Silvie Fleury

Silvie Fleury (b. 1961) is a Swiss artist internationally renowned for her provocative engagement with consumer culture, fashion, and gender issues. Since the early 1990s, she has been one of the most influential figures in contemporary art, often associated with Pop Art and Appropriation Art. Her works encompass various media, including sculptures, installations, paintings, and video pieces.

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Silvie Fleury often incorporates elements from the luxury and fashion industries in her works, critically questioning and deconstructing them.

Silvie Fleury raises questions about the cultural self-understanding of Western societies through her works: How does consumption influence identity, and to what extent does the consumer world shape ideas of attractiveness? In her makeup palettes, she highlights the valorisation of superficial appearance and female beauty.

SILVIE FLEURY „MEDIUM SPF 30”, 2018

Acrylic on canvas on wood

SILVIE FLEURY „GOLDEN COUTURE CONTOURING”, 2018

Acrylic on canvas on wood

Exhibitions

Since her first exhibition Shopping Bags in 1991, Fleury has had numerous solo and group exhibitions across Europe and the United States. Her recent solo exhibitions include Kunstraum Dornbirn, Austria (2019); Istituto Svizzero, Rome (2019); Villa Stuck, Munich (2016); Eternity Now, part of the permanent collection at the Bass Museum, Miami (2017 and 2015); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (2011); and MAMCO Genève (2008).
Her works have also been shown internationally in group exhibitions, including Daimler Contemporary, Berlin (2019); Leopold Museum, Vienna (2018); Kunsthaus Zürich (2018); Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich (2016); SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen (2014); Kunstverein Hannover (2011); and Kunstverein Frankfurt (2011). In 2018, she was awarded the Swiss Prix Meret Oppenheim, and in 2015, she received the Société des Arts de Genève Prize.