Born in 1961 in Geneva, where she continues to live and work, Sylvie Fleury emerged in the early 90's as a significant figure on the international art stage. Fleury's "shopping bag" installations, which she included in some of her earliest exhibitions, laid the foundations for a body of work that would draw on elements from both twentieth-century art and consumer society. Exploiting paradoxes and the ambiguity of futility, Fleury went on to develop a diverse oeuvre that continually expanded the range of its interpretations. Luxury clothing and accessories, the world of Formula 1 racing, modern and contemporary art icons (from Piet Mondrian to Andy Warhol or John McCracken), magazine covers, and oversized everyday objects: Sylvie Fleury has forged an artistic sensibility that continually reinvents itself, layering its meanings upon one another, and finding new ways to explore our collective consciousness.
Sylvie Fleury
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Sylvie Fleury, Cheek Fabric (peach), 2022
Acrylic on canvas on wood
149 cm
58 1/2 in
(diameter) -
Sylvie Fleury, Cheek Fabric (flesh), 2019
Acrylic on canvas on wood
148,9 x 142 x 9 cm
58 5/8 x 55 7/8 x 3 1/2 in -
Sylvie Fleury, Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Blush Palette, 2019
Acrylic on canvas on wood
154,5 x 192 x 10 cm
60 7/8 x 75 5/8 x 3 7/8 in -
Sylvie Fleury, Untitled, 1995
Window model legs with gold mini skirt
100 x 40 x 30 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Chanel Shopping Bag, 2008
Painted bronze
40 x 50 x 11 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Prada Shoes, 2003
Chromed bronze
16 x 20 x 7,5 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Vanity Case, 1998
Chromed Bronze
31 x 38 x 21 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Revolver, 2009
Chopped and patinated bronze
25 x 6 x 33 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Untitled, 2008
Chromed bronze
20 x 20 x 9 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Dream, 2004
Gold plated steel
35 x ø 28 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Prada Boots, 2003
Chromed bronze
17 3/4 x 19 5/8 x 24 3/4 inches -
Sylvie Fleury, Judd (One shelf version), 2008
Polished stainless steel, fiberglass, car paint
29 1/2 x 23 5/8 x 7 7/8 inches -
Sylvie Fleury, Eternal Wow on Shelves (Multidimentional blue), 2007
Polished stainless steel, fiberglass, car paint
110 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 25 5/8 inches -
Sylvie Fleury, Eternal Wow on Shelves (Multidimentional blue), 2007
Polished stainless steel, fiberglass, car paint
110 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 25 5/8 inches -
Sylvie Fleury, Eternal Wow on Shelves (silver), 2007
Polished stainless steel, fiberglass, car paint
110 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 25 5/8 inches -
Sylvie Fleury, Every minute is special, 2007
Stainless steel, polished, PU-foam, fiberglass, lacquer
300 x 420 x 190 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Cristalle Custom Commando - doré, 2008
Destroyed Chanel bag and target
42 x 59,4 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Gold Fountain PKW, 2003
Gold porcelain, plexiglass plinth
18 x 62 x 62 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Ela 75K, Plumpity... Plump, 2000
Gold plated supermarket trolley, revolving mirror plinth
83 x 55 x 96 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Untitled, 2008
Pairs of gold/silver chromed bronzes
25 x 25 x 12 cm -
Sylvie Fleury, Marcel et Robert, 2000/2001
Wood, steel, aluminium, electric motor, legs, gold mini skirt
36 x 406 cm
Exhibitions
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Spring
— • Shanghai -
Approaches to Abstraction
— • Shanghai -
Platform, Curated by Nicolas Trembley
— • Brussels -
Telephone Paintings, Curated by Nicolas Trembley
— • Art 43 Basel, Switzerland -
Sylvie Fleury
— • Brussels -
Magritte et la lumière, John Baldessari, Urs Fischer, Sylvie Fleury, Mark Handforth, Gregor Hildebrandt, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Joseph Kosuth, Kris Martin, René Magritte, Anselm Reyle, Ugo Rondinone, Ed Rusha, Gavin Turk
— • Brussels
Museum Exhibitions
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Double Positive
— • Bechtler Stiftung, Switzerland -
Turn me on
— • Pinacoteca Agnelli di Torino, Turin, Italy -
Sylvie Fleury
— • Aranya Art Center -
Geometric Opulence
— • Haus Konstruktiv Museum, Zurich, Swiss -
Abstraction(s), Curated by Nicolas Trembley
— • Song Art Museum, Beijing, China -
ÎÔ
— • Kunstraum Dornbirn, Austria -
Chaussures italiennes
— • Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Rome
Selected press
- 'Un salon d'art au rayonnement international', LE MATIN DIMANCHE by Eileen Hofer, February, 2015 — 345.5 kB
- 'La Genevoise Sylvie Fleury récompensée par le Prix de la Société des Arts 2015' LA CÔTE, October, 2014 — 332.6 kB
- 'Anticipation', ARTFORUM, 2010 — 658.7 kB
- 'Renversant Luxe', Sylvie Fleury, ARTS LIBRES, Juin 2010 — 899.8 kB
- 'Sylvie Fleury at Almine Rech', CONTEMPORARY ART DAILY, June 23th, 2010 — 1.2 MB
- Stéphanie Moisdon,'Qu'est ce que l'art vidéo aujourd'hui?', BEAUX ARTS MAGAZINE, 2008 — 328.8 kB
- Mireille Descombes,'Voyage aux pays de Sylvie Fleury', L'HEBDO, October 23rd, 2008 — 556.3 kB
- Verena Kuni,'Sylvie Fleury' FRIEZE, November-December, 2001 — 367.6 kB
- Gabriele Detterer, 'Wenn Künstlerinnen scharf schiessen', NEUE BURDHER BEITUNG, May 6th, 2019 — 349.2 kB