Gina Pane

This French artist with Italian roots, gina pane (1935-1990) became known in the 1970s with a series of actions involving her own body. Championed by the critic Francois Pluchart, she was immediately recognized as one of France's major proponents of body art. In addition to these actions, Pane developed a body of work that is both extremely varied and highly coherent. Her paintings, sculptures, actions, photographs and installations all strive to create a new language and thus enable closer communication with nature. Essays by Blandine Chavanne, Sophie Delpeux, Inge Linger, Pierre Gicquel and others.