6 January 2013

[FR]
Rithika Merchant est une artiste visuelle originaire de Bombay en Inde, où elle est née en 1986. Elle a obtenu un Master en Fine Arts à la Parsons School of Design, New York, en 2008.
Son travail explore à la fois la mythologie comparative, la science et la fiction spéculative, avec des créatures et des symboles qui font partie de son vocabulaire visuel personnel. Elle crée des œuvres qui établissent des liens visuels avec notre passé collectif et imaginent également de possibles nouveaux mondes que nous pourrions habiter. La nature joue un rôle central dans son travail et est mise en valeur par l’utilisation de formes organiques et de couleurs non saturées. Ses peintures et collages sont réalisés à partir d’une combinaison d’éléments découpés et de peinture à l’aquarelle, s’inspirant des gravures botaniques du XVIIe siècle et de l’art populaire.
Dans son travail le plus récent, Rithika Merchant propose une vision holistique de l’univers : elle examine la raison pour laquelle l’humanité a besoin de croire et de vénérer les forces qui la dépassent, et cherche à comprendre pourquoi nous avons infligé tant de destruction à notre planète. Loin d’y voir une fatalité, elle propose une vision optimiste de notre futur, où l’humain est réconcilié avec la planète, en harmonie avec les traditions ancestrales, et où les femmes, puissantes, jouent un rôle majeur.

Entre 2018 et 2020 Rithika Merchant a collaboré avec la maison de couture française Chloé sur plusieurs collections, pour lesquelles elle a reçu le prix Vogue India Young Achiever of the Year Award, lors des Women of the Year Awards 2018, et elle a été nommée l’une des 100 voix créatives du magazine Vogue World. Elle est également lauréate du Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2021 – Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize, pour son oeuvre «Saudade», et le Prix DDessin Paris ‘21 lui a permis de réaliser une résidence d’un mois à l’Institut Français de Saint-Louis du Sénégal fin 2022.
Ses oeuvres font partie de collections publiques telles que les archives Chloé, le Palais Galliera, le Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, la Samdani Art Foundation, la Sarmaya Arts Foundation et le Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, ou privées telles que la collection De Bueil & Ract-Madoux (Paris) et la Collection Aarti Lohia (Londres).
Son travail a fait l’objet d’une première monographie, The Eye, The Sky, The Altar, publiée en 2022 par Galerie LJ et Tarq Mumbai, avec un texte de Fariha Róisín. 

[ENG]
Rithika Merchant is a visual artist from Bombay, India, where she was born in 1986. She received a BFA in Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design, New York. At the crossroads of the East and the West, Merchant’s work reflects her journey as a global citizen. Her art explores both comparative mythology as well as science and speculative fiction, featuring creatures and symbolism that are part of her personal visual vocabulary. She creates bodies of work that visually link to our collective past as well as imagine possible new worlds which we may come to inhabit. Nature plays a pivotal role in her work and is emphasized by the use of organic shapes and non saturated colors. Her paintings and collages are made using a combination of watercolor and cut paper elements, drawing on 17th century botanical prints and folk art.

In her most recent work, Rithika Merchant proposes a holistic approach of the universe: she examines why humanity needs to believe in and worship the forces beyond itself, and seeks to understand why we have inflicted so much destruction on our planet. Far from seeing it as a fatality, she proposes an optimistic vision of our future, where humans are reconciled with the planet, in harmony with ancestral traditions, and where powerful women play a major role.

Between 2018 and 2020 Rithika Merchant collaborated with French fashion label Chloé on several collections, for which she received the Vogue India Young Achiever of the Year Award, at the 2018 Women of the Year Awards, and was named one of Vogue World magazine’s 100 creative voices. She is also the winner of the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2021 – Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize, for her work «Saudade», and the DDessin Paris ‘21 Prize gave her the opportunity to carry out a month-long residency at the French Institute in Saint-Louis, Senegal, in 2022.
Her work is part of public collections such as the Chloé archives, the Palais Galliera, the Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, the Samdani Art Foundation, the Sarmaya Arts Foundation and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, or private collections such as the De Bueil & Ract-Madoux collection (Paris) and the Aarti Lohia Collection (London).

Her first monograph book, The Eye, The Sky, The Altar, was published in 2022 by Galerie LJ and Tarq Mumbai, with a text by Fariha Róisín.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Chloé Archives, Paris
Elisabeth and Hartwig Ochsenfeld, Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana, Romania
Palais Galliéra | Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Fashion Resource Centre, Chicago
Samdani Art Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sarmaya Arts Foundation, Mumbai
Collection De Bueil & Ract-Madoux, Paris
Collection Aarti Lohia, London
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Dehli
The Bunker Artspace – Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Palm Beach, US

PRIX & RÉSIDENCES

2022
Institut Français – Villa Ndar, Saint-Louis, Sénégal
The Artsy Vanguard 2022

2021
The 2021 Sovereign Asian Art Prize – Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize
Prix DDdessinParis – Ddessin21

2018
Vogue Women Of The Year 2018 Prize – Vogue Young Achiever Of The Year

2016
Résidence à Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana Garana, Roumanie

2012
Résidence à Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana Garana, Roumanie

2008
Résidence à Convento São Francsico De Mertola Mertola, Portugal

SELECTED SHOWS

2025
Tarq, Mumbai – TBA – Solo show

2024
Srishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad – ‘Phantasm‘ – Group show, commissariat V. Solanki
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane – 11th Asia Pacific Triennal of Contemporary Art – Group show
Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation, Johannesburg – ‘Ecospheres‘ – Group show
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2023
Kristin Hjellegjerde, London – ‘Terraformation‘  – Solo show
Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka (Bangladesh) – ‘Bonna’ – Commissariat Diana Campbell
KIAF, Séoul – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2022
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Festival of the Phoenix Sun‘ – Solo show
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ
Kristin Hjellegjerde, Schloss Görne (Germany) – ‘Uprising‘ – Group show
Art India, – Dehli – Représentée par Tarq Mumbai
AD Museum, Mumbai – ‘AD Design Show 2022’ – Group show

2021
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Birth of a New World‘ – Solo show
CFHILL, Stockhom – ‘Mentors’ – Group show, commissariat Sandra Weil, avec Olafur Eliasson, The Gee’s Bend, Marie-Louise Eckman, Miki Krastman, Anne Samat et Barbara Kruger
Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong – Finalists Exhibition – Group show
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin – ‘Rachel Garrard and Rithika Merchant‘ – 2-person show
DDESSIN art fair, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ
Galerie Dys, Brussels – ‘Metamorphosis’ – 2-person show avec Benoît Huot

2020
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Inherited Memory’ – Group show

2019
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Mirror of the Mind‘ – Solo show
Fortified Church, Cincsor (Roumanie) -‘Fata In Fata/ Face To Face’ – Group show, commissariat Elisabeth Ochsenfeld et Arthouse Wolfsberg/ Garana
National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kiev – Chloe Couture – Group show
Tarq, Bombay – ‘Osmosis : Rithika Merchant, Samanta Batra Mehta, and Savia Mahajan’ – Group show
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Spring!‘ – 3-person show avec Howie Tsui et Jason Jägel
Kolkata Centre For Creativity, Emami Art, Calcutta – ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam/ The World Is One Family’ – Group show
The Royal Opera House, Bombay – ‘The Dot that went for a walk’ – Group show

2017
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Where The Water Takes Us’ – Solo show
Galeria Bien Cuadrado, Barcelone – ‘Ancestral Home’ – Solo show, commissariat Diana Di Nuzzo

2018
The Hospital Club Gallery, Londres – ‘We See You, We Hear You’ – Group show
The Michelangelo Foundation, Venise – Homo Faber: ‘Fashion Inside and Out’ – Group show, commissariat Judith Clark
October Gallery, Londres – ‘Portal’ – Group show
Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts, Goa – ‘Sensorium / The End Is Only The Beginning’ – Group show
Art India, Delhi – Représentée par Tarq Mumbai

