Xavier Veilhan

Xavier Veilhan (French pronunciation: [ɡzavje vɛjɑ̃]; 1963) is a French artist who works with photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art.[1][2]

Xavier Veilhan
Veilhan in 2010
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
EducationENSAD, Paris
Known forSculpture, installation art, painting, photography, film
Websitewww.veilhan.com

Education

Veilhan attended the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, followed by the Berlin University of the Arts, where he worked in the studio of Georg Baselitz. He finished his studies at the Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques in 1989.

Career
Xavier Veilhan, Studio Venezia (2017) Pavillon français

Veilhan works with a wide range of media: sculpture, installation, painting, photography, performance work, and filmmaking. He experiments with the idea of the generic within industrialism and universal representations. He has represented France at the Taipei Biennial in 2002; the International Biennial of Graphic Arts in Ljubljana and the Lyon Biennale in 2003; the Valencia Biennale in 2005; and the Venice Biennale in 2017. He has also presented at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. He also has a number of permanent public installations, including Le Lion (2005) in Bordeaux; Deux Pingouins, Grand Pingouin, Jeune Fille en roller, Le Livreur de pizza, Ours, and Home au téléphone (2006) in Lyon's Cité internationale neighbourhood; Jean-Marc Bustamente (2012) in Manhattan, La Crocodile (Olivier Mosset) in Lausanne and Romy and the dogs at the MAAT in Lisbon in 2019; and Romy (2022) at the Lille-Flandres station.

A number of books have been written about or have included his work, including by writers Jean-Pierre Criqui (1990), Éric Troncy and Liam Gillick (1991), Dan Cameron, Gillick, Alison M. Gingeras, and John Miller (2000), Gingeras and Christine Macel (2004), Jean-Jacques Aillagon, Criqui, Laurent Le Bon, Arnauld Pierre, and Pierre Senges (2009), and Andrew Berardini and Yuko Hasegawa (2015).

Selected exhibitions
Le Lion, Place Stalingrad (Bordeaux)

Veilhan's art has been exhibited at venues such as Fundació Joan Miró, Barbican Centre, Kitakyushu Center for Contemporary Art, and the Gering & López Gallery.

Solo exhibitions
Year(s)TitleVenueRef
2003Keep the BrownSandra Gering Gallery
2004Vanishing PointEspace 315 at Centre Pompidou; Écuries de Saint-Hugues, Musée de Cluny
2005Le Plein emploiStrasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Le Projet HyperréalisteRose Art Museum
2006Les HabitantsCité internationale in Lyon
Miami SnowflakesGalerie Perrotin in Miami
Sculptures automatiquesGalerie Perrotin in Paris
2008FurtivoPinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli
2009Veilhan VersaillesPalace of Versailles
2010RAL 5015Artcurial[3]
Le CarrossePlace de la République
2012Veilhan at Hatfield: PromenadeHatfield House
(IN)balanceThe Phillips Collection
2013AvantChâteau de Rentilly[4]
MobilesGalerie Perrotin in Hong Kong
2014Maquettes]]Frac Centre
On/offGalerie des Galeries[5]
ArchitectonesMaison Melnikov in Moscow[6][7]
Les 30 Ans de Canal+: L'ExpoPalais de Tokyo[8]
2015MusicGalerie Perrotin in New York City[9]
2019PLUS QUE PIERRECollégiale-Saint-Martin & FRAC des Pays de la Loire
2021AutofocusGalerie Perrotin in New York City[10]
Chemin VertPerrotin Tokyo
2022Dessins de confinementPerrotin Viewing Room
M O V I N GGalerie Andréhn-Schiptjenko in Paris

