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 Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; Central Wharf Park, Boston; Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles; Malta Biennale; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Langhe Monferrato Roero, Piedmont; Lafayette Anticipations, Paris; 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.

Gallery exhibitions

Jean-Marie Appriou, Les Soleils de Lucy at Jan Kaps, Cologne
Les Soleils de Lucy
17 Dec 21 – 05 Mar 2022
Jan Kaps, Cologne
Jean-Marie Appriou, Harvest at Jan Kaps, Cologne
Harvest
25 Apr – 23 Jun 2017
Jan Kaps, Cologne
Jean-Marie Appriou, Salt Crystals at Jan Kaps, Cologne
Salt Crystals
15 Jan – 01 Apr 2015
Jan Kaps, Cologne

Institutional exhibitions

Jean-Marie Appriou, Prospettive/Perspectives at Langhe Monferrato Roergo, Piedmont
Prospettive/Perspectives
Langhe Monferrato Roergo, Piedmont
Jean-Marie Appriou, Bunker Berlin #4 at Boros Collection, Berlin
Bunker Berlin #4
01 May 22 – 01 Apr 2026
Boros Collection, Berlin
Jean-Marie Appriou, Jing’an International Sculpture Project at Jing'an Sculpture Park, Shanghai
Jing’an International Sculpture Project
20 Sep 23 – 03 Mar 2024
Jing'an Sculpture Park, Shanghai
Jean-Marie Appriou, 3rd Biennale Internationale Saint-Paul de Vence at Saint-Paul-de-Vence
3rd Biennale Internationale Saint-Paul de Vence
03 Jun – 01 Oct 2023
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Jean-Marie Appriou, Horizons at Art Basel Unlimited, Basel
Horizons
12 Jun – 18 Jun 2023
Art Basel Unlimited, Basel
Jean-Marie Appriou, Art Club #35 at Villa Medici, Rome
Art Club #35
25 Jun – 04 Sep 2022
Villa Medici, Rome
Jean-Marie Appriou, Dans le jardin at École Normale Supérieure, Paris-saclayPermanent Installation
Dans le jardin
16 Feb 2022
École Normale Supérieure, Paris-saclayPermanent Installation
Jean-Marie Appriou, La Mer imaginaire at Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles
La Mer imaginaire
20 May – 17 Oct 2021
Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles
Jean-Marie Appriou, Surface Horizon at Lafayette Anticipations, Paris
Surface Horizon
17 Jun – 05 Sep 2021
Lafayette Anticipations, Paris
Jean-Marie Appriou, Jean-Marie Appriou: The Horses at Public Art Fund, New York
Jean-Marie Appriou: The Horses
11 Sep 19 – 30 Aug 2020
Public Art Fund, New York
Jean-Marie Appriou, Seabed at Le Consortium, Dijon
Seabed
29 Nov 19 – 01 Mar 2020
Le Consortium, Dijon
Jean-Marie Appriou, Roncier, 2019 at Biennale De Lyon
Roncier, 2019
18 Sep 19 – 05 Jan 2020
Biennale De Lyon
Jean-Marie Appriou, Childhood: Another Banana Day for the Dream Fish at Palais De Tokyo, Paris
Childhood: Another Banana Day for the Dream Fish
21 Jun – 09 Sep 2018
Palais De Tokyo, Paris
Jean-Marie Appriou, Open Space #1: Lips & Ears at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
Open Space #1: Lips & Ears
11 Apr – 01 Jul 2018
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
Jean-Marie Appriou, Emanuel Rossetti, FOAF 2018 Warsaw at Hosted By Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw
FOAF 2018 Warsaw
07 Apr – 28 Apr 2018
Hosted By Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw
Jean-Marie Appriou, Voyage D'Hiver at Hosted By Palais De Tokyo, Versailles Gardens
Voyage D'Hiver
22 Oct 17 – 07 Jan 2018
Hosted By Palais De Tokyo, Versailles Gardens
Jean-Marie Appriou, Artificial Tears: Singularity & Humanness - A Speculation at Vienna Biennale, Mak Vienna, Vienna
Artificial Tears: Singularity & Humanness - A Speculation
21 Jun – 01 Oct 2017
Vienna Biennale, Mak Vienna, Vienna
Jean-Marie Appriou, Miami Outdoor Sculpture at Art Basel Public Sector, Bass Museum Of Contemporary Art, Miami
Miami Outdoor Sculpture
04 Dec – 18 Dec 2016
Art Basel Public Sector, Bass Museum Of Contemporary Art, Miami
Jean-Marie Appriou, Les Modules - Fondation Pierre Bergé at Palais De Tokyo, Paris
Les Modules - Fondation Pierre Bergé
19 Oct – 22 Nov 2014
Palais De Tokyo, Paris

Press

Vita

Born 1986 in Brest, France

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024 Whale Song, Central Wharf Park, Boston Exonaut Horizon, Perrotin, Paris

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 Sculpture Park, Duarte Sequiera, Braga Van Gogh et les Étoiles, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Arles Duarte Sequiera, London White sea olive groves, Malta Biennale, Malta The Persistence of a Present Past, SOCIÉTÉ, Berlin Faire corps, Fondation Villa Datris, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Eccentric. Aesthetics of Freedom, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich Forever is Now .04, Art D'Egypte, Pyramids of Giza

2023 Printed Matters, Le Consortium, Dijon Les Fleurs du mal, Guerlain, Paris 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