2017
Mazda Space, Barcelone – ‘State of Art’ – Group show, commissariat Galeria Bien Cuadrado et Barcelona Young Gallery Weekend
Swiss Cottage Gallery, Londres – ‘This Burning Land Belongs To You’ – Group show, commissariat TARQ Mumbai pour Camden Kala, UK/India Year of Culture
The New Gallery, Calgary – ‘To talk to the worms and the stars’ – Group show, commissariat Natasha Chaykowski
Latitude 28, Delhi – ‘G/rove’ – Group show, commissariat Bhavna Kakar et Adwait Singh
Northrup Gallery, Goldstein Museum of Design, Minneapolis – ‘Roots to Healing’ – Group show, commissariat Lisa Aston Philander

2016
Galeria Combustion Espontanea, Madrid – ‘Intersections’ – Solo show
Arthouse Wolfsberg, Garana (Roumanie) – ‘Hortus Deliciarum’ – Group show
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘Statim Finis’ – Group show
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘The Creepy Room’ – Group show
80WSE Gallery, New York – ‘Language of the Birds: Occult and Art’ – Group show, commissariat Pam Grossman

2015
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘Luna Tabulatorum’ – Solo show
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Reliquaries: The Remembered Self’ – 2-person show avec Suruchi Choksi
The Morbid Anatomy Museum, New York – ‘Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular’ – Group show
Art*ry Gallery, Fort Cochin – ‘Rite of Passage’ – Group show, commissariat Kanchi Mehta
Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘Not Man The Less But Nature More’ – Group show, commissariat Michela D’Acquisto et Holly Knox Yeoman
Metro Curates Art Fair , The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York – Représentée par Stephen Romano Gallery

2014
Tiny Griffon Gallery, Nuremberg – ‘Encyclopedia Of The Strange’ – Solo show
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘Abundantia Cornu Copiae’ – Group show
Helios Gallery, Timisoara (Roumanie) – ‘Diplomatic Art’ – Group show
Galeria Espai b, Barcelone – ‘Collectiva de Petit Format’ – Group show

2013
Gallery Art & Soul, Bombay – ‘Mythography’ – Solo show
India Art Festival, Bombay – Représentée par Gallery Art & Soul
Gospel Flat Farm, Bolinas (USA) – ‘Crest of the Strawberry Moon’ – Group show
Moon Gallery, Singapour – ‘Of The Hand Madder’ – Group show

2012
Swab Art Fair, Barcelone – ‘Mitología Comparada’ – Solo show, représentée par Galeria Espai b
Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhague – ‘Xmas 12/ The Big Group Show’ – Group show
Espaço Santo Antonio, Rio de Janeiro – ‘O Fim’ –  Group show
Galeria Espai b, Barcelone – ‘Sobre El Paper’ – Group show
Fundatia Interart Triade, Timisoara (Roumanie) – ‘Tristesia – Paraphernalia – Memorabilia’ – Group show
Arthouse Wolfsberg, Garana (Roumanie) – ‘Tristesia – Paraphernalia – Memorabilia’ – Group show

2011
Gallery Art & Soul, Bombay – ‘Origin of Species’ – Solo show
Casa Batllo, Barcelone – ‘Barcelona Showcase – Group show
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Bombay – Group show
Articule Gallery, Montréal – ‘Snowball’ – Group show

2010
Galeria Espai b, Barcelone – ‘Collectiva Nadal’ – Group show
Guardia Sanframondi, Benevento (Italie) – ‘De Sanguine’ – Group show
Who Galeria, Lisbonne – ‘New Mirror Illustration’ – Group show

2009
Fabrica do Braço de Prata, Lisbonne – ‘Worlds Within Words’ – Solo show
Pois.Cafe, Lisbonne – ‘Conversations With Myself’ – Solo show
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Bombay – Group show

2008
Convento São Francisco De Mertola, Mertola (Portugal) – ‘Collection of Dreams’ – Solo show
Gallery MC, New York – ‘Senior Citizens’ – Group show
Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York – ‘I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours’ – Group show

2007
Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York – ‘City Symphonies/Urban Muck’ – Group show
Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York – ‘Mentor/Meteor’ – Group show

2006
The Hellenic International Studies In The Arts, Paros (Grèce) – ‘HISA Final Show’ – Group show

2004
Grand Central Station, New York – ‘The Armature Project’ – Group show

PUBLICATIONS

2022
Rithika Merchant, The Eye, The Sky, The Altar, Galerie LJ & TARQ Mumbai

2019
Osmosis, Essay by Shaleen Wadhwana, TARQ , Mumbai, India. Print Edition
The Dot that went for a walk, Caterpillar Wings LLP; First Edition, 2019

2017
Where The Water Takes Us, Essay by Skye Arundhati Thomas, TARQ , Mumbai, India. Print Edition

2015
Luna Tabulatorum, Essays by Decadence Darling, Allison C. Meier and Randall Morris, Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Print Edition
Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular, Essay by Decadence Darling, Stephen Romano Gallery/ The Morbid Anatomy Museum, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Print Edition
Reliquaries: The Remembered Self, Essay by Arshia Sattar, TARQ, Mumbai, India. Print Edition
Not Man The Less, But Nature More, Introduction by Holly Knox Yeoman and Michela D’Acquisto
Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. Print Edition

2014 
Diplomatic Art Exhibition Catalogue, Timisoara, Romania, December 2014. Print Edition

2013
Mythography, Essay by Sumesh Sharma, Edited by Zasha Colah, Gallery Art & Soul and Clark House Initiative, Mumbai, India. Print Edition, Limited edition of 500, Artist Book.

2012  
Bane Singh, Healing The Blue Planet, An Informed Consent, Wordizen Books, Mumbai, India. Print Edition. Cover Image

2011
Snowball, Articule Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Print Edition, Limited edition Art Book.
Barcelona Showcase Exhibition Catalogue, Barcelona, Spain. Print Edition
Origin Of Species Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai, India. Print Edition

PRESS

2024
Les Echos Série Limitée, Asia Now, pluriverselle et partageuse, 3 octobre 2024

2023
Artension, Hors-série spécial dessin, décembre 2023
Marie Claire Korea, 갤러리 엘제이 GALERIE LJ: 리티카 머천트 Rithika Merchant, 9 septembre 2023
Hankyung, Kiaf 2023 하이라이트- 갤러리 LJ의 리티카 머션트, 30 août 2023
AD India, “Rithika Merchant’s monograph commentates on the evolution of myths across the world“, 3 janvier 2023
FTC Mag, “Rithika Merchant transforma mitos e rituais compartilhados por diferentes culturas, em obras intrínsecas“, 15 février 2023

2022
Colossal, Through Mystical Mixed-Media Narratives, Artist Rithika Merchant Explores Intrinsic Connection, 9 novembre 2022
Connaissance des Arts, L’empire du Soleil : les mythologies contemporaines de l’artiste Rithika Merchant, 5 septembre 2022
Our Choices, “Rithika Merchant – Festival of the Phoenix Sun“, September 1, 2022
Monsoon Malabar Iyengar, Radhika “The Magnificent World of Surrealism” Web. July 2, 2022.  view
STIR Kumar, Rahul “India Art Fair presents its 13th edition with over 500 participating artists” Web. May 4, 2022. view
Beaux Arts Magazine Lavrador, Judicaël “Nouvelles tendances: les mondes parallèles du dessin contemporain”, n°455 – mai 2022. Print Edition.
Architectural Digest “The Mood” The Art Issue, January – February, 2022. Print Edition.

