Works and lives in Palermo, Italy
Claire Fontaine is a collective feminist conceptual artist founded by Fulvia Carnevale and James Thornhill in Paris in 2004. Since 2017 she lives and works in Palermo. Her name is inspired by Duchamp’s iconic ready-made, the urinal entitled Fontaine, and a famous brand of French notebooks (Clairefontaine); it defines a space where the biographies of the artist are not directly connected to their artworks, allowing their research to become a space of freedom and desubjectivization.
Silenced, Where Are My Keys, Ausgabe, Vienna, AS
Speechless, Bar, Barcelona ES
Ready-made Emotions, Harper’s Bazaar, GAM - Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan IT
Jogue O Seu Eu Fora, exhibition by Claire Fontaine and Bernadette Corporation, Casa de Cultura do Parque, Sao Poalo. BR
Protection, Novo, Secci, Milan IT
Il Personale, Site Specific Installation, 21st Premio Ermanno Casoli Prize, Elica, Fabriano, IT
© Studio Claire Fontaine.