Philippe PERRIN
Introduction
Philippe Perrin was born in 1964 in La Tronche. He lives and works in Paris.
Philippe Perrin is a French artist. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Grenoble in the 80s with Philippe Parreno, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Peter Joseph. It was one of the artists behind the exhibition Workshops of paradise (Air de Paris, Nice, 1990) exhibition which is a central moment in the emergence of the French art scene of the 90s
« Given that art knows no frontiers and that an artist can exhibit his work and himself indifferently in a kunsthalle, a church or a china shop, Philippe Perrin has once again chosen the Maison Européenne de la Photographie as a venue, having presented « Les Mystères de Paris » here in 1999. Philippe Perrin's subversive and provocative work challenges our relationship to art. François Villon, Caravaggio, Louis Mandrin, Arthur Cravan and Mesrine form a lurid pantheon from which he draws his inspiration. Inventing a dark, golden legend for himself, he is the unpredictable denizen of a world where fiction and reality blend into one. Guns, razorblades, handcuffs, giant knives and crowns of thorns are the sculptures that people Perrin's galaxy.
Photography is treated in the same way as sculpture, drawing, video and installations. It is the off-kilter mirror that reflects the self-portrait of an artist who is by turns a ruffian, a brigand, a boxer, and a victim. Carrying out, as Nicolas Bourriaud aptly terms it, a « dysfunctioning of the self-image », Philippe Perrin is probably one of the few agitateurs to give meaning and beauty to any trivial piece of news, whether it be shrouded in mystery or redolent of the shadiest dealing. Rather than a retrospective which, like a tombstone, would freeze forever a body of work that is full of life and movement, this exhibition is intended to be a personal synthesis. It traces the career of a nonconformist artist who is able to dance blithely and with great humour over the abyss, and for whom « each exhibition is a small death, and each work a new birth ». » Jean-Luc Monterosso, Maison Européenne de la Photographie Director
Biography
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2014
- Kung Foo Cowboy, incignito artclub, Paris, France
2013
- Villa UGC, Festival de Cannes, France
- Kill me, reactivation of the performance of 1993, Museum of Hunt and Nature, Paris, France
2012
- Stairway to hell, Barnoud Gallery, Dijon, France
2011
- Heaven, Saint-Eustache Church, installation accomplished for the 400 years of the Oratory of France, Paris, France
- Under the gun, Maillol Museum, Paris, France
2010
- Haut et Court, European House of Photography, Paris, France
2009
- One man show, Albert Benamou Gallery, Paris, France
2008
- Remix, Sollertis Gallery, Toulouse, France
- Agrandissements, Maeght Gallery, Paris, France
- Heaven Express, bnd contemporaryartvision, Milan, Italy
2007
- Straight to hell boy, Pièce Unique & Variations Gallery, Paris, France
2006
- Heaven, Saint-Eustache Church, Nuit Blanche, Paris, France
- Death or Glory, Halle Carpentier, Nuit Blanche, Paris, France
- Shootingstar, Xin Dong Cheng Gallery, Bejin, China
2004
- Philippe Perrin Superstar, Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
- Russian roulette, Aïdan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2003
- Cayenne, Incognito, Paris, France
2002
- Gunclub, Seine 51 Gallery, Paris, France
- Le Monde vu par la France, partie 1, Odapark, Vernay, The Netherlands
2001
- Poupestroy, R&L Beaubourg Gallery, Paris, France
1997
- Les Mystères de Paris, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
- Rendez-vous au ciel, R&L Beaubourg Gallery, Paris, France
1996
- Scugnizzo, Scognamiglio & Teano Gallery, Naples, Italy
- Shootingstar, Pièce Unique Gallery, Paris, France
1995
- My Speedway, Beaubourg Gallery, Paris, France
1993
- Bloodymary, with Pierre Joseph, Jousse & Seguin Gallery, Paris, France
1992
- Brand new Cadillac, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Neterlands
1991
- Starkiller, un cargo pour Alger, Air de Paris Gallery, Nice, France
- Hôtel Windsor?s Room, Hôtel Windsor, Nice, France