2021
Elephant, “Re-Making Myths for the Modern Age“, June 28 2021
The Hindu, “Where winged women fly away: The art of Rithika Merchant“, June 18 2021
Le Quotidien de l’Art, “Le prix Ddessin à Rithika Merchant“, June 14, 2021
Ocula Magazine, “Hong Kong Lowdown: Shows To See. 2021 Asian Sovereigh Art Prize”, May 5, 2021 (view)
Tavan Studio Podcast, “Rithika Merchant”, May 2021 (listen)

2020
Firstpost Dhar, Arshia “How the pandemic has urged three Indian artists to reexamine personal, collective identities through their art” Web, September 9, 2020. (view)
Vogue India “Ways of Seeing: The Experimenter” June 2020, Print Edition. (view)
Art Fervour “Gaia as my muse: Art that inspires environmental action” Web. June 10, 2020. (view)
Artnet Brara, Noor “‘Creativity Has to Drive Every Decision’: Chloé Creative Director Natacha Ramsay-Levi on How the Values of Art Guide Her Design Philosophy” Web, May 18, 2020. (view)
Harpers Bazaar Samaha, Barry “Fashion Brands Bringing You the Best in Music and Culture on Social Media” Web. April 15, 2020. (view)
V Magazine Kelly, Dylan “ Chloé launches uplifting Instagram live program amidst Coronavirus” Web. April 14, 2020. (view)
Amica Magazine Rossi, Benedetta “ Eyes On: Le Pittrici Body Conscious” April 2020, Print Edition.
Mumbai Mirror Gehi, Reema “ Young artists to watch out for” March 22, 2020, Print Edition. (view)
India Art Fair Magazine “The wonderful world of Rithika Merchant” 2020, Print Edition.
Artisera Jain, Lisa “19 Artworks We Loved at the 2020 India Art Fair” Web. February 3, 2020. (view)
Lifestyle Asia Uppal, Megha “From Andy Warhol to Amrita Shergill, the must-sees at India Art Fair 2020” Web. January 29, 2020. (view)
Arteviste, “A Review of Rithika Merchant: Mirror of the Mind at Galerie LJ, Paris“, Maya Asha, 10 janvier 2020
Clove Magazine of South Asian Culture, Rithika Merchant Mirror of the Mind, 10 janvier 2020

2019
ELLE, “Merchant de Rêve“, 20 décembre 2019
Version Fémina (le JDD), Icônes hindoues, 9 décembre 2019
Marie Claire Maison, “Oeil protecteur“, novembre 2019
L’Officiel, “Mythes et Légendes“, septembre 2019
Design Pataki India Pereira, Beverly “Navigating Rithika Merchant’s Fantastical Worlds Steeped In Modern Myth” Web. July 8, 2019
DNA After Hours
Kumar, Rinky “The circle of life and death” June 17, 2019. Print Edition. (view)
The Mumbai Mirror
Chanda – Vaz, Urmi “The art-life continuum” June 10, 2019.  Print Edition. (view)
The Hindu
Amiruddin, Zahra “Reflections on ‘osmotic’ ideas” June 7, 2019. Print Edition. (view)
Newfound Journal
Simchak, Courtney “Ancestral Home” Web.  Volume no. 10, Issue 1 “The Fools Journey”, 2019. (view)Vogue India
Chakraborty, Rohit “Kolkata’s latest exhibit is all about unity in diversity” Web.  January 30, 2019. (view)Architectural Digest
Bhuyan, Avantika “ This art exhibition in Kolkata looks at the creative thought that binds humanity” Web. January 25, 2019. (view)
Verve
Shaikh, Sadaf “ Millennials love surrealist art and these 8 artists show us why” Web.  January 10, 2019. (view)
Vogue China “Chloé 2019 中国新年特别系列”  Web. January 8, 2019. (view)
Elle China “Chloé发布2019中国新年特别系列”  Web. January 8, 2019. (view)

2018
Vogue India
Siganporia, Shahnaz “Meet the 40 artists under the age of 40 you need to know about ” December 2018, Print Edition. (view)
Grazia India
Mehta, Tanya “Art Beyond Borders” December 2018, Print Edition.
Vogue India
Bhuyan, Avantika  “An exhibition of unique horse sculptures hopes to empower women” November 27, 2018 (view)
Vogue India
Khanna, Priyanka “Rithika Merchant’s work explores the commonality between cultures” November 2018, Print Edition. (view)
Harpers Bazaar India “Bazaar Style: 6 Artisans of Luxury” October 2018, Print Edition.
Vogue India “Presenting the winners: Vogue Women Of The Year 2018”  Web.  October 28, 2018. (view)
Verve
Thomas, Skye Arundhati “Behind the Brush” July – August 2018. Print Edition (Cover Story) (view)
The Earth Issue “Artist Highlight: Rithika Merchant” Web. May 2018. (view)
Elle India
Bhandara, Neville “Elle Radar Art: We Are The World” May 2018. Print Edition
Vogue India
Mahindru, Megha “The New Order” May 2018. Print Edition (view)
Arts Illustrated
Kumar, Rahul “Stories that Speak in Colour” April – May 2018. Print Edition
Marie Claire France
Mahler, Lily “Phénomène : la mode dessine”  Web. April 27, 2018. (view)
Wall Street International Magazine “Portal” Web. April 16, 2018. (view)
Platform Magazine
Jacob,Tony “Rithika Merchant On breaking all mythical boundaries” Web. April 16, 2018 (view)
Harpers Bazaar India “Fashion News: Indian in Paris” April 2018, Print Edition.
Homegrown
Sachdeva, Maanya “Exploring Rithika Merchant’s Unique Brand Of Mythical & Fantastical Art” Web. April 5, 2018. (view)
Blouin ArtInfo “Group Exhibition ‘Portal’ at October Gallery, London” Web. March 20, 2018. (view)
Vogue
Taylor, Elise “VogueWorld 100: Artist Rithika Merchant Gives a Whirlwind Tour of Her Favorite Cities, From Barcelona to Mumbai” Web. February 27, 2018. (view)
Vogue “Introducing VogueWorld 100: These Are the People Who Are Inspiring Us Right Now”  Web. February 27, 2018. (view)
Elle
Hyland, Veronique “Natacha Ramsay-Levi Begins Her Journey at Chloé by Looking Back” Web. February 15, 2018. (view)
CNN Style
Jagpal, Jagdip “India Art Fair: The female artists leading the country’s art renaissance” Web. February 10, 2018. (view)
DSSC
Kaur, Sumeet “India Art Fair 2018:What to expect at the subcontinents biggest art fair” Web. February 6, 2018. (view)
The New Indian Express, Indulge
Sen, Jaideep ““It’s an urgent time”: Rithika Merchant on making art in response to social issues” Web. February 5, 2018.  (view)
The New Indian Express, Indulge
Sen, Jaideep “Politics of art and the real artpolitik: Artists in discussion for India Art Fair 2018” February 1, 2018. Print Edition  (view)
Vogue India
Chaudhri, Shweta “Meet the Indian artist behind Chloé’s folklore-inspired collection” Web. January 29, 2018. (view)
Architectural Digest
Bhuyan, Avantika “Here’s what to expect at the 10th edition of the India Art Fair” Web. January 16, 2018. (view)
WWD
Diderich, Joelle “Chloé Pre – Fall 2018”  Web. January 10, 2018. (view)
The Hindu
Amiruddin, Zahra “Poetic mosaic of myths” January 10, 2018. Print Edition (view)
Art Radar
Kini – Singh, Amita “Where the Water Takes Us”: weaving histories through time and space with Rithika Merchant in Mumbai – in conversation” Web. January 5, 2018 (view)

2017
Verve
Tata, Huzan “ Why you must catch Rithika Merchant ‘Where The Water Takes Us’ exhibition” Web. December 28, 2017. (view)

Kerosene Digital “Rithika Merchant’s art: bizarre, beautiful and brilliant” Web. December 18, 2017. (view)

Mumbai Mirror “The articulate list” December 4, 2017. Print Edition. (view)

Art a un Click
Abadia, Mila “III Young Gallery Weekend despide el año en el Mazda Space Bcn” Web. December 4, 2017. (view)

Art Radar
Jamieson, Anna “3 young Indian artists to know” Web. December 3, 2017. (view)

