on topics ranging from bioethics to women's rights and gender. She brings attention to some of the preoccupying issues that arise from fast-growing scientific discoveries such as sex selection, artificial procreation, and genetic engineering.[2]

Biography[edit]

Nourry was born in Paris, France in 1985. She received a degree in wood sculpture from the École Boulle in Paris, and began her career as independent multidisciplinary artist at the end of her final year at the school. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, NY since 2011.

She is married to the artist JR.[3][4]

In 2016, at age 31, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and by 2019 had undergone a mastectomy.[5] She made a non-fiction film about these experiences called Serendipity.[6] As of 2018, she was in remission.[7]

Selected exhibitions and performances[edit]

Year Exhibit or performance
2017 Contemporary Archeology, Solo Show, Galerie Daniel Templon, Brussels, Belgium, January 12 - March 4, 2017
2016 Anima, Collective Show at the Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, NY, March 3 - April 15, 2016
2015 Terracotta Daughters, The Earth Ceremony, burial of the Terracotta Daughters' army, mainland China, October 17, 2015

Terracotta Daughters & Imbalance, Asia Now, Paris Asian Art Fair, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France, October 20–22, 2015

Terracotta Daughters, Solo Show, Simon Studer Art, Geneva, Switzerland, November 4 - December 18, 2015

2014 Terracotta Daughters, Solo Show, curated by Tatyana Franck, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Mexico City, November 2014

Terracotta Daughters, Solo Show in collaboration with the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) for Crossing The Line Festival, with the support of No Longer Empty, China Institute, New York, September 2014

Site-specific installation Imbalance, Rio Grande 179A Grand st. Chinatown, NYC, Sept 13 - Oct 4 2014

Terracotta Daughters, Solo Show, curated by Tatyana Franck, Flux Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2014

The Archeological Dinner, Performance in collaboration with Michelin Star Chef Jean Francois Piege, Le Centquatre, Paris, France - May 26 and 27

Girls, Collective Show curated by Pharrell Williams at Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France, May 2014

La Part Animale, Collective Show curated by Tatyana Franck at Galerie Sophie Scheidecker, Paris, France, May 2014

Terracotta Daughters, Avec Motifs Apparents, Collective Show curated by José Manuel Gonçalvè at Le CentQuatre, Paris, France, March 2014

Terracotta Daughters, Solo Show, Magda Danysz Gallery, Paris, France, March 2014

2013 Terracotta Daughters, Solo show, Magda Danysz Gallery, Shanghai, China

Genesis, Solo Show, Casino Venier, Venice, Italy

At Home, Group Show, Contemporary Art Center, Malaga, Spain

Holy Daughters, Solo Show curated by Tatyana Franck at Flux Laboratory, Geneva, Switzerland

Holy Daughters, Solo Show at Galerie Henrik Springmann, Berlin, Germany

2012 Nominated for Go Brooklyn, a community-curated project by the Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA

Holy Daughters, Solo Show curated by Tatyana Franck at the Invisible Dog Art Center, New York, USA

2011 Holy River, Performance in collaboration with Calcutta Arts Club, Kolkata, India

Spermbar, Installation and Performance on 5th Ave, commissioned by the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) for Crossing the Line Festival, New York, USA

Holy Daughters, Video projection, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

Holy Daughters, Group Show, Polka Gallery, Paris, France

Holy Daughters, Art Paris Art Fair at Grand Palais, Polka Gallery, Paris, France

Holy Daughters, Solo show, curated by Tatyana Franck, Paris, France

2010 Holy Daughters, Performance, New Delhi, India
2009 Le Dîner Procréatif, Performance and Solo Show, l’Espace « R », Geneva, Switzerland

Le Dîner Procréatif, Performance, the Laboratory Studio, Paris, France

Gimme More, Group show, Elaine Levy Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2008 Les Bébés Domestiques, Group show, KJBi Art Space, Brussels, Belgium

Les Bébés Domestiques, Performance, Tokyo, Japan

Les Bébés Domestiques, Art Brussels art fair, Elaine Levy Gallery, Brussels, Belgium. Publication of a book in limited edition

Adoption Day #2, Performance in collaboration with Elaine Levy Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2007 Les Bébés Domestiques, Installation, Max Lang Gallery, New York, USA

Adoption Day #1, Performance, in collaboration with Jaguar Shoes Gallery, London, England

Group show, Biennal of Issy, Carte à Jouer Museum, Issy-les Moulineaux, France

L’Animalerie, site-specific installation, reconstitution of animal house, Quai de la Mégisserie, Paris, France

2006 Aux Arts Citoyens, Group Show, Espace des Blancs Manteaux, Paris, France
2004 Toit et Moi, two-person exhibition with the artist JR, La Loge Gallery, Paris, France

Conferences and lectures[edit]

Year
2016 Mapping Memory, Keynote Address, CUNY University The Graduate Center, New York City - March 11

Preparing Tomorrow Today – designing a museum for the future, Conference hosted at Aurora Museum with Tatyana Franck (Director of the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne), Shanghai - China – March 20

2014 Visiting Artist Lecture, Suny New Platz, New York City - Nov 12th

Art et Société: L’Imaginaire Peut-il Influer sur la Réalité?, Conference hosted at Le Centquatre with Sophie Makariou (Directeur of Musée Guimet), Christophe Guilmoto (Sociologist) and Magda Danysz (Galerist), Paris - May 25

French Institute, New York : Discussion with Chien Chung (Didi) Pei, chair of the Board of Trustees of China Institute

2010 Conference Holy Daughters, with the sociologist Ravinder Kaur, moderated by Alka Pande, art adviser and curator. India Habitat Center, New Delhi.

The Emergence of Contemporary Indian Art, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. Moderated by Christine Ithurbide, a researcher in contemporary art.

2009 Interview, Moderated by Malvika Maheshwari, Professor.

Auditorium of the Louvre, Paris. Moderated by Sonia Brunel, speaker of National Museums.

2008 How we draw the borderline between humans and animals: Challenging art experiments with hybrid pet babies, University of Tokyo. Moderated by Noriko Nijiima, sociologist.
2007 Interview, Sciences Po, Paris. Moderated by Gerard Rodach, Professor.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prune Nourry: Statues Also Breathe". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Prune Nuorry Explores Bioethics Through Sculptures in "L'Amazone Erogène"". HYPEBEAST. May 4, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Ryzik, Melena (June 24, 2018). "'A Catharsis Sculpture': An Artist Makes a Monument to Cancer Survivors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Prune Nourry's The Amazon Arrives at the Standard, High Line in New York". Vogue. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "'Serendipity': Film Review | Berlin 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "'Serendipity': Film Review | Berlin 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Ryzik, Melena (June 24, 2018). "'A Catharsis Sculpture': An Artist Makes a Monument to Cancer Survivors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

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