In 1969, Michel Journiac (1935-1995) emerged as one of the major French artists of his generation, a leading figure in
body art, along with the
Vienna Actionists (
Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler) and
Gina Pane,
Vito Acconci, Bruce Nauman, and
Chris Burden. The art of Michel Journiac is one of revolt, militancy, and subversion. His paintings, actions, videos, photography, sculpture, mail art, stage sets, and contracts use the body as raw material for questioning how society conditions it. His multifaceted body of work ranges across all the artistic practices of the time. It has been the subject of numerous solo and collective exhibitions and today belongs to collections in some of the world's most important museums.
