Christine Laquet

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1975 in Lyon, France
Lives: and works in Nantes, France

Education
2002-2003
Post-Graduate Program / Research Art Group MultiPoint, School of Fine Art, Nantes (FR)
2001
Curatorial program Magasin School, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Grenoble (FR)
2000
D.N.S.E.P., Master degree, Lyon National Art School (FR)
1999
D.S.A.V. (Higher Visual Art Diploma), Lausanne Art School -ECAL- (CH)

Solo Exhibitions
2012
AFIAC/Performance, Christine Laquet, Fiac (FR)
Instantan�, Fonds R�gional d�Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou (FR)
2011
Bruit qui pense , Gyeonggi Creation Center Seoul (KR)
I see the sea and the sea sees me, with Laurent Pernel, la Plate-Forme, Dunkerque (FR)
2010
Riviera, Centre d�Art La Chapelle Jeanne d�Arc, Thouars (FR)
La probabilit� du ricochet, La Halle, Pont-En-Royan (FR)
Tri s�lectif, public art project/ Laurent Pernel, P (comme palissades), Onyx, St Herblain (FR)
Nous n�irons plus-zo-bois, performance with O. Grandville, Chamarande Art Center (FR)
2009
Historias Conectadas, with St�phane Pauvret, MAMAM No Patio, Modern Art Museum Aloisio
Magalhaes, Recife (BR)
2008
A meaningfull moment through a meaning(less) process, Galeria [ON] Gallery, Poznan (PL)
Soubresaut d�plac�, Sycomore Art Gallery, Paris (FR)
2007
Nous nous sommes fortement influenc�s, L.A.I.T. Art Center, Albi (FR)
Qui veut faire l�ange fait la b�te, Bangkok University Gallery (BUG), Bangkok, (T)
2006
S.P.A., MAMAM, Museum of Contemporary Art Aloisio Magalhaes, Recife (BR)
2005
... Parce qu�on m�apprend des choses que je sais pas, IUFM Gallery, Nantes (FR)

PUBLIC COLLECTION
National Found of Contemporary Art (FNAC), Paris (FR)
Le Ring, Artoth�que, Nantes (FR)

ARTIST REGISTRY
2010 > The Drawing Center, New York City

Group Exhibitions
2012
R�elles fictions, Art school Gallery, Cholet (FR)
Tout � voir #4, Le Cin�matographe, Nantes (FR)
Into the space, Jeong Mun Kyu Museum, Ansan (KR)
L�odeur de la d�composition, French Institut, Vienna (AT)
2011
Oeuvre mode d�emploi, Galerie Michel Journiac, Paris (FR)
New Gasworks Pavilion, Poznan (PL)
Safari, Museum of Fine Arts, Nantes (FR)
2010
Frisbee, L�Atelier, Nantes (FR)
Open House, Entre-deux, la base d�Appui, Nantes (FR)
Sur la Terre comme au Ciel, Contemporary Art Center, Pontmain (FR)
2009
1 69 A2, Paris (FR)
Situation Limite, Ring Artoth�que, l�Atelier, Nantes (FR)
Nouvelles acquisitions, Ring Artoth�que, Nantes (FR)
Urban Ping Pong, Contemporary Art Center, Ivry - Galerie Fernand L�ger (FR)
Mess is lore, Artoth�que, Aux�re (FR)
Slick Art Fair, Le 104, Paris (FR)
2008
Tool Box, Base d�appui Entre-Deux, Nantes (FR)
Slick Art Fair, Le 104, Paris (FR)
Zapping Unit, Ferme du Buisson Art Center, Marne-La-Vall�e (FR)
Coquillages et crustac�s, Mus�e des Arts Modestes, S�te (FR)
2007
Diva Art Fair, Louvre, Paris (FR)
Art Omi Center, New York (USA)
Plus si affinit� / Trans-rituel, Fiac (FR)
2006
Haiku Festival, Scopitone Festival, Nantes (FR)
Les faux diamants n��tent rien � la valeur des diamants fins, Rez� (FR)
La Planck, Air de Paris Gallery, Paris (FR)
2005
Ipso-Facto Gallery, Nantes (FR)
Le Ch�teau des Adh�mar, Contemporary Art Center, Mont�limar (FR)
Rendez-Vous, Galerie des Terreaux, R�sonnance, Lyon Contemporary Art Biennale (FR)
New Generation, International Film Festival, Les Subsistances, Lyon (FR)
Marathon d�un film d�animation, IUFM de Nantes (FR)
Id�ale R�sidence Mobile, Chantier d�artistes, le lieu unique, Nantes (FR)
Draw!, Galerie du Jour, agnes b. Gallery, Paris (FR)
Transgressing Systems, Innsbruck (A)
2004
Vente � la cri�e du lot 49, Zoo Gallery, Nantes (FR)
TRENCIN, Video festival (SK)
6�me Rencontre du Film et de la Vid�o, La Coop�rative du cin�ma, Nice (FR)
Boundless, Changdong Studio, Seoul (KR)
Artiste Bocage, Contemporary Art Center, Pontmain (FR)
Foro Artistico, Hannover (D)
Le ch�teau des destins crois�s, Glassbox, Paris (FR)
Compl�tement � l�Ouest, Zoo Gallery, Nantes (FR)
2003
Shift, Video festival, Annecy (FR)
Happy End, La Caserne, Artistic Practices Center, Cergy Pontoise (FR)
2002
Ce mois-ci, ERBAN Gallery, Nantes (FR)
Circu(s)lation, Zoo Gallery, Nantes (FR)