Architectural Digest “Tarq’s This Burning Land Belongs To You comes to London” Web. November 2,2017. (view)

New York Times
Friedman, Vanessa “Instead of Changing the Woman, Change the Standard” September 28, 2017. Print Edition (view)

L’Officiel “A quoi ressemble la nouvelle femme Chloé?” Web. September 28, 2017. (view)

Mid Day “Mumbai Diary” Wednesday Dossier, September 20, 2017, Print Edition (view)

Verve Magazine
Tata, Huzan “Explore Questions of Geology at G/rove” Web. February 16, 2017. (view)

Visual Melt “Rithika Merchant” Web. January 25, 2017. (view)

2016
Verve Magazine “ A Day in the Life of Artist Rithika Merchant” Web. November 14, 2016. (view)

Elle Decor India
Tolia, Raisa “15 young Indian artists to follow right now” Web. July 26, 2016. (view)

Yorokobu
Mendoza, Virginia “Ilustraciones que reclaman el espacio de la mujer en la mitología” Web. July 14, 2016. (view)

Madrid Art Process “Rithika Merchant : Intersections” Web. June 7, 2016. (view)

Tendencias del Mercado del Arte
Paredes, Tomas “Rithika Merchant, fusion” nº 93, May 2016, Print Edition

Goldworld
Di Nuzzo, Diana “Rithika Merchant: Dall’India con amore” Web. April 26, 2016. (view)

La Vanguardia
Paredes, Tomas “Rithika Merchant, fusion y exotismo” April 10, 2016, Print Edition

Las Cosas Del Querer
Dubcovsky, Bettina “Rithika Merchant: Intersections” Web. March 28, 2016 (view)

Cultura
Feten Garrido, Isabel “La galería Combustión Espontánea presenta “Intersections” Web. March 27. 2016. (view)

Ladder and Key
Priority, Christopher “ 10 Point Profile: Rithika Merchant” Web. March 21, 2016. (view)

O Studio Barcelona
Calvo, Javier “Cosmogonia Lunar” Web. February 22, 2016. (view)

The Huffington Post
Frank, Priscilla “Delving Into The Shadowy World Of Occult Art” Web. January 27, 2016. (view)

2015
Manifesto of Decadence
Darling, Decadence “Modern Myth: An Interview with Rithika Merchant” Web. December 26, 2015. (view)

The Huffington Post
Frank, Priscilla “Magica Sexualis: Your Quick And Dirty Guide To The Erotic Occult”  Web. November 10, 2015. (view)

Hyperallergic
Steinhauer, Jillian “ArtRx NYC” Web. October 13, 2015. (view)

Quantum Art Review
Power, Kim “Lexicon Infernali at Stephen Romano Gallery” Web. October 11, 2015. (view)

The Huffington Post
Frank, Priscilla “Exploring The Moon-Centric Mythology Of The Feminine Occult” Web. October 9, 2015. (view)

Blopop Magazine
Martinez, Luciano “ Blopop Magazine, Features Artist” Web. September 28, 2015. (view)

Savant Garde
Scher, Robin “The Thin Line Between Nightmares and Reality” Web. September 11, 2015. (view)

Cultartes Magazine
Baldovin, Nicolae “Cultartes Presents Luna Tabulatorum by Rithika Merchant” September 8, 2015. (view)

Phantasmaphile
Grossman, Pam “Rithika Merchant show and more”  Web. September 2, 2015. (view)

Disinformation “Rithika Merchant: At The Dusk of Identity by Decadence Darling” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)

Charivari “Pinturas Esotericas Exploram a Espiritulidade da lua e as Mitologias da Feminilidade” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)

Beautiful/Decay
Evans, Hayley “Rithika Merchant’s Mysterious And Symbolic Paintings Explore The Mythologies Of The Moon” Web. September 1, 2015. (view)

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Triebsee, Kim “Rithika Merchant ‘Luna Tabulatorum’ at Stephen Romano Gallery” Web. August 30, 2015. (view)

High Fructose
Caro “OPUS HYPNAGOGIA” Presents Surreal New Works by Kris Kuksi, Martin Wittfooth, and More” Web. July 16, 2015. (view)

Widewalls
D. Anika “Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular presented by Stephen Romano” Web. July 16, 2015. (view)

The Hindu “Capturing on canvas the passages of life” June 15, 2015, Print Edition (view)

The Times of India M. Neelima. “Of internal journeys, shifting perception” June 15, 2015, Print Edition (view)

–Disinformation “Rithika Mrchant – Mosaics of Myths” Web. May 19, 2015. (view)

Art Tehelka  Sabnis, Sushma.“The Memory Crucible” Web. April 9, 2015. (view)

 TARQ blog “When Memories Become Myths” Web. April 4, 2015. (view)

TARQ blog “An Interview with Rithika Merchant” Web. March 25, 2015. (view)

The Indian Express Lakhe, Amruta. “Remember The Time” March 23, 2015, Print Edition. (view)

Brown Paper Bag Mumbai “Easel Money: The Beginners Guide to Buying Art” Web. March 19, 2015. (view)

Sunday Mid Day “The past is here” March 8, 2015, Print Edition.

Asian in NY Ng, Alison. “4th Annual Metro Curates Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion” Web. January 24, 2015. (view)

2014
Tiny Griffon Gallery blog Simion, Cristina. “Master of the Imaginary” Web. November 6, 2014. (view)

The Economic Times Balapurwala, Tasneem.“3 easy steps to buy affordable art: Artists you can invest in” July 10, 2014, Print Edition

Artium Oxide “Art of Rithika Merchant : Myths, Rituals, and Folklore” Web. July 4, 2014. (view)

Platform Magazine Malhotra, Shruti Kapur. “Forecast: Exploring The Arts” January/February 2014, Print Edition

2013
Art & Deal Magazine Sabnis, Sushma. “Her Myths To Graph”December 2013, Print Edition

Better Interiors Mehemdabadwala, Alifiya. “Art Walk: Rithika Merchant” December 2013, Print Edition.

The Morning News Rabarison, Karolle. “The Origin of New Species” Web. November 11, 2013. (view)

Blouin ArtInfo D’Mello, Rosalyn. “3 Emerging Indian Female Artists to Follow and Collect” Web. October 31, 2013. (view)

DNA After Hours Gupta, Boski. “Woman as a hero” October 4, 2013, Print Edition.

 The Indian Express Lakhe, Amruta. “Of Myths & Legends” October 3, 2013, Print Edition. (view)

Homegrown Menon, Mandovi. “Rithika Merchant’s Mythography” Web. October 1,  2013. (view)

Sunday Mid Day Dalal, Phorum. “She’s the real hero” September 29, 2013, Print Edition.

Boy Magia Oliveira, Edu. “Inspiracao Art Parte II” Web. September 5, 2013. (view)

The Review Review Hoffman, Emily, “New Online Mag Cuts Sharply Through the Din – Review of Cleaver Magazine” Web. July 14, 2013. (view)

Cleaver Magazine Rile, Karen. (Editor) “Works on Paper: Comparative Mythology” Issue no. 2,June 2013. (view)

Drowning Dogs “Hand written Interview with Rithika Merchant”February 22, 2013. (view)

2012
Arte Manifesto Magazine “La Energia Natural y Geometrica de Rithika Merchant” Web. December 5, 2012.

Anormal Magazine Escobar, Felipe. Rithika Merchant: “Creo en la energía de la naturaleza y el universo” Web. November 25, 2012. (view)

One Giant Arm Williams, Joe. “Rithika Merchant” Web. November, 3, 2012.

