Manon has pioneered body and performance art since the 1970s. In her ambivalent depiction of female identity, she deliberately affirms gender roles as well as their subversion. Manon is internationally recognized for radical performances and conceptual photographs in which she addresses the construction of identities. Her work is concurrent with artists such as Cindy Sherman, Adrian Piper or Hannah Wilke.

Commissioned by the Swiss Institute, this retrospective will include the installations "The Salmon-Colored Boudoir" (1974) and "The End of Lola Montez" (1975), as well as the most important series of her photographic works, "La dame au crâne rasé" (1977/78), "The Gray Wall or 36 Sleepless Nights" (1979), and her newest series, "Borderline," (2007).

Catalog in cooperation with Helmhaus Zurich with essays by Jean-Christophe Ammann, Amelia Jones, Jörg Heiser, Brigitte Ulmer and Gianni Jetzer.

Curated by Gianni Jetzer

Sep 9, 2009	New Walls for the Swiss Institute	Art In America
Jun 18, 2009	Manon \| Swiss Institute	Time Out New York
May 23, 2009	Critics' Picks: Manon	Artforum
May 12, 2009	New in Books: Manon - A Person	Art In America

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