Elsa Werth Explained
Elsa Werth (born 1985) is a French artist who lives and works in Paris.[2]
Biography
Elsa Werth was born in 1985 in Paris, France. She graduated from both the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs where she studied film animation and École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.[3] She was awarded the price Humankind Leo Burnet in 2013[4] and the 23rd Pernod Ricard Foundation Prize for contemporary art in 2022.[5] [6]
Work
Elsa Werth practice includes installation, sculpture, video, artist's books, and sound pieces. She has exhibited since 2013 in France, U.S., China, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland.[7]
Her work focuses on the use of common objects and gestures, systems, language, traditional and contemporary rituals. The interpretation of information and commodity production, their relations to the social circles, are the key approaches to her projects.[8] She uses alternative modes of exchange and expression to contradict a world she considers subject to the cult of material values. Her works are always made with simple means to escape spectacular effects.[9]
In 2014 she has curated with Muriel Leray inside a storage unit in Paris Plus une pièce. Since 2016 she curates Potential Visual Evocations,[10] an ongoing outdoor traveling exhibition that took place in Paris, Clichy, Shanghai, Montreal, La Louvière and Seoul. Participating artists include Claude Closky, Seulgi Lee and Marylène Negro among others.[11]
Collections
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou,[12] Kadist Art Foundation,[13] Les Abattoirs,[14],[15] the Frac des Pays de la Loires,[16] the,[17] the Centre national des arts plastiques,[18] the Rennes 2 University Cabinet du livre d'artistes.[19]
Selected exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 24/7, B09K, Changsha, China, 2023
- Titre un à usages multiples, Lendroit, Rennes, 2022[20]
- Give and Take, Bloom, Düsseldorf, 2022[21] [22]
- Parties de cartes, CDLA, Saint-Yriex-la-Perche, 2021[23]
- Blow: Elsa Werth, Bloom, Düsseldorf, 2020[24]
- A Land, mfc – Michèle Didier, Paris, 2020[25]
- Anywayland, Interface, Dijon, 2019[26] [27]
- Temps Partiel [Part-Time], Onde Art Center, Vélizy-Villacoublay, 2019[28]
- L'action cesse, Duplex Walden, Geneva, 2018[29]
- Temporary Perspectives, Martine Aboucaya Gallery, Paris[30]
- Title One for Multiple Use, Bazaar Compatible Program, Shanghai, 2016[31]
- Title One for Multiple Use, Martine Aboucaya Gallery, Paris, 2016[32]
- Elsa Werth, Primo Piano, Paris, 2014[33]
Group exhibitions
- Contemporary art collection, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2023[34]
- Janelas, BPS22, Charleroi, 2023
- The Seashore of Endless Worlds, Le Commun, Geneva, 2023[35]
- P,Oe?ie!, TOPO?, Brussels, 2023
- De toi à moi, Fondation FIMINCO, Romainville, France, 2022[36]
- Horizones,, curated by Clément Dirié, 2022[37]
- 3 Collectionneurs #8, Été 78, Brussels, 2021[38]
- Helix, Bloom, Düsseldorf, curated by Ji Sue Byun, 2021
- Nous irons tous au paradis, Frac Normandie – Caen, curated by Anne Cartel, 2021[39]
- Tout un film!, Drawing Lab, Paris, curated by Joana P.R. Neves, 2021[40]
- X, Frac Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, curated by Claude Closky, 2020[41]
- Some of Us, NordArt – Kunst in der Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, curated by Jérôme Cotinet-Alphaize and Marianne Derrien, 2019
- Pourquoi faire, pour quoi faire, Été 78, Brussels, curated by Renato Casciani, 2019
- Calculated Chance, The Société, Brussels, curated by Manuel Abendroth et Els Vermang, 2019[42] [43]
- ShipShape, Biennale de Coimbra, curated by Tomas Cunha Ferreira, 2019
- Tilt Horizon 偏见, AMNUA, Nanjing, curated by Wang Yamin, 2019[44] [45]
- 26 x Bauhaus, Institut Français, Berlin, 2019, curated by Marjolaine Lévy and Thibaut de Ruyter, 2019[46] [47]
- One Minute One Hour One Month... One Million Years, The Island Club Limassol, curated by Christodoulos Panayiotou, 2019[48]
- Le génie du lieu, Le Creux de l’Enfer, Thiers, curated by Sophie Auger-Grappin, 2018[49]
- Potential Visual Evocations, Darling Foundry, Montreal, 2018[50]