Bibliography
2012
R�elles Fictions - text by Isabelle Tellier, Ouest France, Cholet (FR)
Courrier de l�ouest (FR)
2011
303, Text by Eva Prouteau, (FR)
Culture Naru Magazine, (KR)
2010
Tri s�lectif sur palissades � Onyx, Ouest France, (FR)
Sph�re priv�e et publique, un m�me lieu, Ouest France, (FR)
Christine Laquet, text by Laurence Hamon, Pulsomatic (FR)
La figure impos�e de Christine Laquet, Courrier de l�ouest (FR)
Christine Laquet sur la Riviera thouarsaise / Les eaux p�tillantes, Nouvelle R�publique (FR)
Expo au Centre d�art la Chapelle Jeanne d�Arc, Le HIC (FR)
2009
Franceses exp�em no P�tio, Jornal do commercio (BR)
Rhizo(phora): a possibilidade de Hist�rias Conectadas - text by Anna-Luisa Lima (BR)
Mamam no P�tio sedia exposi��o Hist�rias Conectadas, O grito! (BR)
2008
Christine Laquet: une singularit� multiple - text by Jean-Louis Poitevin, LaCritique.org (FR)
Installation, 20minutes, Paris (FR)
Dr�les d�oiseaux � Croix-Baragnon, La d�p�che du midi, Toulouse (FR)
N� sp�cial Art Contemporain, Technikart (FR)
Du bon usage des formes et des couleurs des saint-jacques, moules et bigorneaux - text by
Philippe Dagen, Le Monde (FR)
2007
The human condition explained ... by crabs - text by Camilla Russell, Bangkok Post (TH)
N� � Nantes comme tout le monde - text by Murielle Durand-G, Revue 303, arts, recherches,
cr�ation, N�96.
Nous avan�ons face � la nuit, avec un astre sur l��paule... - text by Gilbert Laval, Lib�ration
A Fiac l�art contemporain est livr� � domicile - text by Gilbert Laval, Lib�ration (FR)
Christine Laquet et l�enfant sauvage, La d�p�che du midi (FR)
2006
2Ptos -Olhar estrangeiro: percep��es de uma resid�ncia art�stica, Arte Contemporanea em
Pernambuco- (BR)
2003
Compl�temant � l�ouest - Christine Laquet - Text by Judica�l Lavrador, 02, N� sp�cial (FR)

Grants/Awards
2012
Pays de la Loire Region grant (FR)
2011
Gyeonggi Creation Center , 3 months residency (KR)
2010
Triangle Art Studio Workshop, artist residency, NYC (USA)
Figure impos�e 10, artist residency and exhibition, Thouars (FR)
2009
Histoires Connect�es, Recife, Brazil. Residency and exhibition in MAMAM, for the Year of
France in Brazil. With the help of CulturesFrance, Ville de Nantes, DRAC Pays de la Loire
2008
DRAC Pays de la Loire grant (FR)
Pays de la Loire Region grant (FR)
2007
Grant for mobility, Drac Pays de la Loire, Nantes City, Cultures France Artist residency
Contemporary Art Center Le LAIT / Bellevue, Albi (FR)
Artist residency, Bangkok University Gallery, Alliance Fran�aise, Bangkok (T)
2006
Artist residency, Museum of Contemporary Art Aloisio Magalhaes (MAMAM), Recife (BR)
2005
Artist residency Moly-Sabata, Albert Gleizes Fondation, Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon (FR)
Artist residency, IUFM de Nantes (FR)
Film grant (DICREAM) from the National Center of Cinematography of Paris (FR)

Publications
SOLO PUBLICATIONS

2011
I see the sea and the sea sees me. Text by Jean-Louis Poitevin / Christine Laquet. Ed. Book
Society, Mediabus, Seoul (KR).
Riviera. Text by Jean-Luc Dorchies. Ed. Centre d�Art la Chapelle Jeanne d�Arc (FR)
2008 > Wild White chuut... , Texts by Jackie Ruth Meyer, Murielle Durand-G and Isabelle Girettes. Ed. Centre d�art le LAIT, Lyc�e Bellevue, Artpower (FR)
A meaningfull moment through a meaning(less) process , Text by Kris Lukomski. Ed. Galeria ON
Poznan (PL)
2007
Qui veut faire l�ange fait la b�te - Text by Ark Fongsmut Bangkok University Gallery, Alliance
Fran�aise (TH)

GROUP PUBLICATIONS
2012
Gyeonggi Creation Center Residency, 2011, Cor�e du Sud (KR)
La Plate-Forme, Laboratoire d�Art Contemporain, 2011, Dunkerque (FR)
2011
303, Projets d�artistes en Pays de la Loire. Text by Eva Prouteau (FR)
Triangle Arts, artists workshop 2010 DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
2010
Coquillages & crustac�s, ed. Mus�e des Beaux-Arts de Brest, Mus�e International des Arts
Modestes, S�te
Place Publique #23, Recife-Nantes: au pays des hommes-crabes. Text by Emmanuelle Cherel.
An interview with Christine Laquet and St�phane Pauvret (FR)
2008
+ Si Affinit� Trans-Rituel, Ed. Afiac, Les Abattoirs de Toulouse (FR)
Volatiles, Galerie Croix-Baragnon, Toulouse (FR)
Tool Box, Ed. Entre-deux, La Base d�appui Art public contemporain, Nantes (FR)
2005
Moly-Sabata, Text by Isabelle Bertolotti, Marie-C�cile Burnichon. Ed. Fondation Albert Gleizes,
Mus�e d�Art Contemporain de Lyon (FR)
Semaine, N�82, Camping Sauvage, cr�ation chor�graphique et plastique (FR)
2004
Je cherchais le nom, Text by Pierre Gicquel. Ed. Centre d�Art Contemporain de Pontmain (FR)
2002
Once the search is in progress, Ed. Post-dipl�me Ecole R�gionale des Beaux-Arts de Nantes (FR)