Suzanne Lafont
Suzanne Lafont (born July 9, 1949 in Nîmes ) is a French photographer .
life and work
Suzanne Lafont was born in the south of France in 1949 and studied French literature and philosophy . As an artist she is self-taught . Lafont lives and works in Paris .
With Trauerspiel (1997), Lafont created a work for public spaces. During documenta X she presented posters in the underground pedestrian passages of Kassel.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 1992 Museum of Modern Art , ( Curator : Lynn Zelevansky), New York City
- 1992 National Gallery of Jeu de Paume , Paris
Group exhibitions
- 2014 Punctum Salzburger Kunstverein , Salzburg
- 2008 L'argent Le Plateau, Regional Fund for Contemporary Art (FRAC), Paris
- 2008 Real DZ Bank Collection, Städel Museum , Frankfurt am Main
- 2008 Street & Studio, An Urban History of Photography Tate Modern , London, Museum Folkwang , Essen
- 2003 Dali and The Magicians of Ambiguity Museum Kunstpalast , Düsseldorf
- 1997 Tragedy documenta X, Kassel
- 1994 Society for Contemporary Art , Bremen
- 1992 documenta IX , Kassel
- 1991 Kunst Europa Kunstverein Ulm , Ulm
Individual evidence
- ↑ e-flux Carré d'Art – Musée d'art contemporain , accessed on May 1, 2015 (English).
- ↑ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art , accessed on May 1, 2015 (English).
- ↑ documenta X short guide / Kurzführer p. 130; Ostfildern 1997, ISBN 3-89322-938-8
- ↑ Documenta IX: Kassel, June 13th-20th September 1992 - catalog in three volumes; S. 174 Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-89322-380-0 (German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lafont, Suzanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nîmes |