Elvire Bonduelle: Dictator of Happiness
Elvire Bonduelle, who was born in 1981, resides and works in Paris. She completed her studies at Énsb-a Paris in 2005 and refers to herself as the 'dictatrice du bonheur'. Among her notable works are 'Wood is Good' (2012), 'Sèche-larmes', 'Tire-bouche', and 'Cales'. She has designed rocking chairs, such as 'Berceuses', created during her residency in Canada. Since 2007, she has been producing 'Dessins à la règle', which portray interiors and suburban homes, along with the series 'Vertus'. During the Indignados movement, she created 'le meilleur Monde' for Le Monde and 'El mejor Païs' for El País. Her upcoming solo exhibition is scheduled at Galerie Van Gelder in Amsterdam (2013), with group exhibitions including the Nouveau Festival at Centre Pompidou, Paris (2013).
Key facts
- Elvire Bonduelle was born in 1981 and lives in Paris.
- She graduated from Énsb-a Paris in 2005.
- She calls herself 'dictatrice du bonheur' (dictator of happiness).
- Her work 'Wood is Good' (2012) is a folding wooden chair.
- She created 'le meilleur Monde', a special edition of Le Monde with only good news.
- She made 'El mejor Païs' for El País during the Indignados movement.
- She created 'Modules lunaires individuels' for the exhibition 'To the Moon via the Beach' in Arles, 2012.
- She admires Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Bruce Nauman, William Morris.
Entities
Artists
- Elvire Bonduelle
- Donald Judd
- Sol LeWitt
- Bruce Nauman
- William Morris
- François Morellet
- Andrea Zittel
- Philippe Parreno
- Liam Gillick
- Jacques Tati
- Aldous Huxley
Institutions
- Énsb-a Paris
- Galerie Van Gelder
- Immanence
- Lapecera, Noestudio
- onestar press
- Die Bäckerei
- Iglu/Nordketten
- Centre Pompidou
- Galerie de Roussan
- Galerie Sabrina Amrani
- Le Monde
- El País
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Canada
- Madrid
- Spain
- Arles
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Innsbruck
- Austria
Sources
- artpress —