Nadia Plesner is a Danish/Dutch painter who works and lives in the Netherlands. Plesner is working on issues that lie between the editorial and advertising and often with political undertones. She trained at the Graphic Arts Institute, Copenhagen (Denmark) and at the
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
In 1924, the I ...
, Amsterdam ( the Netherlands).
KISS 2013
KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) is her new campaign against the modern world and modern culture. It shows a naked
Sarah Palin
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and
Ronald McDonald acting against God's will in the
Garden of Eden
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. The painting was first shown in Denmark and made great headlines and discussions.
Legal action by Louis Vuitton
In April 2010 Nadia Plesner was sued by Louis Vuitton for showing her controversial painting ''Darfurnica''. The painting, reproduced in the "Simple Living" T-shirts, depicts an undernourished African child holding a fashionista dog and a designer handbag resembling
Louis Vuitton's Monogram Multicolore handbag.
In a larger painting featuring the child, he stands in the conflict-ridden region of
Darfur
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in Sudan.
The fashion giant issued a cease and desist order for alleged copyright infringement. A Dutch court imposed daily fines of approximately 7,500 US dollars.
The trial attracted much international attention and several artists and celebrities supported Nadia Plesner as they believed that the case also referred to artistic expression and the right to make the world aware of international issues in an artistic way.
Prior to the trial was also a previous conflict in 2008 between Nadia Plesner and Louis Vuitton, which was about an artistic campaign called Simple Living.
In 2011 the Dutch court reversed its decision and acquitted Nadia Plesner. ''Darfurnica'' was sold in 2011 for approximately 45,000 US dollars.
Speeches
Beside her paintings Nadia is giving speeches about art, advertising and property rights in international forums.
* 2013: United Nations, Geneve
* 2013: Arken Modern Museum of Art, Denmark
* 2013: Curated By Law, Stuttgart Germany
* 2013: Conference on artistic freedom, Oslo Norway
Exhibitions
* 2013: Gallery Kik, Denmark (solo exhibition)
* 2012: International Art Festival, Denmark (group exhibition)
* 2011: Project 8, Denmark (group exhibition)
* 2011: Emergency Room, Vietnam (group exhibition)
* 2011: Oxcars, Spain (Free Culture Forum)
* 2011: Emergency Room, Poland (group exhibition)
* 2011: Heart Museum, Denmark (exhibition)
* 2011: Intervention, Denmark (solo exhibition)
* 2010: The Christmas Show, Denmark (group exhibition)
* 2009: Artistes de Garde, Denmark (group exhibition)
* 2008: Emergency Room, Italy (group exhibition)
* 2008: Emergency Room, France (group exhibition).
International awards
* 2011: Nominated for the JCI Ten Outstanding Young People´s award.
* 2011:
Oxcars award.
* 2008: Cosmopolitan´s Provocateur Of The Year award
References
External links
nadiaplesner.com
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Danish painters
Dutch painters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people