Nadia Plesner is a Danish painter who works and lives in Copenhagen. Plesner's work explores the disappearing boundaries between the editorial and advertising parts of mass media 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. It was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
The Instituut voor Kuns ...
, Amsterdam ( the Netherlands).
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
Darfur ( ; ) is a region of western Sudan. ''Dār'' is an Arabic word meaning "home f – the region was named Dardaju () while ruled by the Daju, who migrated from Meroë , and it was renamed Dartunjur () when the Tunjur ruled the area. ...
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
The Free Culture Forum (FCForum) was an international meeting of relevant organisations and individuals involved in free culture movement, free culture, digital rights and access to knowledge. It took place in Barcelona every annually from 2009 ...
award.
* 2008: Cosmopolitan´s Provocateur Of The Year award
References
External links
nadiaplesner.com
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Danish painters
21st-century Dutch painters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people