Jean-Marie Appriou
born 1986 in Brest, France. Paris-based artist Jean-Marie Appriou is known for his surreal figurative sculptures that combine archaic and futuristic worlds. With an alchemical approach, he often combines materials such as aluminum, bronze and hand-blown glass to create intricate, detail-obsessed works. His sculptures, inspired by the depths of mythology, science fiction and cinema, act as gateways to another dimension where post-human and other sentient creatures intermingle. From mythical tales to subcultures, his works bridge reality and fantasy in a breathtaking, hallucinatory exploration. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Langhe Monferrato Roero, Piedmont; Lafayette Anticipations, Paris; Fondation Vincent van Gogh, Arles; Le Abattoirs, Toulouse; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Le Consortium, Dijon; Public Art Fund, Central Park, New York; Villa Medici, Rome; Lyon Biennale; Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Château de Versailles; Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo; International Sculpture Project, Shanghai; and the Vienna Biennale.
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1986 born in Brest, France
Upcoming
Malta Biennale, Malta (Group) Eccentric. The Aesthetics of Freedom, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (Group) Van Gogh et les Étoiles, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Arles (Group) Duarte Sequiera, Braga (Group) Central Wharf Park, Boston, USA (Group) Perrotin, Paris (Solo)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 La Constellation du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Centre Dominique-Vivant Denon, Paris, France Gemini, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Vienna, Austria Magnetic, MASSIMODECARLO, Hong Kong, China
2022 Un Odissea, Art Club #35, Villa Médicis - Académie de France à Rome, Rome Ophelia, Massimo de Carlo, London Liquid Metal Dream, Perrotin, Shanghai Flamingo Soup, Clearing, Los Angeles
2021 Le Soleils de Lucy, Jan Kaps, Cologne Event Horizon, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Surface Horizon, Lafayette Anticipations, Paris Fire On The Sea, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
2020 Very rich hours, Clearing, New York
2019 Seabed, Le Consortium, Dijon The Horses (organized by Public Art Fund), Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, New York
2018 November, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich Griffe, langue, rose et écailles, Clearing, Brussels Open Space # 1: Lips and Ears (curated by Ludovic Delalande & Claire Staebler), Foundation Louis Vuitton, Paris
2017 Abalon, Clearing, New York Harvest, Jan Kaps, Cologne
2016 Raspberry Rising, Clearing, Brussels
2015 Salt Crystals, Jan Kaps, Cologne
2014 Sonde D’arc-en-taupe (curated by Gallien Déjean), Palais de Tokyo, Paris Juillet, Sculpture D’extérieur, Vent of Forêts, Fresnes-au-Mont
2013 Moyen Âge, École Municipale of the Beaux Arts, Gallery Edouard Manet, Gennevilliers Keymousse Éditions, Vitrine, Bruxelles
2012 Ginger Succubes, Vitrine, Air De Paris, Paris Kinkyramyk, Piacé-le-radieux, Bézar-le Corbusier, Piacé
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 The Persistence of a Present Past, SOCIÉTÉ, Berlin
2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Yates Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago 7th Jing'an International Sculpture Project, Shanghai Nocturnal Ballads, Perrotin, Shanghai Tie To All The Earth, Teagan Art Space, Beijing Au hasard des oiseaux, Biennale de Saint-Paul de Vence, France Prospettive/Perspectives, Langhe Monferrato Roergo, Piedmont, Italy I've only got eyes for you, Philara Foundation, Dusseldorf MAIDEN VOYAGE, Clearing, New York Sammlung Boros, Berlin, Germany Galerie Eva Presenhuber X Taxa Seoul, Seoul