- Phantoms, Wonder/Liebert, Bagnolet, curated by Karin Schlageter, 2018
- Artist-fun space, Art Center André Malraux, Douarnenez, curated by Julien Nédélec, 2018
- Flatland / Abstractions Narratives, Mudam, Luxembourg, 2017[51]
- Sentimental Summer, Centre d’Art Bastille (CAB), Grenoble, 2017[52]
- La vie mode d’emploi, CAC Chanot, Clamart, curated by Madeleine Mathé and Karin Schlageter, 2017
- Do Disturb, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2017
- Rob is a Robe, Doc, Paris, 2016
- 60ème Salon de Montrouge, Montrouge, 2015[53]
- Bazar, Primo Piano, Paris, curated by Lucia Schreyer, 2015
- Cocktail Games, La Ludothèque éphémère, Paris, curated by Florencia Chernajovsky and Clément Dirié, 2015[54]
- Châteaux de cartes, Florence Loewy...by artists, Paris, curated by Camille Azaïs, 2015
- Intertidal, Galerie Eva Meyer, Paris, curated by MBDTCurators, 2015
- Modifications, Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (ZK/U), Berlin, 2014[55]
- Toujours +, Florence Loewy...by artists, Paris, 2014
- 5/5, Fondation Rosenblum, Paris, curated by Clément Dirié, 2013
- Marler Media Art Award,, Marl, curated by Georg Elben, 2013
Selected books
- Plus une pièce, Plus un multiple, 2014,
- Sparkless, 2015, [56]
- Original soldé, 2018, [57]
- Formule de politesse, 2019, [58]
- 2020, 2020,
- Politeness, 2020,
- Un jour dans Le Monde (4 octobre 2019), 2020, [59]
- Negociation, 2021, ISBN 979-10-94645-08-6
- Meeting Point, 2022, ISBN 979-10-94645-08-6
- Abracadabra, 2022, ISBN 978-2-9602786-1-3
- Global Warming Coloring Book, 2023
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Elsa Werth . 2023-01-04 . Drawing Lab . fr-FR.
- https://www.paris-art.com/createurs/elsa-werth/ Elsa Werth, Paris Art
- http://art-action.org/site/fr/cat/sample.php?oeuvre=u88106982&lang=fr Elsa Werth, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin
- Web site: Semeteys. Romain. Exposition du prix des amis de l'ENSBA 2013 – Lechassis. 2020-08-19. fr-FR.
- Web site: Krief . Pascale . 2022-11-03 . Gigantism in Paris and Other Considerations: A Glance at Institutional Exhibitions in Paris during Paris + par Art Basel . 2022-11-06 . Flash Art . en-US.
- Web site: Jacquet . Matthieu . Qui est Elsa Werth, artiste lauréate du 23e prix Fondation Pernod Ricard ? . 2022-11-06 . Numéro Magazine . fr.
- Web site: ArtFacts. Elsa Werth Artist. 2020-08-02. ArtFacts. en.
- Web site: Exposition ELSA WERTH A LAND. 2020-08-02. Fondation d'entreprise Ricard. en-US.
- Web site: Miquelot. Géraldine. Elsa Werth – Temps partiel – Micro Onde – Centre d'art contemporain de l'Onde – Exhibition. 2020-11-04. Slash Paris. en.
- Web site: Urfalino. Mathilde. 2016-09-11. This week's 5 must see exhibitions. 2020-10-22. Les Inrockuptibles. fr-FR.
- https://fonderiedarling.org/en/Potentiels-%C3%A9voqu%C3%A9s-visuels.html Potential Visual Evocations
- Web site: Pompidou . Musée national d’art moderne-Centre . 2023-09-06 . Elsa Werth . 2023-10-03 . Navigart.fr . fr.
- Web site: Elsa Werth Strip Color . 2023-12-18 . kadist.org.
- Web site: Toulouse . les Abattoirs . 2023-10-26 . Elsa Werth . 2023-12-18 . Navigart.fr . fr.
- Web site: Frac Normandie Caen. 2020-09-11. HAHAHA – ascension sociale. 2021-05-14. Navigart.fr. fr.
- Web site: Frac des Pays de la Loire. 2021-09-08. Frac des Pays de la Loire. 2021-12-12. Navigart.fr. fr.
- Web site: Franche-Comté . Frac . 2021-12-24 . Elsa Werth: Three Shifts . 2022-04-23 . Navigart.fr . fr.
- Web site: Acquisitions et commandes Arts plastiques – 2018 Cnap. 2021-05-14. www.cnap.fr.
- Web site: Werth Elsa . 2021-05-14. fr-FR.
- Web site: Lendroit éditions - TITRE UN A USAGES MULTIPLES . 2022-11-06 . www.lendroit.org.
- Web site: Elsa Werth "Give and Take" . 2022-11-06 . www.kulturportal-duesseldorf.de . de.
- Web site: Elsa Werth: Give and Take . 2022-11-06 . Info . de.
- Web site: cdla . 2021-03-31 . Elsa Werth . 2022-11-06 . le cdla . fr-FR.
- Web site: Blow / Elsa Werth. 2020-08-02. Info. de.
- Web site: Exposition ELSA WERTH A LAND. 2020-08-02. Fondation d'entreprise Ricard. en-US.
- Web site: Petillat. Siloé. Elsa Werth – Anywayland. 2020-08-09. www.dijonart.com.