- Starkiller, La maison, with Jean Nouvel, Beaubourg Gallery, Paris, France
1990
- Mon dernier combat, sportive room n°73, Moscow, Russia
- Mon dernier combat, La Criée Contemporary Art, Rennes, France
1989
- La Panoplie, by Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France
1987
- Hommage à Arthur Cravan, Orangerie de la Ville, Grenoble, France
Group exhibitions (selected)
2016
- Art Elysées, with baudoin lebon, Paris, France
- Photo London, with baudoin lebon, London, UK
- Art Paris Art Fair, with baudoin lebon, Paris, France
2015
Chercher le garçon, MACVAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France
- Intimenta, Poussière dans l??il, Lille, France
- Ansichten, Art + Concept, Soest, Germany
2014
- Invasao criativa, Cidade Matarazzo, Sao Paolo, Brasil
- Coups de c?ur, Dina Vierny Gallery, Paris, France
2013
- Vertigo, Seine 51 Gallery, Paris, France
- 9e symposium of sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal
2012
- 11e biennale de la Havane, Cuba
- 50 artistes, une collection, Maeght Foundation, Saint-Paul, France
- Shots, Albert Benamou Gallery, Paris, France
2011
- Bang Bang, CCA Andratx, Malloca, Spain
- Art et argent, Liaisons dangereuses, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
- Le temps de l?action, recherche sur l?histoire de la performance, CNAC, Villa Arson, Nice, France
2010
- Caractères, FRAC Poitou-Charentes, France
2009
- Phase Zéro : 96 propositions spatiales, Serge Aboukrat Gallery, Paris, France
2008
- Anthology otero, Plassart Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- L?Entrée, Centre Régional d?Art Contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, Sète, France
2007
- Dessine-moi un ?, Serge Aboukrat Gallery, Paris, France
2006
- Sculptures en plein air, Xin Dong Cheng Gallery, Bejin, China
- Bang Bang, MIAM, Sète, France
- Cinémas, CNAC Magasin, Grenoble, France
2005
- Autour de la photographie, European House of Photography, Paris, France
2004
- L?art et la guerre, La Filature, Mulhouse, France
2001
- Collection Daniel Hechter, Tel Aviv Museum, Israel
- L?art à la plage, Enrico Navarra Gallery, Ramatuelle, France
2000
- Figures libres, Collection NSM/ABN Amro, Guerlain Foundation, Paris, France
- Machins/Machines, Autoportraits contemporains, Donjon de Vez, France
- Narcisse blessé, Passage de Retz, Paris, France
1999
- Drive in parking de l?Archet, La Station, Nice, France
- Fin de siècle, R&L Beaubourg Gallery, Paris, France
1998
- Surplus, La Station, Nice, France
- Mosaïque, R&L Beaubourg Gallery, Paris, France
1997
- Teen Tonic, Hôtel Saint-Simon, FRAC Angoulême, France
- Ouverture II, Bionnay Castel, Lacenas, France
- Version Originale sur internet, Lyon?s Museum, France
1996
- La Colère, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris, France
- Le voyage extraordinaire, Contemporary Art Museum, Lyon, France
1995
- Passions privées, Modern Art Museum, Paris, France
- Commentario sobre europa, Scala Palace, Valence, Spain
- Nice is nice, Contemporary Art Center of Neuchatel, Switzerland
- 9x1, Marseille?s Gallery, Marseille, France
1994
- Hors limites, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris, France
- Kommentar zu Europa, Modern Art Museum, Wien, Austria
- Nouvelle vague, MAMAC, Nice, France
1993
- Tattoo collection, l'art dans la peau, CRDC, Nantes, France
- Cinémas, Le Quartier, Quimper, France
- Perspectiven 93, with Axel Huber, Sarrebrücken, Germany
- Krieg (War), Trenniale de Photographie, Graz, Austria
1992
- Il faut reconstruire l'hacienda, CCC Tours, France
- Art meets ads, Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Me, myself and other, CNAC Magasin, Grenoble, France
1991
- Interférences, Modern Art Museum, Wien, Austria
- Metropolis, Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
- L?amour de l?art, Biennale de Lyon, France
1990
- Ligne de mire, Cartier Foundation, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- French Kiss, Halle Sud, Geneva, Switzerland
- Aperto 90, Benniale of Venice, Italy
1989
- Nouveaux Francs, ELAC, Lyon, France
- Public n°4 magazine, Köln, Grenoble, London, New York
- 23 images de l?art français, Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Exhibitions