2022 Les Portes du Possible. Art & science-fiction, Centre Pompidou Metz, Metz Le Biscuit à Soupe, High Art, Arles Bunker Berlin #4, Boros Collection, Berlin Earthing, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich Piece Unique, Massimo de Carlo, Paris Le biscuit à soupe, High Art, Arles
2021 Souffler de son Souffle, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, FRAC Corse, Corte La Dame à la licorne, médiévale et si contemporaine, Lea Abattoirs, Toulouse Event Horizon, Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo The Dreamers, 58th October Salon, Belgrade Biennale Portraiture One Century Apart, Massimo de Carlo, Milan Grand Ménage, Clearing, Paris Superamas, Clearing, Brussels The Imaginary Sea, Fondation Carmignac, Ile de Porquerolles, Hyères Possession, La Panacée Mo.Co, Montpellier Bijoux, Fitzpatrick Gallery, Paris Group Show, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich
2020 Dream Baby Dream, Haus Mödrath - Räume für Kunst, Kerpen Life Still, Clearing, New York The Secret Life Of Lobsters, Clearing, Brussels Anima Mundi, Abbaye Saint-Victor, Marseille
2019 La ou les eaux se melent, La biennale de Lyon, Lyon Les Chemins du Sud, Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie, Sérignan Betes de Scène, Fondation Villa Datris, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Parfum d’épines, PHILLIPS X VO CURATIONS, Paris Cicatrices, VO Curations, London L'age de raison, Clearing, Brussels
2018 Childhood: Another Banana Day for the Dream-Fish, Palais de Tokyo, Paris Deux sens du décoratif (curated by Michal Novotny), Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain, Brest Smooth Transitions, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich Here Here - Das Ich Und Alles Andere (curated by Tenzing Barshee), Braunsfelder, Cologne Group Show, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich
2017 How it’s Made (curated by Matt Williams), Carl Kostyál, Stockholm Voyage d’Hiver, Château de Versailles Spectacles and Palais de Tokyo, Versailles Artificial Tears. Singularity & Humanness—A Speculation (curated by Marlies Wirth), Vienna Biennale, MAK, Vienna The Leftovers, Simon Lee Gallery, New York Medusa, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris De Nature en Sculpture, Villa Datris, L’Ile-sur-la-Sorgue 2016 Lanzarote, Union Pacific, London Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London Pastoral Myths, La Loge, Brussels History Made By Artists, Clearing, New York
2015 The Great Depression, Balice Hertling, Paris L’usage des formes, Palais de Tokyo, Paris Mon Horizonatalité (curated by Julie Boukobza), Untilthen Gallery, Paris Deep Screen, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Parc Saint Léger, Pougues-les-Eaux
2014 La Solitude, Astrup Firnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo Elusive Earths (curated by Jennifer Teets), Établissement d’En Face Projects, Brussels Let’s Play, Galeries du Cloitre, École des Beaux-Arts, Dans le Cadre de “Play Time”- Biennale d’Art Contemporaine de Rennes, Rennes Formes Simples (curated by Jean De Loisy & Sandra Adam), Cristallerie de Saint Louis-lès-Bitche L’Écho / Ce qui Sépare (curated by Bruno Peinado), Hab Galerie à Nantes et Frac des Pays-de-la-Loire, Carquefou
2013 I’ve Lost My Marbles (curated by Barbara Sirieix), Athènes No Fear, No Shame, No Confusion (curated by Céline Kopp), Triangle France, Marseille Coch Coch (curated by Florence Parot), Paris Galerie le Minotaure (curated by Mathieu Mercier), Paris Prix Sciences Po Pour L’Art Contemporain, Paris
2012 Pavillon de Chasse, Galerie Semiose, Paris Skypy Gang Archange (curated by Caroline Mesquita), Chez Trieze, Paris Etrange Été (curated by Stéphane Corréard), Galerie White Project, Paris Rob Pruitt’s Flea Market, Monnaie de Paris, Paris 57éme Salon de Montrouge, Le Beffroi, Montrouge BYOB (curated by Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel), Palais de Tokyo, Paris Sur un pied, Galerie Sémiose, Paris
2011 Nul Ptyx (curated by Laetitia Paviani), Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris