Laure Prouvost (born 1978) is a French artist living and working in Brussels, Belgium. She won the 2013 Turner Prize. In 2019, she represented France at the Venice Biennale with the multi-media installation Deep See Blue Surrounding You .[1]
Laure Prouvost
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Laure Prouvost 2015
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46)
Croix, France
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| Nationality | French |
| Education | Central Saint Martins, Goldsmiths |
| Known for | art installations, sculpture, painting, tapestry, video installations |
| Notable work | Wantee (2013) |
| Awards | Turner Prize, MaxMara Art Prize |
| Website | https://www.laureprouvost.com |
Prouvost was born in Croix, an upscale suburb of Lille, France, and attended a local school with a strong arts focus.[2][3]
Prouvost studied film at Central Saint Martins and also attended Goldsmiths, University of London.
After graduating from Saint Martins, Prouvost worked as an assistant to the artist John Latham, who she describes as "more like a grandfather than my real grandfather".[4] She has exhibited at Tate Britain[5] and the Institute of Contemporary Arts.[6]
Prouvost was awarded the biennial MaxMara Art Prize for Women in 2011[7] and her work has appeared in the private contemporary art collection Collezione MaramottiinReggio Emilia, Italy.[8] That same year, Prouvost was the principal prize winner at the 57th Oberhausen Film Festival.[9]
Prouvost won the Turner Prize in 2013 for an installation named Wantee made in response to the artist Kurt Schwitters. In a tea party setting a film describes a fictional relationship between Prouvost's grandfather and Schwitters.[10] The work is named in reference to the habit of Schwitters' partner of asking guests if they "want tea".[11] The panel described the work as "outstanding for its complex and courageous combination of images and objects in a deeply atmospheric environment".[12] Prouvost was generally considered a surprise winner.[3]
In 2014, Prouvost staged her first solo museum exhibition in the United States at the New Museum, titled For Forgetting.[13]
In 2018, Prouvost created an installation for the Palais de TokyoinParis titled Ring Sing and drink for Trespassing.[14]
In 2024, Prouvost was among the 18 artists selected by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to create installations for the John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new Terminal 6, set to open in 2026.[15][16]
In 2018, Prouvost was a member of the jury that selected Helen Cammock as winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women.[17]
Prouvost has two children.[18] After living in the United Kingdom for 18 years, she moved to Antwerp in 2014.[19] She lives and works in Molenbeek.[20]
principal prize winner at the 57th Oberhausen Film Festival.
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