Chloe Piene


Chloe Piene is a visual artist known for her drawings and video work. Her drawings have been described as “brutal, delicate, figurative, forensic, erotic and fantastic.” Chloe Piene was born in the United States and received her BA in Art History at Columbia University and her MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Work

Her work has made various and diverse associations with prisoners, love letters, failure, history and heroic transformation. She is known widely for her delicate and penetrating drawings, which are typically anchored in the body. Her video and sculpture utilize the greater sensory impact of noise, time, shadow, and heavy materials to dig visibly into the more subterranean levels of experience. In her sculptures, Piene has worked primarily with iron, steel, porcelain, and installation.
Her performances include "Familienaufstellung" in Vienna, Austria and "To Serve;" a collaborative dialogue with a United States Special Operations Commander in New York, tandem to her three-part video series which worked directly with cameras strapped to the heads of soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.

Exhibitions (selected)

Piene exhibits internationally, some shows include: "Selections from The Guerlain Collection at The Pompidou" The Albertina, Vienna, 2019; "Reloaded", Piene paired with Egon Schiele as part of his Centennial at the Leopold Museum, Vienna, 2018; "HB + CP - Hans Bellmer and Chloe Piene" at Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, 2008; “Bodies of Desire: Works on paper by Willem de Kooning and Chloe Piene” at the Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, 2007; and the 2004 Whitney Biennial.

Public Collections (selected)

Her work is part of national and state collections worldwide including the following:
Her work has been reviewed by The New York Times, Frieze, Le Figaro, The Los Angeles Times, BOMB Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Berliner Zeitung, among others. Books include Vitamin D, Phaidon; Drawing People, The Hayward Gallery, London; Les Maitres du Desordre The Musée Quai Branly, Paris; A Passion For Drawing, Selection From The Guerlain Collection and Drawing Now, The Albertina Museum, Vienna.