Exhibition Opening – D44 Claire Paugam: Attempting the Embrace n°31

The exhibition D44 Claire Paugam: Attempting the Embrace n°31 opens on Thursday, 28 October 20h00 at Hafnarhús.

Claire Paugam is the 44th artist to exhibit in Reykjavík Art Museum´s exhibition series in D-Gallery.

Claire Paugam is a multidisciplinary French artist (b. 1991) based in Reykjavík. After graduating from the Iceland University of the Arts' MFA program in 2016, Claire has exhibited in various art institutions in Iceland and abroad such as the 5th Biennale for Young Art (Moscow, 2016) and the Icelandic Photography Festival at Gerðarsafn Art Museum (2018). While primarily focusing on her own art practice, she forms an artist duo with new media artist Raphaël Alexandre, together they create installations and stage designs. The artist is also involved in curatorial projects such as Vestur í bláinn (2020) with Julius Pollux Rothlaender. She is the recipient of the Motivational Art Prize 2020 delivered by the Icelandic Art Prize and board member of The Living Art Museum.

The D-Gallery exhibition series started in 2007. Emerging artists, who are shaping the local contemporary art scene, are invited to hold their first solo show in a public museum.

Curator: Aldís Snorradóttir