Modernism Romania Nasui, Cosmin. “Tristesia-Paraphernalia-Memorabilia” Web. August 13, 2012. (view)

Observator Cultural Plamadeala, Michael. “Tristesse – Paraphernalia – Memorabilia, creative camp in the summer heat”Web. August 2012. (view)

Zupi Magazine “Mitologia Comparada de Rithika Merchant” Web. August 10, 2012. (view)

Art and Science Journal Jones, Lee. “Origin of Species” Web. August 7, 2012. (view)

Reteaua Literara Ionita, Adrian. “A Woman For all Seasons” Web. July 3, 2012 (view)

The Montreal Review Tung, Robin. “Rithika Merchant” Web. July 2012. (view)

Juxtapoz Magazine “Drawings by Rithika Merchant” Web. March 11, 2012. (view)

Daily Serving Dailey, Celie. “Rithika Merchant”Web. February 25, 2012. (view)

2011
Metropolitan Barcelona “An Inside Look” October 2011. Print Edition.

DNA After Hours Mazumder, Jayeeta. “Bringing Folklore To Canvas” August 30, 2011. Print Edition.

Danadoias “Lo Folclorico de Rithika Merchant” Web. May 15, 2011. (view)

HAND Drawing Pryor, Kimi. “Artist Focus: Rithika Merchant” Web. May 3, 2011 (view)

Megamagro“Rithika Merchant” Web. April 7, 2011.

Art Sponge Caire, Patrick. “Magnificent Works on Paper by Rithika Merchant” Web. March 17, 2011 (view)

2010
Of Indian Origin Rao, Nisha John. “Mixing It All Up” Web. Nov 2, 2010. (view)
Doodlers Anonymous Okat “Dream Are Necessary” Web. April 21, 2010. (view)

5 January 2013

[FR]
Née en 1979 à Tbilisi en Géorgie, Rusudan Khizanishvili a étudié au Nikoladze College Of Art puis à la Tbilisi State Academy of Art, dont elle est diplômée depuis 2005. Elle vit et travaille dans sa ville natale. En 2015, elle a représenté la Géorgie à la 56e Biennale de Venise, aux côtés de cinq autres artistes. Ses peintures proposent un univers pictural singulier qui transcende la vérité de la religion sacrée et la réalité du monde séculier. Khizanishvili invite les spectateurs à traverser des portails à plusieurs niveaux d’interprétation, guidés par des personnages et créatures anthropomorphiques faisant le trait d’union entre les cultures, les nations, les époques et les identités.
Rusudan Khizanishvili puise une partie de son inspiration dans la culture traditionnelle géorgienne : iconographie chrétienne, histoire et folklore géorgien. Ayant grandi dans la Géorgie post-soviétique, sa mémoire est également empreinte de l’histoire troublée de cette région. Elle se sent tout aussi proche de l’école occidentale de peinture : le fauvisme parisien, Leipzig avec Neo Rauch et Rosa Loy, ou encore Adrian Ghenie, Paula Rego, Alice Neel… Elle cite également Louise Bourgeois, Nick Cave et Sarah Lucas comme des sources d’inspiration majeures dans son travail. Enfin, la présentation généralement théâtrale de ses personnages pourrait être un élément qui relie ses œuvres à la Géorgie, car le théâtre y est très présent. C’est donc à partir de toutes ces ressources que Rusudan Khizanishvili met en scène ses compositions et dépeint une réalité altérée par des éléments mystiques. C’est aussi pour renforcer une imagerie éthérée qu’elle ne s’impose aucune limite dans ses choix chromatiques : elle peint avec ses émotions, et les couleurs sont ses ondes cérébrales.
Ses peintures représentent des mondes oniriques, mystérieux et cachés, où prennent vie des créatures hybrides et chimériques lui permettant d’explorer les sujets de la mémoire culturelle, de l’exploration de soit, du corps de la femme ou encore des mythes. Des notions chères à l’artiste puisqu’elle les considère essentielles à la société pour que cette dernière puisse se comprendre, pour nous guider d’une manière subtile et archétypale. Elle s’intéresse également au concept de transhumanisme et à la recherche d’archétypes, en représentant des humains qui se transformant en une nouvelle espèce et qui, après résurrection, s’en vont, affamés par la réalité numérique, se réfugier dans des réserves naturelles.
Le rôle des femmes est également essentiel dans ses oeuvres, sans pour autant en faire une obsession. Sa conscience féministe vient probablement du fait d’avoir été élevée par une mère seule dans une société patriarcale, tandis que sa carrière artistique s’est développée en dépit des limites traditionnelles imposées aux femmes en Géorgie. S’inspirant des déesses gréco-romaines et de l’héritage de la Reine Tamar, à qui la Géorgie doit son âge d’or, les peintures de Rusudan Khizanishvili proposent un univers centré sur la figure féminine qui se développe autour de la notion de protection. La plupart de ses personnages féminins portent des costumes aux motifs ornementaux élaborés, semblables à ceux de personnages mythiques ou oniriques. Elle incorpore dans son travail des métaphores de la féminité (l’utérus, la femme et l’enfant) et utilise les armures et les insignes habillant ses personnages comme une protection symbolique de leurs attributs physiques, comme un talisman.

[ENG]

Born in 1979 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Rusudan Khizanishvili studied at the Nikoladze College of Art and later at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art, from which she graduated in 2005. She lives and works in her hometown. In 2015, she represented Georgia at the 56th Venice Biennale, alongside five other artists.
Her paintings present a unique pictorial universe that transcends the truth of sacred religion and the reality of the secular world. Khizanishvili invites viewers to pass through portals with multiple layers of interpretation, guided by anthropomorphic characters and creatures that bridge cultures, nations, eras, and identities.
Rusudan Khizanishvili draws part of her inspiration from traditional Georgian culture: Christian iconography, Georgian history, and folklore. Growing up in post-Soviet Georgia, her memory is also shaped by the troubled history of the region. She feels equally close to Western painting schools: Parisian Fauvism, Leipzig with Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy, or even Adrian Ghenie, Paula Rego, Alice Neel… She also cites Louise Bourgeois, Nick Cave, and Sarah Lucas as major influences in her work. Finally, the often-theatrical presentation of her characters might be a link between her work and Georgia, where theater plays a prominent role. It is from all these resources that Rusudan Khizanishvili stages her compositions and depicts a reality altered by mystical elements. To reinforce an ethereal imagery, she imposes no limits on her color choices: she paints with her emotions, and colors are her brainwaves.
Her paintings depict dreamlike, mysterious, and hidden worlds where hybrid and chimeric creatures come to life, allowing her to explore themes of cultural memory, self-exploration, the female body, and myths. These are notions dear to the artist, as she considers them essential for society to understand itself and to subtly and archetypically guide us. She is also interested in the concept of transhumanism and the search for archetypes, representing humans transforming into a new species who, after resurrection, retreat to nature reserves, hungry for reality after their experience in the digital realm.
The role of women is also essential in her work, though not an obsession. Her feminist consciousness likely stems from being raised by a single mother in a patriarchal society, while her artistic career developed despite the traditional limitations imposed on women in Georgia. Drawing inspiration from Greco-Roman goddesses and the legacy of Queen Tamar, to whom Georgia owes its golden age, Rusudan Khizanishvili’s paintings offer a universe centered around the feminine figure, developed through the notion of protection. Most of her female characters wear elaborately patterned costumes, resembling mythological or dreamlike figures. She incorporates metaphors of femininity (the womb, mother and child) in her work and uses the armor and insignia adorning her characters as a symbolic protection of their physical attributes, like a talisman.

