Pierre & Gilles Biography and Artwork

born 1949/1953

Pierre et Gilles, Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard, are gay French artistic and romantic partners.

They produce highly stylized photographs, building their own sets and costumes as well as retouching the photographs. Their work often features images from popular culture, gay culture including porn (especially James Bidgood), and religion. Pierre Commoy, the photographer, was born in 1949 in La Roche-sur-Yon. Gilles Blanchard, the painter, was born in 1953 in Le Havre. After art studies, they moved to Paris in 1973 where they met in 1976, and began to work together.

People photographed by Pierre et Gilles include: musicians Lio, Khaled, Marie France, Mikado Marc Almond and Madonna; actress Catherine Deneuve, and designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. They directed Marc Almond's 1990 music video for the song "A Lover Spurned".

Select Timeline

Select Exhibitions

• 1996 - Pierre et Gilles, Vingt ans d'Amour (1976 - 1996), Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris
• 1998 - Pierre et Gilles - Douce Violence, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Paris
• 2001 - Pierre et Gilles - Arrache mon coeur, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Paris; KunstHaus Wien, Vienna
• 2001 - Pierre et Gilles, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; The Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, San Francisco
• 2004 - Pierre et Gilles - Beautiful Dragon, Seoul Museum of Arts, Seoul; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
• 2004 - Pierre et Gilles - Le Grand Amour, Galerie Jerome de Noirmont, Paris
• 2005 - Pierre et Gilles, Retrospective, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai

Select Artwork

• Eaux Profondes, 2005
• Carrousel, 1999
• Joli Voyou - Leo
• Jolis Voyous, 1995
• Autoportrait sans visage (Pierre et Gilles), 1999
• Lola, 1992

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Publications

• Pierre et Gilles (Pierre & Gilles) - by Dan Cameron, Lisa Phillips, Gilles Blanchard, Pierre Commoy, Merrell Holberton (November 2000)

Quick Facts

• They directed Marc Almond's 1990 music video for the song "A Lover Spurned"
• Pierre Commoy, the photographer, was born in 1949 in La Roche-sur-Yon.
• Gilles Blanchard, the painter, was born in 1953 in Le Havre.
• After art studies, they moved to Paris in 1973 where they met in 1976, and began to work together.

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