Jump to content

govy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Govy
Born
Angélique Adrianna Govy

(1981-04-12)12 April 1981
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Died18 August 2023(2023-08-18) (aged 42)
Other namesJimmy Owenns
Kennedy James
Occupation(s)Artist, Designer, Performer, Director, Producer
Years active1998–2023
Known forVisual Art
Design
Autism rights activism
Notable workPhotographic Diary
Serial Bondage
Yozakura Sake Set
SpaceTime Coordinates
MovementNeurodiversity
AwardsA' Design
Videoformes
Websitedontstareatthesun.com

Angélique Adrianna Govy (12 April 1981 – 18 August 2023), better known as Govy, was a French artist diagnosed on the autism spectrum[1] in 2013,[2] and was an advocate for the neurodiversity movement. Their career began after their interactive art piece Photographic Diary in 2000 to 2001. Govy's work, including under the work names "Kennedy James" and "Jimmy Owenns", has been exhibited internationally at the Zendai MoMA[3] of Shanghai, Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Wiels Contemporary Art Center of Brussels,[4] Casoria Contemporary Art Museum of Naples, Rosario Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Fe (Argentina) and Nuit Blanche of Paris. They are the recipient of three A' Design awards[5] and two Videoformes awards.[6][7]

Early life and work

[edit]
Neurodiversity paradigm
Philosophy
Organizations
Events
Issues
People
Films
Criticism

Angélique Adrianna Govy was born on 12 April 1981.[8][better source needed] Before debuting their visual work with photography, govy performed in a few theater, video pieces, and films, but then decided to focus on writing. In 1999, they published the first book on the internet that actually looked like a real book,[9] which would be published in 2001 under the title Mes Cendres Nues[10] by French publisher IDLivre. Their early writing is also part of the French poetry anthology Les Nouveaux Poètes Français et Francophones,[11] published by Edition Huguet in 2004.

Visual art

[edit]

Govy was best known for their interactive art piece Photographic Diary[12][13][14][15] (2000–2001) in which they took series of photographs every day during a year[16] and the series of Shibari installations[17] Serial Bondage[18] (2006–2013) which incorporates their fascination with Japanese rituals and aesthetics.

In 2000, they started the interactive piece where they photographed their daily life[19] during one year without interruption.[20] This early piece launched their career as a visual artist[21] as it was one of the first interactive pieces on the Internet at the time and created before the fashion of photographic diaries via blogs[22] would start spreading worldwide in 2004.[23] It could be considered an art piece very much about growing up on the Autism spectrum and struggling with a personal quest of identity[20] or it could be seen as a work on the notions about the splitting of the perception, narration or psyche, and the search for identity.[24] This work has received two awards and has been exhibited internationally in art galleries and museums[citation needed] and was featured in the book Taschen’s 1000 Favorite Websites.[25][26]

From 2015, Govy focused more on science and space art projects. They mostly worked on the concept of spacetime[27] (or the 4th dimension) and a "specific individual human life in the bigger picture of the universe"[28] with the "SpaceTime Coordinates" projects,[29] which use data from NASA JPL to generate personalised art pieces.[30][31]

Govy was the recipient of three A' Design awards[5] and two Videoformes awards.[6][7] Their work has been exhibited internationally at the Zendai MoMA[3] of Shanghai, Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Wiels Contemporary Art Center of Brussels,[4] Casoria Contemporary Art Museum of Naples, Rosario Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Fe (Argentina) and Nuit Blanche of Paris. Their first design piece, the "Yozakura sake set" (designed under Their workname Kennedy James)[32][33] was available at the MoMA design store in NYC[34] and Tokyo.[35]

Pseudonyms

[edit]

From 2001 until 2008, they used the artist name "Jimmy Owenns"[36] with the tagline "Artist Without a Sexual Identity".[citation needed] In 2008, they adopted their second artist name "Kennedy James"[24][36] and moved to New York City[37] with an artist visa. Since 2015, they have used the name "govy",[38] their French family name.

