Artist profile
Annette Messager
Annette Messager is a celebrated French contemporary artist known for her intricate installations incorporating found objects, textiles, photographs, and taxidermy. Her work explores themes of female identity, body politics, mythologies, and everyday life, earning her the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2005.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
137.24
Credential score
3199.0
Reference 80×100cm
$170,200
Credentials
- Nationality
- French
- Museum exhibitions
- 180
- Solo exhibitions
- 90
- Group exhibitions
- 400
- Museum collections
- Centre Pompidou, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Gallery representation
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Private collections
- 150
- Press
- 500
- Scholarly articles
- 140
- Books
- 35
- Auction record
- $520,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
French
Birth / death years
1945
Mediums
Installation, Sculpture, Assemblage, Photography
Prices
Auction record
$520,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Marian Goodman Gallery
Museum collections
Centre Pompidou, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Private collections
150
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
180
Solo exhibitions
90
Group exhibitions
400
Bibliography
Books
35
Press
500
Scholarly articles
140