Group exhibitions
Year(s)TitleVenueNotesRef
2000Xn00Espace des Arts in Chalon-sur-SaôneCurated by L. Bovier in collaboration with Élisabeth Lebovici, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and others
2001Métamorphoses et ClonageMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal
2002Light X EightJewish Museum
La Part de l'autreCarré d'Art
2003CoollustreYvon Lambert GalleryCurated by Éric Troncy
2004None of the AboveSwiss Institute Contemporary Art New York
L’EblouissementGalerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
2005Fundacion La Caixa Collection, 20 years with Contemporary Art: New AcquisitionsCaixaForum Barcelona
2008Demolition PartyRoyal Monceau Palace Hôtel
2009Le sort probable de l'homme qui avait avalé le fantômeConciergerie
2010Catch meKunsthaus Graz
Le Mont AnalogueCentro Cultural Metropolitano
2011The DeerLe Consortium
2012Christie's presents House of CardsWaddesdon Manor
2014Le Baron de TriquetiCluny Abbey[11]
Matrix: Mathematicians_Heart of gold and the abyssNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
2019Reshaped Reality. 50 years of HyperrealisticChiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Nouveaux Regards #2Villa Noailles
ElectroMusée de la Musique

Selected films

As a director, Veilhan has worked on:

  • 2002: Le Film du Japon
  • 2003: Drumball
  • 2005: Cruiser
  • 2008: Radiator - in collaboration with Michael Elion
  • 2008: Furtivo
  • 2010: L'affaire Dreyfus
  • 2011: Pendule Dripping
  • 2015: Vent Moderne
  • 2015: Matching Numbers

Collaborations
  • Stephen Thompson
  • Eliane Radigue
    • SYSTEMA OCCAM, 2013: A spectacle by Xavier Veilhan for OCCAM I, a harp piece by Eliane Radigue, performed by Rhodri Davies. Performances: MAMO – Cité Radieuse, Marseille (2013); Florence Gould Hall Theater (Fi:af), New York (2013); Théâtre de la Cité Internationale (Festival New Settings), Paris (2013); Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Paris (2013).
  • Sébastien Tellier
    • Sébastien Tellier rencontre Xavier Veilhan, Maison des arts, Créteil, March 25, 2006.
    • Val de Marne, 2006: Xavier Veilhan in collaboration with Sébastien Tellier. MAC VAL, Vitry, December 1-2, 2006.
    • Ville Nouvelle, 2006: Xavier Veilhan in collaboration with Alexis Bertrand. Musical performance with Sébastien Tellier. Nuit blanche, City Hall, Paris.
  • Air
    • Artwork - Air’s Pocket Symphony album 2007.
    • Aérolite, 2007: Musical performance by Xavier Veilhan with Alexis Bertrand. Music: Air. Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris, April 7, 2007.
  • Daniel Buren
    • La Cabane éclatée aux Paysages fantômes, 2006-2007.
  • Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, facade of Centre Pompidou Metz.
    • Jordan, 2010: Polystyrene, 193.5 × 68 × 40. Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, 35 Clouds Installation, 2010.
  • 120 Nuits
    • Artistic direction, 1983-1984.

References
  1. "Red Bull Music Academy". redbullmusicacademy.com. Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. Sherman, Julia (16 January 2019). "The Artist Who Cooks Lunch for His Studio (Almost) Every Day". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. "RAL 5015: Quand Xavier Veilhan et John Dodelande réveillent nos désirs d'évasion" (in French). Urban Attitude. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. Le Chatelier, Luc (8 December 2014). "Xavier Veilhan relooke le Château de Rentilly" (in French). Télérama. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. Ghys, Clément (3 June 2014). "Xavier Veilhan épate la galerie" (in French). Libération Next Arts. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
  6. O'Flynn, Kevin (25 May 2014). "French Artist Sets Moscow Landmark on Fire". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. Combin, Francois, Architectones by Xavier Veilhan (Documentary), retrieved 13 September 2022
  8. "Xavier Veilhan croque l'esprit Canal" (in French). Le Monde. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. Luquet-Gad, Ingrid (27 February 2015). "Xavier Veilhan: l'artiste qui a sculpté Quincy Jones, Daft Punk, Rick Rubin, Moroder..." (in French). Les Inrocks. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. Westall, Mark (6 November 2021). "XAVIER VEILHAN: AUTOFOCUS". FAD Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. "L'artiste contemporain Xavier Veilhan investit l'abbaye de Cluny" (in French). Le Point. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. "Project - Corpo Links Cluster". Keep.eu. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  13. "COMPULSORY FIGURES. Présentation du projet" (PDF). theatre-contemporain.net (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2019..
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