Jean-Christian Bourcart came to prominence in his native France for his 1992 series Infertile Madonnas, which documented life in a Frankfurt brothel. This series was later published with an introduction written by Nan Goldin. Bourcart’s training in both photography as well as psychology has been the foundation of this 2006 Prix du du Jeu de Paume winner’s photography and film work since. Bourcart’s provocative oeuvre reveals clandestine, sub-cultural worlds as well as the psychological tension of our daily reality. In Traffic (1999 - 2001) the artist’s voyeuristic lens focuses on commuters caught in the limbo of rush hour traffic, exposing the introspective and helpless state of these modern urbanites.

Bourcart’s work has been shown worldwide and are in the collection of such prominent institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Genève; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia; Bibliothéque Nationale, Cabinet des Estampes, Paris; and the Soros Foundation, Obala Center, Sarajevo.

让-克里斯蒂安·布卡尔1992年凭借摄影系列《不孕的圣母》（Infertile Madonnas）在其祖国法国崭露头角。作品记录了法兰克福一家妓院里形形色色的生活面貌。《不孕的圣母》随后集结出版，由美国著名摄影师南·戈丁（Nan Goldin）作序。布卡尔在摄影和心理学领域的渊博知识为这一荣获法国“Jeu de Paume”大奖的摄影作品及日后的电影创作打下了扎实的基础。布卡尔的作品弥漫着挑逗的气息，隐晦而神秘的亚文化世界和日常现实中心灵的悸动与不安都成为他镜头中的主角。在《车行者》（1999-2001）系列中，艺术家窥视地镜头对准了交通高峰时段中的来往者，将这些现代都市人若有所思或者无助的状态曝露在观众面前。

布卡尔的摄影和电影作品在世界各地广泛展出和展映，纽约现代艺术博物馆、日内瓦现当代美术馆、弗吉尼亚诺福克市克莱斯勒艺术博物馆、巴黎国家图书馆印刷品博物馆、萨拉热窝奥巴拉艺术中心索罗斯基金会等知名艺术机构均收藏了他的作品。

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