Clémentine Adou’s work is characterized by an economy of production and means, using processes of subtraction and recovery that incorporate everyday objects and materials. The conditions of our present are diffused throughout her work, through spatial and contextual forms that highlight processes of visibility and constraint.

In 2024, Adou received the 25th Fondation Pernod Ricard Prize.

Clémentine Adou (b. 1988 in Paris, France) lives and works in Paris, France.

Education

She studied at École de Beaux Arts, Paris.

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions include Tunnel tunnel, Lausanne (2025); Les Bains-Douches, Alençon (2024); Tonus, Paris (2023); Doc, Paris (2021 with Julien Monnerie); Palette Terre, Paris (2020); and 76,4, Brussels (2019).

Adou’s work has been included in group exhibitions at Super Super Markt, Berlin; Derosia, New York; Bel Ami, Los Angeles; Kunstverein Freiburg (all 2025); Lagune Ouest, Copenhagen; Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris; Balice Hertling, Paris (all 2024); La Salle de Bains, Lyon; Treize, Paris (both 2023); Florence Loewy, Paris; Shivers Only, Paris; Frac Bretagne, Rennes; Les Bains-Douches, Alençon (all 2021); High Art, Paris; Bel Ami, Los Angeles (both 2020); and Carreau du Temple, Paris (2019).

2025

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Mousse Magazine, 2025