Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Exotourisme, 2002/2013, neon and paint on wall, photo by Andrea Rossetti

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interview by OLIVIER ZAHM

 

French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster was among the first collaborators of Purple magazine, when it was founded in 1992. She’s best known for her films and installation projects, which draw people into a psychically quiet space as much like reading as looking, and always engaging the associated memories of contemporary living. She works with every kind of medium and situation, from architecture to books — lots of books — which she displays in rows and piles as enticing as Hansel’s breadcrumbs to pick up. She’s also designed a house, boutiques for Balenciaga, stage sets for French musician Alain Bashung, has co-written a science fiction book, and thrives in an ever-expanding field of interests and endeavours. Because we’ve known her for so long, we asked her to lead us through…