Spanning installation, sculpture, photography and video, Gaëlle Choisne’s practice considers the complexity of the world, its political and cultural disorder, whether it be the over-exploitation of nature or the vestiges of colonial history. Her projects are conceived as ecosystems in which she bridges art historical and philosophical concerns to Creole esoteric traditions, myths and popular cultures. Her ‘Temple of Love’ project, for instance, takes Roland Barthes’ A Lover’s Discourse (1977) as a point of departure to consider the political dimension of love and pay homage to invisible bodies.
Gaëlle Choisne was born in 1985 in Cherbourg, France. She currently lives and works in Paris, as well as working with a number of public and private institutions in Haïti, where she is engaged in various alternative, collective and cultural projects.
In 2024, Choisne was the recipient of the Marcel Duchamp Prize. In 2023, she was selected by Lorna Simpson for the Reiffers Art Initiative Mentorship. In 2021, she won the AWARE Women Artist Prize.
Choisne has participated in several biennials and triennials, including Taipei Biennial (2025); Gwangju Biennial (2024), Toronto Biennial of Art (2024), New Museum Triennial (2021), GIBCA, Göteborg International Biennial of Contemporary Art, DK (2021), Bienniale de Lyon (2019 and 2015), Sharjah Biennial (2017); Curitiba Biennial (2017); and Havana Biennial (2015).
Selected solo exhibitions include Benaki Pireos 138, Athens, GR (2027 – forthcoming); Scuola Piccola Zattere, Venice, IT (2025); Kauffmann Repetto, Milan and New York (2025); Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR (Marcel Duchamp Prize, 2024); KfW Stiftung, Frankfurt, DE (2024); Fondazione Zimei, Pescara, IT (2023); Reiffers Art Iniatives, Paris, FR (duo exhibition with Lorna Simpson, 2023); Palais de la Porte Dorée, Paris, FR (2023); Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, DE (2022); NıCOLETTı, London (2022); MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR (2022); Air de Paris, Paris (2021); Musée Henri Prades, Montpellier, FR (2020); Nuit Blanche, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, FR (2020); The Mistake Room, Los Angeles, CA (2019); and Bétonsalon, Paris, FR (2018).
Her work has been exhibited in international museums and institutions, including Centre Pompidou-Metz, FR; HKW, Berlin, DE; Wiels, Brussel, BE; Musée d’art moderne de Paris, FR, Kyoto Modern Art Museum, JP; Fondation Van Gogh, Arles, FR; Kadist, Paris, FR; Kunsthal Mechelen, Malines, BE; Villa Medicis, Rome IT; and MAACAL – Musée d’Art contemporain africain Al-Maaden, Marrakesh, MA, among many others.
Permanent collections include Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, FR; Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, FR; MAC VAL, Vitry sur Seine, FR; Scuola Piccola Zattere, Venice, IT; Musée de la Musique Philarmonie, Paris, FR; Musée Fabre – Fondation Typhaine, Montpellier, FR; Musée National de l’histoire de l’immigration, FR; CNAP (Centre National des Arts Plastiques), Paris, FR; Kadist, Paris, FR; FRAC Ile-de-France, Paris, FR; FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, FR; FRAC Champagne Ardenne, Reims, FR.
