Laure Prouvost

Laure Prouvost is a French artist who works with installation, collage and film.

Biography of Laure Prouvost

Prouvost was born in Croix, a suburb of Lille, France in 1978. She went to a nearby school known for its emphasis on the arts.  

In 2002, she received a BFA from Central Saint Martins in London. After this, she served as an assistant to the artist John Latham. Later, Laure Prouvost continued to study, and in 2010, she obtained an MFA from Goldsmiths College in London. 

She also participated in the LUX Associate Programme. In 2011, Prouvost was honored with the MaxMara Art Prize for Women, and in 2013, she received the prestigious Turner Prize.

In 2019, Laure Prouvost represented France at the 58th International Venice Biennale. 

Her recent solo exhibitions include "Laure Prouvost: Above Front Tears Nest in South" at Moody Art Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston (2023), "Stranded By Your Side" at Lisson Gallery in New York (2023), "Laure Prouvost. Above Front Tears Oui Float" at Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo (2022), "Deep Travel Ink." at Atelier Hermès in Seoul (2022), "The Long Waited, Weighted, Gathering" at Manchester Jewish Museum in Manchester (2021), and many more.

Furthermore, Laure Prouvost's artworks have been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including "The Future is Pulsating: Mutations, Dissents, and Transmigrations in a Post-human World" at Library of Mexico in Mexico City (2022), "Women" at Arken Museum for Modern Art in Ishøj (2022), "Smile! Emotions at Work" at Musée d'art de Joliette in Joliette (2021), among others. 

Laure Prouvost's Art Style

Laure Prouvost's work spans video, sound, installation, and performance, all infused with language in its broadest interpretation. Renowned for her immersive and multi-media installations that blend film with installation in whimsical and distinctive ways, Prouvost explores themes of miscommunication and the loss of meaning in translation.

By manipulating language as a tool for imagination, she challenges conventional linear narratives and expected connections between words, images, and concepts. Prouvost intertwines real and imagined personal memories with artistic and literary allusions to craft intricate film installations that blur the boundaries between fiction and reality.

Her filmmaking technique is both captivating and unsettling, employing layered storytelling, rapid edits, montage, and wordplay, complemented by a diverse array of tactile imagery, sounds, spoken and written phrases. These videos are often presented within immersive environments incorporating found objects, sculptures, paintings, drawings, signage, furniture, and architectural elements, all contributing to the overarching narrative of the installation.