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Being an artist means forever healing your own wounds and at the same time endlessly exposing them.

Annette Messager

Being an artist means forever healing your own wounds and at the same time endlessly exposing them.

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About Annette Messager

Annette Messager (born 30 November 1943) is a French visual artist. She is known for championing the techniques and materials of outsider art. In 2005, she won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Biennale for her artwork at the French Pavilion. In 2016, she won the prestigious Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award. She lives and works in Malakoff, France.