Ange Leccia
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Ange Leccia is a contemporary French
painter, photographer
and film-maker. He works in Paris
primarily with photography and video.
Leccia was born in Minerbio, Barrettali commune
, in Corsica
, and studied the fine arts. Initially he was engaged in both painting and photography, but as time passed he devoted himself more to photography and video as his chosen media.
Leccia is a lecturer at the École nationale supérieure d'arts de Cergy-Pontoise (ENSAPC). He also directs research for young artists at the Palais de Tokyo
in Paris.
Leccia's first film was the short, Stridura, in 1980. In December 2004, his film Azé, made in 1999, was released. Like his earlier work, such as the shorts Île de beauté (Island of Beauty) (1996) and Gold (2000), both co-produced with Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
, in Azé Ange Leccia continued to stress the light and sound effects.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter, photographer
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and film-maker. He works in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
primarily with photography and video.
Leccia was born in Minerbio, Barrettali commune
Barrettali
Barrettali is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.Among the villages in the commune is the hamlet of Minerbio.-Population:-References:*...
, in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
, and studied the fine arts. Initially he was engaged in both painting and photography, but as time passed he devoted himself more to photography and video as his chosen media.
Leccia is a lecturer at the École nationale supérieure d'arts de Cergy-Pontoise (ENSAPC). He also directs research for young artists at the Palais de Tokyo
Palais de Tokyo
The Palais de Tokyo is a building dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located at 13 avenue du Président-Wilson, near the Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The eastern wing of the building belongs the City of Paris and hosts the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris...
in Paris.
Leccia's first film was the short, Stridura, in 1980. In December 2004, his film Azé, made in 1999, was released. Like his earlier work, such as the shorts Île de beauté (Island of Beauty) (1996) and Gold (2000), both co-produced with Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, born in 1965 in Strasbourg, is a French artist working with video and installations. Gonzalez-Foerster lives and works in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. She won the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2002.-Exhibitions:...
, in Azé Ange Leccia continued to stress the light and sound effects.
Selected exhibitions
- 2004 : Chateau de Tours, France
- 2003 : Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
- 1999 : National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
- 1998 : Musée Nicéphore Nièpce, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
- 1996 : Villa Medici, Rome, Italy
- 1995 : Art at the Edge, Atlanta, USA
- 1992 : Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, USA
- 1990 : Le Magasin, CNAC, Grenoble, France
- 1985 : ARC / Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
External links
- Galerie Anselm Dreher photograph of Ange Leccia's "Lolita" 1988, a BMW K 100 RS with soundtrack "Lolita" by Kubrick 1954