Diane Landry Explained

Diane Landry
Birth Place:	Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Known For:	installation and performance artist

Diane Landry (born 1958)^[1] is a Canadian contemporary artist.^{[2] [3]} Landry is known for her kinetic sculptural works and performances that utilize light, shadow, sound and movement.^[4]

Work

In Landry's work École d'aviation, numerous motorized umbrellas with built-in accordions are installed so as to give the impression they are about to take off as they move.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Awards

In 2007, she was awarded the inaugural Prix Giverny Capital for her contributions to Quebecois culture.^[8] In 2014 Landry received the Jean Paul Riopelle Career Grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.^[9] In 2015, Landry was a recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship in fine arts.^{[10] [11]}

Exhibitions and performances

Individual exhibitions and performances

1998

• La Morue: November 4, 1998, centre des arts actuels SKOL, Montréal, Québec, Canada^[12]

1993

• Stratégie parallèle: VU, Centre d'Animation et de Diffusion de la Photographie, Québec City, Québec, Canada ^[13]
• ABBOX with Jocelyn Robert: Obscure, Québec, Canada
• Environ 8,000 kilometrès with Jocelyn Robert: Skol, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Open Space, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; Language Plus, Alma, Québec, Canada

1991

• Environ 8,000 kilometrès with Jocelyn Robert: Musée Régional de la Côte-Nord, Sept-Iles, Québec, Canada; Obscure, Québec, Canada
• Risque d'averse: La Centrale, Montréal, Québec, Canada

1990

• Risque d'averse: La chambre blanche, Québec, Canada; Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada^[13]
• It's gonna rain: Niagara Artists' Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada^[13]

1989

• It's gonna rain: X-Changes Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^[13]
• 2nd Story Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada^[13]

Group exhibitions

2018

• 2018: Collumina - International Light Art Project Cologne with Elisabeth Brockmann, Rafram Chaddad, Cuppetelli and Mendoza, Hartung | Trenz, Sonia Kallel, Ken Matzubara, molitor & kuzmin, Anna Rosa Rupp, Christine Sciulli, Tilen Sepic, Kurt Laurenz Theinert und Lukas Pearse. Among the selected sites are Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne) and Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum. Artistic director is Bettina Pelz.^[14]

1992

• Computers & Human Interaction Conference '92 with Jocelyn Robert: Monterey, California, USA
• Événement "Poisson d'avril": L'OEil de Poission, Québec, Canada

1991

• Biennale Découverte: Musée du Québec, Québec, Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diane Landry. Centre Pompidou. 28 May 2016.
2. Web site: ART NOW - Diane Landry Speaks March 4th, 2015 at Noon in the Recital Hall. University of Lethbridge. 26 May 2016.
3. Web site: Beauté et mouvement dans l'univers de Diane Landry. Radio-Canada.ca. Radio Canada. 26 May 2016.
4. Web site: LANDRY, Diane (1958). Dictionnaire historique de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle. 26 May 2016.
5. Book: Art Papers. 2004. Atlanta Art Papers, Incorporated.
6. Web site: Diane Landry at Solway Jones. Artforum. 6 June 2016.
7. Web site: Desloges. Josianne. Diane Landry: rien ne se perd, tout se crée. La Presse. 6 June 2016.
8. Web site: Arts visuels - Diane Landry reçoit le nouveau prix Giverny Capital. Le Devoir. 14 September 2007 . 6 June 2016.
9. Web site: L'artiste en arts visuels, Diane Landry, reçoit la Bourse de carrière Jean-Paul-Riopelle du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. onseil des arts et literature Quebecoic. 6 June 2016.
10. Web site: Diane Landry. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 26 May 2016.
11. Web site: 2015 Guggenheim Fellows Announced. Artforum. 28 May 2016.
12. Book: Incision : Carlos Sánchez / texte de Benoît Chaput ; La Morue : Diane Landry / texte de François Cliche. Centre des arts acutely SKOL. 1998. Montréal, Québec, Canada.
13. Book: Stratégie parallèle. VU, Centre d'Animation et de Diffusion de la Photographie. 1993. Québec City, Québec, Canada.
14. collumina.de: Programm. URL http://collumina.de/en/kalender/ March 11, 2018