Suzanne Lafont
Through her conceptual work on images and narrative compositions of theatrical scenes, Suzanne Lafont explores the cultural processes of image construction.
(b. 1949 in Nîmes, France, lives and works in Paris and Brussels)
Since the 1980s, Suzanne Lafont has made a mark on the contemporary photography scene with her atypical approach to the problematics raised by visual representation. She turned to visual art after her studies in literature and philosophy, focusing her attention on how images result from a process of cultural elaboration and construction. Her recent work develops the fictional aspect of images, exploring the ludic potential of illusion. The photographic tool is above all an instrument of interrogation, a starting point from which to reflect, beyond the forms themselves, on the issues of representation in the present moment of perception.
As early as the 1990s Lafont’s work gained international recognition. She participated in documenta IX (1992) and documenta X (1997), had solo exhibitions at Carré d’Art, Musée d’art Contemporain, Nîmes, France (2015), Mudam Musée d’art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg (2011), Pinacotheca do Estado, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004), Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France (1994), MoMA, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY (1992). Suzanne Lafont took part in numerous landmark group exhibitions such as Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016), Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria (2014), Maison européenne de la Photographie, Paris (2011), Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2010), MACBA, Barcelona, Spain (2008), Tate Modern, London, UK (2010), Villa Médicis, Rome, Italy (2004), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (2000), Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Canada (1995).
Her work is included in many important public collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); The Jewish Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Centre Pompidou Paris; Museion, Museum of Contemporary Art of Bolzano; Sammlung Verbund Collection, Vienna, amongst others.
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The New Mystery of Marie Roget, Legend, 2015
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Quoting sixty pages of Guide to Shopping, Project on the City 2, Harvard Design School. 2014 , 2014-2018
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The First two hundred fifty five pages of Project on the City 2, Harvard Design School, GUIDE TO SHOPPING, 2014
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Index, 1987-2014
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SITUATION COMEDY. FROM GENERAL IDEA’S PAMPHLET “MANIPULATING THE SELF", 2011
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Situation Comedy. From General Idea’s pamphlet “Manipulating the Self”, 2011
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SITUATION COMEDY. FROM GENERAL IDEA’S PAMPHLET “MANIPULATING THE SELF”, 2011
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Situation Comedy. From General Idea's pamphlet "Manipulating the Self", 2010
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Sans titre, 2014
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Sans titre, 2005/2014
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Sans titre, 1994/2014
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Sans titre, 1990/2014
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Sans titre, 1990/2014
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Embarras II, 2002
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Embarras IV, 2002
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Trauerspiel, 1997
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New Companion Species, 2019
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New Companion Species, 2019
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New Companion Species, 2019
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New Companion Species, 2019
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New Companion Species, Anticipation, 2018
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New Companion Species, Anticipation, 2018
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New Companion Species, Anticipation, 2018
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New Companions Species, Anticipation, 2018
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SCREEN TEST #4 (SYBILLE), 2018
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SCREEN TEST #4 (EVA), 2018
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Suzanne Lafont
Sketches Jan 23, 2021Due to new regulations linked to the outbreak of the pandemic's second wave, we regret to inform you that Sketches, Suzanne Lafont's solo exhibition scheduled to open on 14 November, is postponed until further notice.Read more -
Group Exhibition
Thinking Ahead 24 Oct 2018 - 31 Jan 2019Erna Hecey is delighted to invite you to the inauguration of her new space in Luxembourg, with the group exhibition Thinking Ahead. 'Thinking means venturing beyond,' German philosopher Ernst Bloch...Read more
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Sketches
Suzanne Lafont Suzanne Lafont, 2020 Softcover, 40 pages
Publisher: Erna Hecey Gallery
Dimensions: 22,8 x 14,3 cm Read more -
Suzanne Lafont
1997 22 x 27 cm, 84 pages
Publisher: Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart Read more -
Suzanne Lafont : Situations
2015 22 x 29 cm, 192 pages
Publisher: Carré d'Art - Musée d'art contemporain de Nîmes, Bernard Chauveau
ISBN: 978-2-36306-142-3 Read more -
Suzanne Lafont : appelé par son nom
Marie de Brugerolle 2003 22 x 28cm, 208 pages
Publisher: Actes Sud
ISBN: 978-2-7427-4396-4 Read more -
Suzanne Lafont
Paul Sztulman, 1998 Read more -
Fabrique de l'image | Fabbrica dell' immagene
Suzanne Lafont 2004 28 x22 cm, 159 pages
Publisher: Actes Sud
ISBN: 9782742749539 Read more
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Suzanne Lafont | Special Edition Print and Publication
'Sketches' Book Release November 20, 2020Erna Hecey is delighted to introduce Suzanne Lafont's new publication: Sketches, a foreword to her upcoming exhibition at the gallery, that will open as soon...Read more -
Suzanne Lafont | Faces - A Look at the Other
19 June - 29 September 2020 | Carré d'Art - Musée d'art contemporain de Nîmes July 8, 2020The best way to encounter others is to not even notice the color of their eyes! Once you observe the color of someone's eyes, you...Read more