MAJOR COLLECTIONS

RESIDENCIES

SOLO & 2-PERSON SHOWS

2024
‘The Great Disappearing Act’, 2-person show avec Agathe Brahami-Ferron, Galerie LJ, Paris
Asia Now, Paris, 2-person show avec Rithika Merchant, représentée par Galerie LJ
‘Mothership’, 2-person show avec Uta Bekaia, Window Project, Tbilisi

2023
‘Velvet Armor’, Seojung Art, Seoul

2022
‘Beauty and the Beast’, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin

2021
‘Of Goddesses and Women’, Window project, Tbilisi

2020
‘Rooms&Beings’, 68 Projects by Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, curated by Nina Mdivani

2020
‘Let Me Read Your Sacral Thoughts’, curated by Nina Mdivani, Window Project, Tbilisi

2020
‘New York Meets Tbilisi: De0ning Otherness’, Assembly Room, New York

2019
‘Book Of Imaginary Beings’, Museum of Fine Art, Nalchik, Russian Federation

2018
‘Conversion Device Literature Musem’, Tbilisi
‘Conversion Device’, Rotko Muzejs, Daugavapils, Latvia
‘Rusudan Khizanishvili’, OniLocal Museum, Oni, Georgia

2017
‘Imaginary World Breed’, Artstudios, Amsterdam
‘Kunsthaus Summerau’, Germany Fabelwelten Galerie Am RotenHof, Vienna

2016
‘Rusudan Khizanishvili’, Maureg’Art Galerie, Mortagne au Perche (France)
‘Rusudan Khizanishvili’, Galerie Am RotenHof, Vienna

2013
‘Lost Secrets’, Gallery Foresight 32, Amman

2008
‘Rusudan Khizanishvili Kopala’, Art Gallery, Tbilisi

GROUP SHOWS

2024
‘Disobedient Bodies’, Baro Galeria, Palma de Mallorca, curated by Rolando J. Carmona
‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot’, Pen + Brush, New York, curated by Nina Mdivani
Art Paris, Paris, with Galeria Mimmo Scognamiglio
Art Busan, Busan, with Seojung Art Gallery
ZonaMaco, Mexico, with Window Project
Arte Fiera, Bologna, with Galeria Mimmo Scognamiglio

2023
‘Medea’, curated by Demetrio Paparoni, Antico Mercato di Ortigia, Syracusa (Sicily)
KIAF, Seoul, with Galerie Kornfeld
‘Emotional Rescue’, Annarumma Gallery, Naples
‘Dear Dream, Dear Dread’, HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg (Denmark)
Untitled, Miami, with Galerie Kornfeld

2022
Expo Chicago, Chicago, with Galerie Kornfeld
Art Busan, Busan, with Galerie Kornfeld
KIAF, Seoul, with Galerie Kornfeld
‘Blick zurück nach vorn’, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
‘Im Namen der Hose’, Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt

2021
KIAF, Seoul, with Galerie Kornfeld
Untitled Miami, Miami Beach, with Galerie Kornfeld
‘WÜNDER WOMXN: THE FEMALE FIGURATIVE’, Beers, London
‘Group exhibition’, Thisted Museum Of Modern and Contemporary Art, Denmark

2020
Expo Chicago, Chicago, with Galerie Kornfeld
‘Cube Moscow’, Moscow, curated by Victoria Misiano
‘Group exhibition’, Window Project, Tbilisi, curated by Domenico De Chirico
‘Group exhibition’, curated by Julien Deiss, Dusseldorf
‘In Search Of The Miraculous’, MoMA, Tbilisi
‘Ab-Und Zusagen , 68 Projects, Berlin

2019
‘Re-Production Show’, Contemporary Art Space (CAS) Batumi (Georgia)
GeTriumph Gallery, Moscow
‘Group show’, Bait Al Zubair Museum, Muscat
‘Divergent Motion’, Delphian Gallery, London
‘In Situ/In Vivo’, Tbilisi State Silk Museum,Tbilisi
‘Image and Likeness’, MoMA, Tbilisi
‘Drei Künstlerinnenausdem Land des goldenen Flieses’, Galerie Halle, Vienna
‘Rusudan Khizanishvili and KC Ortiz’, New Image Art Gallery, Santa Monica

2018
‘King Is Female: 3+1’, Villa Wessel, Iserlohn (Germany)
Summer Allouche Gallery, New York

2017
19K aren Contemporary Space, Gold Coast (Byron Bay, Australia)
Arundel Contemporary, Arundel (UK)

2016
Sianoja International Art Symposium, Noja (Spain)
‘Paperworks’, Upstream Gallery, New York
Residency show, CAB Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2015
‘Artist’s Book: Knight in Panther’s Skin’, Georgian National Museum of History,Tbilisi
‘Crawling Border’, Georgian National Pavilion at the 56th Biennale of Contemporary Art, Venice

2014
Group show, Windham Residency Show, Doha

2013
Group show, Irok Gallery, Horst-Paningen (NL)
‘Circle Of Life’, Black And White Gallery Foresight 32, Amman

4 January 2013

[FR] SWOON, alias Caledonia Curry, est née dans le Connecticut en 1977 et a grandi à Daytona Beach en Floride. Diplômée du Pratt Institute, Brooklyn (1998-2001), elle vit et travaille à Brooklyn.
Caledonia Curry est reconnue dans le monde entier pour sa vision pionnière de l’art public. À travers des portraits intimistes, des installations immersives et des projets communautaires pluriannuels, elle a passé plus de 20 ans à explorer les relations des individus avec l’environnement construit, utilisant sa pratique artistique comme catalyseur de changement social et de guérison.
Swoon est d’abord connue comme étant l’une des premières femmes street artistes à avoir obtenu une reconnaissance internationale. Cependant, sa vaste pratique ne se limite pas à ce genre. En tant que graveuse de formation classique, elle a innové dans de nouvelles approches du relief, de la sérigraphie et de la découpe de papier à grande échelle. La réflexion profonde sur la forme est indissociable de la vision de Swoon sur le rôle transformateur de l’art public dans les communautés. Son engagement critique à l’égard des questions de justice sociale et environnementale l’a placée à l’avant-plan du discours émergent sur la pratique socialement engagée. Son engagement à élargir les possibilités de l’Art pour réparer les traumatismes et favoriser la guérison personnelle et collective, continue de conduire ses contributions substantielles à l’art contemporain par l’expérimentation, avec le portrait, la sculpture, l’installation et, plus récemment, l’animation vidéo en stop-motion.
Les expositions en galerie et en musée de Swoon sont profondément influencées par son activisme et ses projets communautaires à l’extérieur des espaces d’exposition traditionnels. En 2015, elle a fondé la fondation Heliotrope pour soutenir de multiples projets collaboratifs qui utilisent l’art pour répondre aux crises. Il s’agit notamment de Konbit Shelter, un projet de construction durable mis sur pied à la suite du séisme de 2010 qui a dévasté Haïti ; Le Music Box Village, un environnement musical immersif conçu pour pallier les conséquences culturelles de l’ouragan Katrina en favorisant la collaboration entre la communauté créative de la Nouvelle-Orléans et des artistes du monde entier ; et Braddock Tiles, un lieu d’activité et un programme de préparation et de formation en compétences générales pour les jeunes de la région, qui répond au désinvestissement et à la crise économique qui sévissent depuis des décennies à Braddock, en Pennsylvanie.
Les travaux récents de Swoon sont axés spécifiquement sur la relation entre les traumatismes et la dépendance, en s’inspirant de sa propre expérience, ayant grandi dans une famille toxicomane aux opioïdes. En 2015, elle a développé The Road Home en collaboration avec Philadelphia Mural Arts et le Million Person Project pour servir une communauté ravagée par l’épidémie d’opioïdes dans le nord de Philadelphie.
Swoon a une longue expérience des projets d’envergure, avec une vision ambitieuse. Le plus remarquable d’entre eux est sûrement un ensemble de sculptures flottantes et de projets de vie expérimentaux qui a connu trois étapes, sous les noms : The Miss Rockaway Armada (Mississippi, 2006-2007); Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea (Hudson River, 2008); et Swimming Cities of Serenissima (mer Adriatique), qui s’est achevé à la Biennale d’art contemporain de Venise en 2009.
Swoon a participé à de nombreuses expositions individuelles et collectives dans de grands musées et galeries du monde entier, notamment au Museum of Modern Art et au MoMA PS1, New York ; Brooklyn Museum ; Mori Art Museum , Tokyo ; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston ; Skissernas Museum, Lund, Suède ; MIMA, Bruxelles ; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Oaxaca, Mexique. Sa première rétrospective muséale était The Canyon : 1999–2017 au Contemporary Art Center de Cincinnati. Ses œuvres sont conservées dans des collections publiques et privées, tel qu’au MoMA, Tate Modern, Detroit Institute of Arts et MASS MoCA.

