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Orlan

May 30, 1947 (78 years old) in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France

ORLAN is a French contemporary artist best known for her work with plastic surgery in the early to mid-1990s. ORLAN is known as a pioneer of carnal art, a form of self-portraiture that utilizes body modification to distort one's appearance.

Known For

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Synthetic Pleasures
Self
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Orlan, carnal art
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Slow, une histoire d'amour
Self
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Omniprésence
self
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Don Juan
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Cinématon XV
N°149
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Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
Orlan
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Tangible Striptease (en nanoséquences), une performance d’ORLAN et Mael le Mée
Self
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Mise en scène pour un grand fiat
Sainte Orlan
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Successful Operation
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