Tania Gheerbrant
Winner of the Frac Bretagne-Art Norac Prize 2024, Tania Gheerbrant presents a solo exhibition at the Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria.
New work from the series Fleurs de l’histoire delves into the anti-psychiatric patient collectives of the 1970s, aiming to illuminate the oppressive systems within both medical and penal institutions. Tania Gheerbrant explores the parallels between the historical persecution of witches during the Inquisition and the modern treatment of psychiatric patients, following the provocative ideas of psychiatrist Thomas Szasz.
THE ARTIST
Born in 1994, lives and works in Quimper and Courtils.
She graduated from EESAB – site de Rennes in 2014, then from ENSBA-Paris in 2017. Her art, based on long-term research and forms of co-creation, mainly takes the form of installations, videos and editions.
Her work has been shown in various group exhibitions in institutions, including: Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2024); Bally Foundation, Lugarno, Switzerland (2023); Chapelle des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2022); 66e Salon de Montrouge (2022); Point Commun, Annecy (2021); Fondation Fiminco, Romainville (2021); Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2021); Panacée MoCo, Montpellier (2019); La villa Radet, Paris (2019); or The Other Art Fair, Turin, Italia (2018).
FRAC BRETAGNE – ART NORAC PRIZE
In 2020, Frac Bretagne and its patron Art Norac created the “Prix du Frac Bretagne – Art Norac” or Frac Bretagne-Art Norac Prize. The aim of this prize is to help emerging artists from the regional scene to gain international experience in order to encourage them to develop their careers outside our borders.
Each year, a partner structure in Europe or worldwide, willing to welcome an artist to produce a solo exhibition, is associated with the scheme.
+ Visit the Salzburger Kunstverein website
+ More information on the Prix du Frac Bretagne – Art Norac/ Frac Bretagne-Art Norac Prize
Image: Tania Gheerbrant, Fleurs de l’histoire, 2024, produced with the support of Drac Île-de-France and Palais de Tokyo. Exhibition view Toucher l’insensé, Palais de Tokyo. 2024.