Annette Messager

  • Born in 1943, in France
  • Lives and works in Malakoff (France)
© Horst Ossinger/dpa/picture-alliance/MaxPPP

Annette Messager belongs to a generation of artists who, since the 1970s, have been rewriting the language of art.

In The Collection

Expressionist and contemplative works

Exhibition of the Collection

From 17 December 2014 to 18 May 2015

The second phase in the inaugural hang featured a larger number of works, based on the Expressionist and the Contemplative themes.

Crossing views

Exhibition of the Collection

From 23 September 2020 to 3 January 2021

Parallel to the Cindy Sherman retrospective exhibition, the Fondation presents Crossing Views, a selection of works from the Fondation's Collection which was chosen in collaboration with Cindy Sherman. Echoing her work, the exhibition is centred on the theme of the portrait and its interpretation through different approaches and media: painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation. The exhibition brings together around twenty French and international artists, of different generations and backgrounds. It includes around sixty works, many of which have previously never been on display at the Fondation.

Les approches - Chantal Akerman, Annette Messager

Hors les murs

From 4 March 2016 to 24 September 2016

The Espace Louis Vuitton in Munich is launching its programme for 2016 with the exhibition Les Approches, which showcases the work of two artists: Filmmaker and visual artist Chantal Akerman, and French visual artist Annette Messager.