Muse

[edit]

In 2011, a photograph of their face[39] was used to launch the storytelling website Cowbird,[40] with the first story[41] published "1000 Words" written by Scott Thrift.[42][43]

The City and Horses pop band wrote the song "My Strange Ways" about their relationship in 2013.[44][failed verification]

Death

[edit]

Govy died on 18 August 2023, at the age of 42.[45]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "From Fashion to Radical Art: 8 Disabled-Owned Businesses You Should Know About". Autostraddle. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Design Legends - govy". www.design-legends.com. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Serial Bondage | exhibition". www.artlinkart.com. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Wiels. "Jimmy Owenns | Residencies". www.wiels.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "A' Design Award and Competition - Profile: govy". competition.adesignaward.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Videoformes 2007 Palmares". www.nat.fr. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Videoformes 2005 Palmares". www.nat.fr. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Govy Govy". Facebook. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. ^ "telerama". govy. 2001. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  10. ^ Mes Cendres Nues. Paris: IDLivre. 2001. ISBN 2-7479-0036-3.
  11. ^ French Poetry Anthology (2004). Les Nouveaux Poètes Français et Francophones. Paris: Edition Huguet. p. 179. ISBN 2915412006.
  12. ^ "Photographic Diary (2000-2001) — govy". dontstareatthesun.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  13. ^ "the photographic-diary project (2001)". alejandroalvarez-avt180.blogspot.fr. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  14. ^ Bagot, Laurence (15 November 2005). "Le flou, le dédoublement de la figure". Photophiles Magazine Photo. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  15. ^ "La Toile et moi". L'Express.fr. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Rhizome | Photographic Diary". classic.rhizome.org. 19 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Tiny Victorian Armchairs in Japanese Rope Bondage". Animal. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Serial Bondage by Kennedy James". Design Milk. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Fotografías De Una Vida". Ciclo. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  20. ^ a b Yamada, Ryoji (12 June 2002). "A Year of Emotions "Incarcerated" in a Photographic Diary". ReadMe. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  21. ^ Bagot, Laurence (2002). "Photographic-Diary". Photophiles. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Online Art Project Review | Carolyn's Blog". blog.ocad.ca. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Les Nouveaux Journaux Intimes". L'Express Mag. 2004. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Glitch Video Screening and Audio/Video Performance". Brooklyn Arts Council. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites (Midi-Format) - Taschen Books". taschen.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  26. ^ Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites. Taschen. 1 November 2003. ISBN 3822825867.
  27. ^ Sheth, Sarang (21 October 2016). "A cosmic selfie for your birthday!". Yanko Design. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  28. ^ "The Kings of Kickstarter XII". NUBI. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  29. ^ "home". spacetimecoordinates.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  30. ^ "3D-Printed Constellation Jewelry: constellation jewelry". TrendHunter.com. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  31. ^ "SpaceTime, a Personalized 3D-Printed Solar System". i.materialise. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  32. ^ "Cherry Blossom Sake Set". TrendHunter.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  33. ^ "yozakura sake set captures the essence of cherry blossoms". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  34. ^ "Yozakura Sake Set | Modern / Contemporary Barware | MoMA Design Store". store.moma.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  35. ^ Store, モマストア | MoMA. "夜桜酒セット". www.momastore.jp. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  36. ^ a b "heure exquise - jimmy owenns". heure-exquise.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  37. ^ "Chaises ligotées, chaises érotiques". Libération.fr. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  38. ^ "Yozakura Sake Set". competition.adesignaward.com. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  39. ^ Harris, Jonathan (2011). "Jonathan Harris — Cowbird". number27.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  40. ^ "Jonathan Harris". 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  41. ^ "Can we create Solitude on the Web? Jonathan Harris on Cowbird | MIT Center for Civic Media". civic.mit.edu. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  42. ^ Preston, Jennifer (19 February 2012). "Pull Up a Mouse and Stay a While". Media Decoder Blog. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  43. ^ Cowbird. "1000 Words by Scott Thrift". Cowbird. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  44. ^ "My Strange Ways, by The City and Horses". The City and Horses. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  45. ^ "Jimmy Owenns, Kennedy James, Govy : l'existence du réseau". Gregory Chatonsky. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Govy&oldid=1247647433"