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Govy | |
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| Born | Angélique Adrianna Govy 12 April 1981 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France |
| Died | 18 August 2023 (aged 42) |
| Other names | Jimmy Owenns Kennedy James |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, Designer, Performer, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1998–2023 |
| Known for | Visual Art Design Autism rights activism |
| Notable work | Photographic Diary Serial Bondage Yozakura Sake Set SpaceTime Coordinates |
| Movement | Neurodiversity |
| Awards | A' Design Videoformes |
| Website | dontstareatthesun.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]
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- ^ "Design Legends - govy". www.design-legends.com. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Serial Bondage | exhibition". www.artlinkart.com. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Wiels. "Jimmy Owenns | Residencies". www.wiels.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "A' Design Award and Competition - Profile: govy". competition.adesignaward.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Videoformes 2007 Palmares". www.nat.fr. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Videoformes 2005 Palmares". www.nat.fr. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.