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Artwork / Annette Messager
A Series of Interviews with Artists Exhibiting at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field
Artwork / Annette Messager
A Series of Interviews with Artists Exhibiting at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field
ARTIST INTERVIEW
Concept, Interviewer, Translation, and Editing: NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization, Art Front Gallery
22 October 2026
A quarter of a century has passed since the first Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale was held in 2000, and to date, more than 1,000 artist groups from over 70 countries and regions have participated in the “Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale.” Here, we present a glimpse into the creative process through which each artist has engaged with the Echigo-Tsumari region and produced their work.
Performer | Annette Messager
Artwork | *Spectrum of Maison Izumi*—an artwork participating in the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2027
In collaboration with | Akemi Shiraha
Filmed | June 2026
0:00:30 About the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale artwork
0:02:35 About her stay and creative process in Echigo-Tsumari
0:02:59 About this location
0:03:36 The driving force behind her creativity
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Annette Messager
France
1943 Born in France
1965 Won an award in a photography contest while attending the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, and traveled to Southern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Israel, and the United States. In the early 1970s, she began creating three-dimensional artworks, combining photography, stuffed animals, vintage clothing, and knitted items to construct otherworldly spaces.
1980–81 Resided in New York.Subsequently, she held solo exhibitions at museums in Europe and the United States, including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
2002 Documenta
2005 Participated as the representative of the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and won the Golden Lion Award
2008 Solo exhibition “Annette Messager: Messengers of the Sacred and the Profane” in Roppongi, Tokyo
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