Chloé Quenum
Paris, France, 1983
Lives and works in Paris
Chloé Quenum’s work addresses questions of visibility, mixed-race and transmission through the prism of anthropological and historical research. The strategies she uses by moving, transforming and reshaping forms and mundane objects allow her to interrogate the idea of displacement and feeling of belonging. She questions the effect a shift in context produces and thus her artworks’ capacity to generate new stories.
Chloé Quenum wa representing Benin at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 alongside artists Ishola Akpo, Moufouli Bello et Romuald Hazoumè, curated by Azu Nwagbogu.
Recent solo and group presentations of Quenum’s work at institutions include: Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis, Chatou (2024), Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (2024), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Pau (2023), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2021, 2014), Fondation Pernod-Ricard (2021, 2014, 2013), Fondation Kadist, Paris (2021, 2018), Centre Pompidou, Paris (2019), Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (2015), Collège des Bernardins, Paris (2014), Le Plateau, FRAC Île-de-France, Paris (2012).
Her works have joined the collections of Le Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Pompidou, Paris; Frac Alsace, Frac Ile de France, Frac Grand Large, Frac Nouvelle Aquitaine, Crédit municipal of Paris, Fondation Kadist, Fondation Lafayette Anticipations.
Selected Works and Exhibitions
