Dominique Fury's Insurrectionary Art Explores Gender, Violence, and Political Rage
Born in 1956, Dominique Jeantet chose the name Fury as a form of protest against oppression, drawing inspiration from the 1956 Plymouth Fury automobile and the Furies of Greek mythology. After her education at Sciences Po and the Légion d'honneur, she established the all-female music group L.U.V. in 1977 and became a member of the Bazooka collective in 1978. Her 'Cyber Pussies' series features acrylic fur vulvas encased in plexiglass boxes, reclaiming female sexuality. The painting 'Cinquante nuances de rouge,' created prior to the Bataclan attack on November 13, 2015, showcases a strong female figure. Her works are also included in 'Réel et Virtuel' at Galerie Estace in Paris, exploring themes of female rage and bodily autonomy.
Key facts
- Dominique Fury, born Dominique Jeantet in 1956, adopted her pseudonym as a political manifesto against oppression.
- She founded the all-female music group L.U.V. in 1977 and joined the Bazooka collective in 1978.
- Her 'Cyber Pussies' series reappropriates the female form in response to Gustave Courbet's 'L'Origine du monde' (1866).
- These works were shown at the PAD alongside pieces by Niki de Saint Phalle and Yayoi Kusama via Galerie Jean‑François Cazeau.
- Her painting 'Cinquante nuances de rouge' was created before the Bataclan attack on November 13, 2015.
- Fury's work 'Watching Gaza' addresses the war in Gaza through a diffracted portrait.
- Her art is included in the collective exhibition 'Réel et Virtuel' at Galerie Estace in Paris's 3rd arrondissement.
- The name Fury references the 1956 Plymouth Fury car and the Greek mythological Furies.
Entities
Artists
- Dominique Fury
- Dominique Jeantet
- Gustave Courbet
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Yayoi Kusama
- Kaoru Ijima
- Stephen King
- Khalil-Bey
- Anaïs Pedro
Institutions
- Légion d'honneur
- Sciences Po
- L.U.V.
- Bazooka
- CNRTL (Centre national de ressources textuelles et lexicales)
- PAD
- Galerie Jean‑François Cazeau
- Galerie Estace
- Artistikrezo
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Gaza
- Japan