- Web site: Rouillé. Jean-Yves. Exposition : aux frontières de pays imaginaires. 2020-08-09. www.bienpublic.com. FR-fr.
- Web site: Temps Partiel, d.c.a / Association française de développement des centres d’art contemporain . 2020-08-02 . 2020-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924023533/http://www.dca-art.com/expositions/elsa-werth-temps-partiel . dead .
- Web site: Aduplex. 2020-08-02. fr-FR. 2021-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207132812/https://aduplex.ch/laction-cesse-elsa-werth/. dead.
- Web site: Morais. Pedro. 24 March 2017. Jeune artiste : Elsa Werth. 2020-08-02. Le Quotidien de l'Art. fr.
- Web site: ArtFacts. Title One for Multiple Use Exhibition. 2021-02-25. ArtFacts. en.
- Web site: Blanchard. Benoît. Elsa Werth – Titre un à usage multiple – Galerie Martine Aboucaya œuvres. 2020-11-04. fr.
- Web site: Fontaine. Sylvie. 2015-01-22. Espace Primo Piano. 2020-10-13. Artais Artcontemporain. fr-FR.
- Web site: Heidsieck . Muse . 2022-10-25 . Art contemporain : l'artiste Elsa Werth est la lauréate 2022 du Prix Fondation Pernod Ricard . 2023-11-21 . Connaissance des Arts . fr-FR.
- Web site: Shlonsky . Layla . 2023-11-07 . The Seashore of Endless Worlds . 2023-11-21 . rts.ch . fr.
- Web site: Donnadieu . Marc . 2022-11-09 . "De toi à moi" . 2023-11-21 . artpress . fr-FR.
- Web site: Hatt . Étienne . 2022-10-19 . Preview : "Horizones", 23e prix de la fondation Pernod Ricard . 2022-11-06 . artpress . en, fr.
- Web site: projects . ART data . 2021-04-24 . Été 78, where art meets life in Brussels . 2022-11-06 . ART data projects . es.
- Web site: Fresnais. Raphaël. Nous irons tous au paradis. Ouest France. 29 October 2021 .
- Web site: Laurent. Tom. Tout un film !. 2021-02-25. artabsolument.com.
- Web site: Jaumouillé. Laure. X, FRAC des Pays de la Loire. 2021-02-25. en-GB.
- https://www.sisterart.be/l/societe-delectricite-une-nouvelle-et-heureuse-decouverte-et-heureuse/ Calculated Chance, review in Sister Art
- Web site: Calculated Chance – Exhibition at Société d'Electricité Review. 2020-08-09. ArtRabbit. en.
- Web site: ArtFacts. Tilt Horizon Exhibition. 2021-02-25. ArtFacts. en.
- Web site: Wang. Sue. AMNUA presents the group exhibition "Tilt Horizon" in Nanjing – Editor's Choice – Art News – CAFA ART INFO Find Chinese Contemporary Art and News. 2021-02-25. www.cafa.com.cn.
- Web site: Wengorz. Kristina. 13 April 2019. 26 x Bauhaus Review. 2020-08-09. de-DE.
- Web site: de Ruyter. Thibaut. 26 x bauhaus. 2020-08-09. www.thibautderuyter.com.
- Web site: 2019-03-26. "One Minute, One Hour, One Month... One Million Years" Review. 2020-08-09. Mousse Magazine. it-IT.
- Web site: Alkema. Hanna. La belle revue – Le Génie du lieu at Creux de l'enfer. 2020-08-19. www.labellerevue.org.
- Web site: Bolduc. Éric. 2018-06-08. GROUPE@ fonderie darling. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029200912/https://ratsdeville.org/2018/06/08/groupe-fonderie-darling/. 2020-10-29. 2020-11-16. rats de ville. dead.
- https://www.artshebdomedias.com/agenda/flatland-abstractions-narratives-2-exposition-collective-2/ Flatland / Abstractions Narratives, Arts Hebdo Medias
- Web site: Corubolo. Charline. Sentimental Summer : séduisant chassé-croisé estival et artistique au Centre d'art Bastille. 2020-11-04. www.petit-bulletin.fr. fr.
- Web site: Luquet-Gad. Ingrid. 2015-05-19. Elsa Werth, l'artiste qui détourne nos objet du quotidien. 2020-08-02. Les Inrockuptibles. fr-FR.
- Web site: 2016-09-16. Cocktail Games. 2020-08-09. TBCS. en-US.
- Web site: Modifications – ZK/U Berlin. 2020-08-02. www.zku-berlin.org. 6 July 2013 . en.
- Web site: Cabinet du livre d'artiste. Sans éclat. 2020-08-09. www.sites.univ-rennes2.fr. fr-FR.
- https://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/31601/ Original soldé, Artext
- https://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/31602/ Formule de politesse, Artext
- https://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/31441/ Un jour dans Le Monde, Artext