Née en 1985 à Paris, Prune Nourry vit et travaille à New York. L’artiste s’intéresse aux champs de la science et de l’anthropologie, et plus particulièrement aux questions bioéthiques liées à la sélection des genres et aux évolutions artificielles de l’humain, à travers une pratique qui associe sculpture, installation, performances et vidéo. Ces dernières années, l’artiste s’est faite connaître par ses projets au long cours, comme celui qui a vu son armée de Terracotta Daughters, inspirée des guerriers de terre-cuite de Xi’an, parcourir le monde entre 2013 et 2015, de Paris à la Chine continentale en passant par Zurich, New York et Mexico.
PRUNE NOURRY
Born in 1985 in Paris, France
Lives and works in New York, USA
EDUCATION
2006
Ecole Boulle, Paris, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2019
Catharsis Galerie Templon, Paris, France
Daughters, Château de Malromé, Saint-André-du-Bois, France
2018
The Amazon, Standard Plaza Hotel, New York, USA
La destruction n’est pas une fin en soi, Les Rencontres Photographiques d’Arles, Les Magasins Electriques, Arles, France
2017
Holy, Carte Blanche à Prune Nourry, Musée Guimet, Paris, France
Contemporary Archeology, Galerie Daniel Templon, Bruxelles, Belgium
2016
Imbalance, Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris, France
2015
Terracotta Daughters, The Earth Ceremony, landfill of the Terracotta Daughters army, China
Terracotta Daughters, Simon Studer Art, Geneva, Switzerland
2014
Terracotta Daughters, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Mexico City, Mexico
Terracotta Daughters, China Institute, New York, USA
Imbalance, specific installation in a back & foot rub, New York, USA
Terracotta Daughters, Flux Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland
Le Diner Archeologique, happening with the Chef Etoile Michelin Jean François Piege, Le Centquatre, Paris, France
Terracotta Daughters, Galerie Magda Danysz , Paris, France
2013
Terracotta Daughters, Galerie Magda Danysz, Shanghai, China
Genesis, Casino Venier, Venice, Italy
Holy Daughters, Flux Laboratory, Geneva, Switzerland
Holy Daughters, Henrik Springmann Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012
Holy Daughters, The Invisible Dog Art Center, New York, New York, USA
2011
Holy River, happening, Calcutta Arts Club, Calcutta, India
Spermbar, installation and happening, Crossing the Line Festival, New York, USA
Holy Daughters, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Holy Daughters, curated by Tatyana Franck, Paris, France
2010
Holy Daughters, happening, New Delhi, India
2009
Le Dîner Procréatif, Espace "R", Geneva, Switzerland
Le Dîner Procréatif, the Laboratory Studio, Paris, France
2008
Les Bébés domestiques, happening, Tokyo, Japan
Adoption Day #2, happening, Galerie Elaine Levy, Brussels, Belgium
2007
Les Bébés Domestiques, Max Lang Gallery, New York, USA
Adoption Day #1, happening, Jaguar Shoes Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Exposition in situ, Animalerie, Quai de la Mégisserie, Paris, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2019
Glasstress 2019, 6thedition, curated by Vik Muniz and Koen Vanmechelen, Fondazione Berengo Art Space, Venice, Italy
Bêtes de Scène, Fondation Villa Datris, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
2018
Vis-à-vis, Galerie Magda Danysz – Paris, Paris, France
Les Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles 2018, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France
Collection David H. Brolliet, Geneve, Switzerland
40 ans de passion, Collection David H. Brolliet, Fondation Fernet-Branca, Saint Louis, France
2017
Hidden Art, Simon Studer Art, Geneva, Switzerland
2016
Anima, Invisible Dog Art Center, New York, NY, USA
2015
Voices of 20 Contemporary Artists at Idem Paris, Tokyo Station Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
The Drawing Hand™ Chapter 4 - Md Gallery Paris, Galerie Magda Danysz – London, London, United Kingdom
360°, Galerie Magda Danysz – Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Sleeping Beauty, Galerie Magda Danysz – Paris, Paris, France
