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Benoît Maire (born 22 October 1978 in Pessac)[1] is a French visual artist who works in film, sculpture, painting, photography, collage, and performance art. He is known for treating theory as an art form in its own right.[2]
Benoît Maire | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1978 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Palais de Tokyo, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Villa Arson, Nice, Pavillon, and Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3. |
| Known for | Film, sculpture, painting, photography, collage, performance |
| Movement | Conceptual |
Benoît Maire studied visual art and philosophy at Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3, at the Villa Arson in Nice, and at the Sorbonne where he began doctoral studies in philosophy, which he subsequently abandoned in 2006.[3] He also did graduate work at Le Pavillon, Palais de Tokyo in Paris.[4] He was a resident at the Villa Medici in Rome in 2021-2022[5]
- Spiaggia di Menzogne, Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, 2013[6]
- Weapon, Roberts Institute of Art, London, 2013[7]
- Soon the metal between us will turn into gold, Kunsthalle Mulhouse, 2011[8]
- Castling the Queen, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels, 2016.
- Thebes, Spike Island, Bristol, UK, 2018.[9]
Maire's work is included in public collections such as:
- Centre Georges Pompidou – Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris[10]
- FRAC Aquitaine, Bordeaux[11]
- Kadist Art Fondation, Paris[12]
- Nomas Fondation, Rome
- FRAC Île-de-France, Le Plateau, Paris
- David Roberts Art Foundation, London
- NMNM, Nouveau Musée National, Monaco
- Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
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