
Orlan
Department: Directing
Biography
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

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
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Mise en scène pour un grand fiat
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Cinématon XV
1981

Orlan, carnal art
2001

Successful Operation
1992

Omniprésence
1994

Synthetic Pleasures
1995

Slow, une histoire d'amour
2024

Tangible Striptease (en nanoséquences), une performance d’ORLAN et Mael le Mée
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Don Juan
1980