Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien

A new commission by Paris-based artist Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien, who makes textile works, performances and installations that explore how ideas of femininity and the cosmos cross different cultures, generations, and materials.

Her first solo exhibition in the UK will be developed during a residency at Gasworks from January to March 2025, and will include a new installation and series of wall-based works incorporating craft techniques passed down the matrilineal line of her family for many generations.

The Lead Supporter for Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien’s exhibition is Prue MacLeod. Gasworks’ Exhibitions programme are supported by Catherine Petitgas, Gasworks Exhibitions Supporters and Arts Council England.

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Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien (b. 1990) lives and works in Paris. Recent solo exhibitions include: Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2023); the French Institute, Berlin (2022); Orangerie du Senat, Paris (2021). Her work has also been presented in group exhibitions and biennials including Manifesta 15, Barcelona, Spain; Ivory Coast Pavilion, 60th Venice Biennale (2024); Dakar Biennal (2024); the 24th Biennial of Sydney (2024); the 14th Kaunas Biennale (2023); the 13th Rencontres de Bamako (2022); La Verrière Hermès, Belgium (2022); MO.CA., Brescia (2019); and the 38th EVA International, Ireland (2018). She is a laureate of the Prix 1% Marchéde l’art and is nominated for the 2024 Future Generation Art Prize