Suzanne Lafont

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Suzanne Lafont (born 1949) is a French photographer. [1] [2]

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Life and career

In 1992, she had a solo exhibition titled Projects 37: Suzanne Lafont at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. [3]

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, [1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [4] the Fonds régional d'art contemporain Pays de la Loire [5] and Lorraine, [6] the Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, [7] among others.

She has participated to Documenta IX and Documenta X. [8]

Lafont was born in Nîmes. She is represented by Erna Hecey Gallery in Luxembourg. [9]

Selected publications

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References

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  2. Jedwab, Lucien (Jan 14, 2019). "Les plantes vagabondes de Suzanne Lafont". Le Monde.fr. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019 via Le Monde.
  3. "Projects 37: Suzanne Lafont". The Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. "Suzanne Lafont |[Man Wearing Houndstooth Scarf]| the Met". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  5. Frac des Pays de la Loire (2020-08-28). "Le Bruit". Navigart.fr. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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  8. "Mission photographique de la DATAR - Auteurs - portrait Suzane Lafont.jpg". missionphotodatar.cget.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  9. "Suzanne Lafont". www.paris-art.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  10. Marseille; Direction des musées (1989). Suzanne Lafont: 1984-1988 : Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 21 avril-18 juin 1989 (in French). Marseille; [Arles: Musées de Marseille; Actes Sud. ISBN   978-2-86869-384-6. OCLC   761172605.
  11. Holmes, Brian; Lafont, Suzanne; Musée Départemental d'Art Contemporain (Rochechouart) (1997). Suzanne Lafont. Rochechouart. ISBN   978-2-911540-02-8. OCLC   614679788.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. Lafont, Suzanne (2001). L, lecture: 46 épisodes (in French). Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône): Actes Sud. ISBN   978-2-7427-3647-8. OCLC   422065865.
  13. Lauvaux, Léonie (2016-06-01). "Suzanne Lafont : situations". Critique d'art. Actualité internationale de la littérature critique sur l'art contemporain (in French). doi: 10.4000/critiquedart.17568 . ISSN   1246-8258.