Marie-José Burki
Born in 1961.
Marie‑José Burki favours video, photography and neon in installations and visual dispositifs which, according to the sources in the file, question our perception of reality.
She studied French literature and history at the University of Geneva, obtaining her degree in 1988. After completing her studies, she spent several months at the Cité des Arts in Paris before receiving a fellowship for Studio PS One in New York (1989–1990).
According to a Wikipedia entry reproduced in the file, she lives and works in Brussels; in parallel, she has worked at the Beaux‑Arts de Paris as head of studio since 2009 and was in charge of the third cycle from 2015 to 2020.
Her work is reported to be represented by Galerie Baronian‑Xippas in Brussels and Galerie Xippas in Geneva. Among the publications mentioned is the catalogue Some thoughts on the work of Marie José Burki (De Appel, 1995).
The milestones identified in the file — her degree in 1988, her New York residency in 1989–1990, and her teaching commitments in Paris since 2009 — trace a trajectory marked by an alternation between international practice and teaching activity.