Orlan

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

Synthetic Pleasures

as Self

Orlan, carnal art

as self

Slow, une histoire d'amour

as Self

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

as Orlan

Mise en scène pour un grand fiat

as Sainte Orlan

Cinématon XV

as N°149

Successful Operation

as self

Omniprésence

as self

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

as Self