[ENG] Caledonia Curry, or Swoon, is recognized around the world for her pioneering vision of public artwork. ​Through intimate portraits, immersive installations and multi-year community based projects, she has spent over 20 years exploring the relationships of individuals to the built environment, using her art as a catalyst for social change and healing.
Swoon is best known ​as one of the first women street artists to gain international recognition. However, her expansive practice defies genre. As a classically trained printmaker, she has innovated new approaches to large-scale relief, screenprint and papercutting. The deep consideration of form is inseparable from Curry’s vision of the transformative role of public art in communities. Her critical engagement with issues of social and environmental justice have positioned her at the forefront of the emergent discourse around socially-engaged practice. Her commitment to expanding the possibilities of art to repair trauma and foster personal and collective healing continues to drive her substantial contributions to contemporary art through experimentation with portraiture, sculpture, installation and most recently, stop-motion animation.
Curry’s gallery and museum exhibitions are deeply influenced by her activism and community projects outside of traditional gallery spaces. In 2015 she founded the ​Heliotrope Foundation​ to support multiple collaborative projects that use art to respond to crisis. These include ​Konbit Shelter, a sustainable building project developed in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti; ​Music Box Village​, an immersive musical environment built to and address the cultural toll of Hurricane Katrina by fostering collaborations between the New Orleans’ creative community and artists from around the world; and Braddock Tiles​, a job-readiness and soft skills training program for local youth that responds to the decades-long disinvestment and economic crisis in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Curry’s recent work has been focused specifically on the relationship of trauma and addiction, ​drawing from her experience growing up in an opioid addicted family. In 2015, she developed ​The Road Home in collaboration with ​Philadelphia Mural Arts and the Million Person Project to serve a community ravaged by the opioid epidemic in North Philadelphia. The project included daily drop-in art therapy workshops and an ambitious advocacy component that culminated with harm-reduction workshops with the Philadelphia Department of Health and a public symposium.
Curry has a long history of executing projects of ambitious scale and vision. The most notable is a series of floating sculptures and experimental living projects that include ​The Miss Rockaway Armada (Mississippi River, 2006-2007);​​ Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea (Hudson River, 2008); and Swimming Cities of Serenissima (​Adriatic Sea), which crashed the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Curry has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in major museums and galleries around the world, including the ​Museum of Modern Art and ​MoMA PS1​, New York; the ​Brooklyn Museum​; the ​Mori Art Museum​, Tokyo, Japan; the Institute of Contemporary Ar​t, Boston; the ​Skissernas Museum​, Lund, Sweden; MIMA Contemporary Art Museum​, Brussels, Belgium; and ​Museo de Arte Contemporáneo​, Oaxaca, Mexico. Her first museum retrospective was ​The Canyon: 1999–2017 at the ​CAC Cincinnati​. Her work is held in public and private collections including the ​Museum of Modern Art​, ​Tate Modern​, the ​Detroit Institute of Arts​, and ​MASS MoCA​.

NEWS

La plus récente monographie de SWOON, “The Red Skein”, est parue en 2022 aux éditions Drago, et rassemble ses projets et ses oeuvres des 10 dernières années. Disponible sur notre shop en ligne ici.

COLLECTIONS (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)

Albright-Knox, Buffalo, New York
Artemizia Foundation, New York
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Chrysler Museum of Art, Detroit
Art42 (Collection Nicolas Laugero Lasserre), Paris
Collection Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux
Deitch Projects, New York
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Fondation Claudine & Jean-March Salomon pour l’Art Contemporain, Annecy
Goldman Properties, Miami
Jordan Schnitzer Collection
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, Massachusetts
MIMA (Millenium Iconoclast Museum of Art ), Bruxelles
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
MUCA (Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art), Munich
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
PS1 Contemporary Arts Center, New York
Russian Museum, St. Petersbourg
Sammlung Reinking, Hamburg
Tate Modern, Londres
The Dean Collection (Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz), New York
Tudor Investments, New York
Urban Nation Museum, Berlin

SHOWS & RESIDENCES
2025
Boston Public Art Triennal, Boston – Outdoor public installations curated by Pedro Alonzo & Tess Lukey

2024
Chungmu Art Center, Seoul – ‘ICONS of Urban Art’ – Group show with works from the MUCA Munich collection
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Sybilant Sisters‘ – Solo show
Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe – ‘Gift in the Rupture‘ – Solo show
Petit Palais, Paris – ‘We Are Here‘ – Group show curated by Mehdi Ben Cheikh
Art Basel, Basel – Represented by Jeffrey Deitch, curated booth ‘Live the Art’ designed by Charlap Hyman & Herrero
Praz Delavallade, Los Angeles – ‘I Never Really Knew You‘ – Group show curated by Mashonda Tifrere
Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo (Texas) – ‘Swoon‘ – Solo show
Mori Arts Center Gallery, Tokyo – ‘Icons of Urban Art‘ – Group show curated by the MUCA, Munich
Galerie Gerald Hartinger, Vienne  – ‘Community: A Female Street Art Exhibition’ – Group show
ShowUp, Boston – ‘Cutting Edge: Contemporary Papercutting’ – Group show curated by Rosa Leff
Rusha & Co Engine Company, Los Angeles – ‘I’d love to See You’ – Group show, commissariat : Juxtapoz Magazine/Evan Pricco

2023
Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon – ‘A Controversial Affair’ – Group show
Artemizia Foundation @Gallery 818, Bisbee (Arizona) – ‘Eudaimonia‘ – Solo show
Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami – Represented by Jeffrey Deitch Gallery
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke (Virgnia, US) – ‘Swoon’ – Solo show
Mesa Arts Center (Arizona) – ‘Swoon: Gift in the Rupture‘ – Solo show curated by Tonya Turner Carroll
Bellevue Arts Museum, Washington – ‘Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer‘ – Group show
Skissernas Museum, Lund (Suède) – ‘Kom Som Du Är‘ – Group show des récentes acquisitions du musée
Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon – ‘Urban(R)Evolution’ – Group show curated by Pedro Alonzo & Pauline Foessel
NuArt, Aberdeen (Scotland) – Urban art festival & talk with Carlo McCormick
K11 Musea, Hong Kong – ‘City as Studio‘ – Group show curated by Jeffrey Deitch
Saatchi Gallery, Londres – ‘Beyond the Streets‘ – Group show
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke (Virgnia, US) – ‘Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer‘ – Group show

2022
Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami – ‘Goddesses’ – Représentée par Jeffrey Deitch Gallery
Jyväskylän Art Museum, Finland – Graphica Creativa 2022: 16th International Print Triennial –  Solo Show (Guest of Honor)
Container Turner Carroll, Santa Fe – ‘Seven Contemplations’ – Solo show
Mairie de Paris, Paris – ‘Capital(es): 60 d’art urbain à Paris‘ – Retrospective group show
MET Museum, The Mezzanine Gallery, New York – ‘Eidophones‘ (Mezzanine Print Gallery) – Solo show curated by Laura Einstein
Katzen Arts Center (American University Museum), Massachusetts – ‘Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation‘ – Group show curated by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, also with  Louise Bourgeois, Cecily Brown, Judy Chicago, Julie Mehretu, Sarah Morris, Wangechi Mutu, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker
La Condition Publique, Roubaix – ‘Urbain.es‘ – Group show curated by Magda Danysz
Extraordinary Objects Gallery, Cambridge (UK) – ‘Salute: An Exhibition Celebrating Women In The Arts’ – Group show
Eskenazi Museum of Art (Indiana University), Bloomington (IN) –  ‘Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation‘ – Group show curated by the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Turner Carrol Gallery, Santa Fe – ‘Women In The House’ – Group show celebrating the 50th anniversary of Judy Chicago’s Woman House