Asia Now, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France
2014
Girls, Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
La Part Animale, Galerie Sophie Sheidecker, Paris, France
Terracotta Daughters & Imbalance, Le CentQuatre, Paris, France
2013
At Home, Contemporary Art Center, Malaga, Spain
2011
Group Show, Polka Galerie, Paris, France
2009
Gimme More, Galerie Elaine Levy, Brussels, Belgium
2008
Les Bébés domestiques, KJBi Art Space, Brussels, Belgium
Les Bébés domestiques, Art Brussels art fair, Galerie Elaine Levy, Brussels, Belgium
2007
Biennale d'Issy, Musée de la Carte à Jouer, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
2006
Wooster on Spring, New York, New York, USA
Aux Arts Citoyens, Espace des Blancs Manteaux, Paris, France
2004
Group show, Galerie "M", Paris, France
Toit et Moi, Galerie La Loge, Paris, France
NOMINATIONS
2012
Nomination for Go Booklyn, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
CONFERENCES AND LECTURES
2019
The First Annual TIME 100 Health Summit, world leaders and prominent figures in health care discussing essential perspectives on health and wellness, New York City, USA
Metrograph Theater, Introduction of Agnes Varda’s film “Cleo from 5 to 7” by Prune Nourry, New York City, USA
2018
Park Avenue Armory Talk, Luncheon Series, A conversation with Taryn Simon and Prune Nourry, New York City, USA
Fubiz Talk, Le rendez-vous de la créativité, Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
2016
Mapping Memory, Keynote Address, CUNY University The Graduate Center, New York City, USA
Preparing Tomorrow Today – designing a museum for the future, with Tatyana Franck (Director of the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne), Aurora Museum, Shanghai, China
2014
Visiting Artist Lecture, Suny New Platz, New York City, USA
Art et Societe: L’Imaginaire Peut-il Influer sur la Realite?, with Sophie Makariou (Directeur of Musee Guimet), Christophe Guilmoto (Socilogist) and Magda Danysz (Galerist), Paris, France
Discussion with Chien Chung (Didi) Pei, Chair of the Board of Trustees of China Institute, French Institute, New York, USA
2010
Holy Daughters conference, with the sociologist Ravinder Kaur, moderated by Alka Pande, art adviser and curator, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India
The Emergence of Contemporary Indian Art, moderated by Christine Ithurbide, researcher in contemporary art, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France
2009
Interview, moderated by Malvika Maheshwari, Professor, Science Po, Paris, France
Conference, moderated by Sonia Brunel, speaker of National Museums, auditorium of the Louvre, Paris, France
2008
How we draw the borderline between humans and animals: Challenging art experiments with hybrid pet babies, moderated by sociologist Noriko Nijiima, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2007
Interview, moderated by Professor Gerard Rodach, Science Po, Paris, France
PROJECTS
2018
Serendipity, film directed by Prune Nourry, written and produced by Alastair Siddons, edited by Paul Carlin, executive producers : Angelina Jolie, Sol Guy, Darren Aronofsky, presented at the MoMA DOC Fortnight Festival, NY, USA, at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale 2019), Berlin, Germany, and at the Tribeca Film Festival 2019, New York, USA
PERFORMANCES
2018
The Amazon, installation and performance, New York, USA
2014
The Archeological dinner, Installation and performance, in collaboration with Jean-François Piège, Le Centquatre, Paris, France
2013
Genesis, solo show and performance, Casino Venier, Venice, Italy
2013
Le dîner procréatif, solo exhibition and performance, Flux Laboratory, Geneva, Switzerland
2011
Spermbar, installation and performance, 5th Avenue commissioned by L’Institut français Alliance Française (FIAF) during the Crossing the Line Festival, New York, USA
2009
Le dîner procréatif, installation and performance, Espace R, Geneva, Switzerland
