Annette messenger biography
Annette messenger biography
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Annette Messager
French artist
Annette Messager (born 30 November 1943) is a French visual artist. She is known for championing the techniques and materials of outsider art.[1] In 2005, she won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Biennale for her artwork at the French Pavilion.
In 2016, she won the prestigious Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award.[2] She lives and works in Malakoff, France.[3]
Biography
Annette Messager was born on 30 November 1943 in Berck-sur-Mer, France.[4] Her father was a photographer and amateur painter.[1] Between 1962 and 1966, Messager attended the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France.[3] Her mother entered one of her daughter Annette's photographs in a Kodak competition.
It won an art trip around the world.[1] Messager and the late artist Christian Boltanski were partners.[5]
Career
Messager is known mainly for her installation work which often incorp