Pascal Doury

Doury (1956 - 2001, France) grew up in the Maisons d'Enfants in Sèvres, where in 1966, he met Bruno Richard, with whom he developed a love/hate working relationship. Together they created the magazine 'Elles sont de sortie', filled with their own innovative work. When Doury turned to heroin, and Richard to pornography, their magazine reflected this development. In 1984 they had an exhibition in Lyon, and a year later in Paris. Pascal Doury can rightly be called one of the most innovative and original artists of France, but also one of the least recognized. Intrigued by the modern visual culture, Doury made a compilation of icons and images, 'l'Encyclopédie des Images', which appeared in 2001. In the same year, he staged his last exhibition.