2021
Dallas Art Fair, Dallas – Represented by Turner Carroll Gallery, with Swoon’s 14-foot box truck installation The House We Built in the Klyde Warren Park, and a talk with Jed Morse, Chief Curator of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
Superchief Gallery NFT, New York – Cicada & Tymbal – NFT Solo Show
Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe (NM) – Wholeness In Mind – Solo show
Moberg Gallery, Des Moines (IA) – Contemporary Women Artists: Figure And Form – Group Show
Allouche Gallery, New York – The Intricate Intimate – Group show curated by Swoon, Monica Canilao and BLK PALATE
Public art in New York City – PBS ‘American Portrait’ – Installation itinérante pour le réseau de télévision publique PBS (Public Broadcast Service)
The Vitrine at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, Milwaukee (WI) – ‘Tender’ – Solo show curated by J. Myszka Lewis and Sona Pastel-Daneshgar for Tandem Press

2020
Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo (NY) – Seven Contemplations – Solo show
Contemporary Craft Art Centre, Pittsburgh – The Heart Lives Through the Hands – Solo show
Galerie LJ, Paris – The Slow Reprise – Solo show
Underdogs Gallery, Lisbonne – Asteraceae – Solo show
Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe – Solstice: Create Art for Earth – Group show curated by Judy Chicago
Luma, Arles, Parc des ateliers – It’s Urgent!  – Group show curated by Hans-Ulrich Obrist

2019
Deitch Projects, New York – Cicada – Solo show
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC – Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition: The Outwin 2019 – American Portraiture Today – Group show des finalistes
IFPDA (Fine Art Print Fair), New York – commande d’une installation murale
MUCA, Munich – Time Capsule  – Solo show (rétrospective itinérante)
Fluctuart, Paris – Time Capsule – Solo show (rétrospective itinérante)
New York City – Beyond the Streets NYC – Group show
Treason Gallery, Seattle – Every Portrait Is a Vessel – Solo show
Galerie Henrik Springmann, Freiburg – ‘Swoon’ – Solo show

2018
Chandran Gallery, San Francisco – Raggedy Hecate and the Memory Box – Solo show
The New Gallery of Modern Art, Charlotte, VA – Street Space: Embracing the History of Street Art and Culture – Group show
Institut Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux – Kaleidoscope – Group show
CRUXspace, Philadelphia – Swoon: New Video Works – Group show
Alibi Gallery, Athens – Walls And Streets/NYC Meets Athens – Group show curated by Melissa McCaig-Welles
Galerie LJ, Paris – New Works – Solo show
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo – Catastrophe and The Power of Art – Group show
Snow Contemporary, Tokyo – Mirari Minima – Solo show
Beyond The Streets, Los Angeles – Group show curated by Roger Gastman, site specific installation
Mural Arts Philadelphia/Porch Light Program, avril 2018
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency, mars 2018
Kate Oh Gallery, New York – Around Us – Group show curated by Pema Rinzin
The Plaxall Gallery, New York – The She Did – Group show curated by Lori Zimmer and Melissa McCaig-Welles
ArtScience Museum, Singapore – Art From The Streets – Group show

2017
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati – ‘SWOON – The Canyon : 1999-2017‘ – Early career retrospective (22/09/17>25/02/18), curator: Steven Matijcio
MACRO, Rome – ‘Cross The Streets : 40 anni di Street Art e Writing‘ – Group show
Allouche Gallery, New York – ‘To Accompany Something Invisible‘ – Solo show
Art Central, Hong Kong – Représentée par Galerie LJ
HOCA Foundation, Hong Kong – Artist talk, workshop & public art
Skissernas Museum, Lund (Sweden) – ‘Haven‘ – Solo show

2016
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver – ‘Juxtapoz x Superflat‘ – Group show curaté par Evan Pricco et Takashi Murakami
Library Street Collective, Detroit – ‘The Light After‘ – Solo show
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit – ‘Thalassa‘ – Installation monumentale dans le Great Hall
HG Contemporary, New York – ‘Retna, Swoon, Olek, Aiko, Pixelpancho’ – Group show
Parrish Art Museum, Hamptons – ‘Radical Seafaring‘ – Exposition collective
MIMA (Millenium Iconoclast Museum of Art), Bruxelles – ‘City Lights‘ – Exposition inaugurale avec Maya Hayuk, Faile et Momo, installation insitu
Chandran Gallery, San Francisco – ‘Witch-Wife’ – Double solo show avec Monica Canilao

2015
Moore Building, Miami Design District, Miami – ‘Unrealism‘ – Group show organisé par Larry Gagosian, curator: Jeffrey Deitch
Brooklyn Museum, New York – ‘Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland 1861-2008‘ – Group show
Rumney Guggenheim Gallery, Brooklyn – ‘Some Place Like Home‘ – Group show
Philadelphia Mural Arts Programs, Philadelphie – ‘Open Source: Engaging Audiences in Public Space‘ -Group show
Inner State Gallery, Detroit – ‘Alchemy‘ -Group show, curator: Monica Canilao
Wadsworth Museum, Hartford (Connecticut) – ‘Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland 1861-2008’ -Group show, prêt d’une acquisition de la collection du Brooklyn Museum
Urban Nation @ Project M/7, Berlin – ‘Persons of Interest‘ -Group show, curators: Jaime Rojo & Steve Harrington

2014
The Brooklyn Museum, New York – ‘Submerged Motherlands‘ – Solo show
Djerbahood, Djerba, Tunisie
Scope Art Fair, Miami – ‘The Dean Collection‘ – Group show
Nuit Blanche, Paris – Installation monumentale sur la Gare Masséna (13e)
Institut Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux – ‘Expressions urbaines‘ – Group show

2013
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Motherlands’- Solo show
Bowery Mural, New York – Collage en collaboration avec l’association Groundswell
Museo d’Arte Contemporaneo, Oaxaca, Mexico – ‘Hecho en Oaxaca‘ – Group show, curator: Pedro Alonzo
Fame Festival, Grottaglie, Italie – Résidence dans le cadre du festival d’art urbain, curator: Angelo Milano

2012
L’Adresse/Musée de la Poste, Paris – ‘Au delà du street art‘ – Group show
City Gallery & Municipal Library, Prague – ‘Stuck on the City‘ – Group show
Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image Imprimée, La Louvière, Belgique – ‘Vues sur murs‘ – Group show
Galleria Patricia Armocida, Milan – ‘The Folding of A Known World‘ – Exposition collaborative avec Monica Canilao & Dennis McNett
XYZ Collective, Tokyo – ‘Honeycomb’ – Solo show
2nd Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art, Ekaterinburg – Participation à la section “Special Projects”

2011
Black Rat Projects, Londres – ‘Murmuration‘ – Solo show
4th Moscow Biennale, Moscou – Section “special projects: Arthouse Squat Forum”
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston – ‘Anthropocene Extinction‘ – Installation monumentale temporaire, curator: Pedro Alonzo
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans – ‘Thalassa‘ – Installation monumentale temporaire dans le Great Hall
MOCA, Los Angeles – ‘Art in the Streets‘ – Group show rétrospectif sur les arts urbains, curator: Roger Gastman & Aaron Rose
Art Dubai, Dubai – Représentée par la Galerie L.J
Metro Gallery, Melbourne – ‘Thekla‘ – Solo show

2010
Black Rat Projects, Londres – ‘Small Acts of Resistance’ – Group show
Galerie L.J., Paris – ‘Fata Morgana‘ – Solo show
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – ‘Viva la Revolucion‘ – Group show, curator: Pedro Alonzo
28th Biennal of Graphic Arts, Llubljana, Slovénie

2009
Space Gallery, Portland (US) – ‘Distance don’t matter’ – Exposition collaborative
Stavanger, Norvège – ‘NuArt Festival’ – Festival d’arts urbains
Urban Art Info, Berlin – ‘Squinches and pendentives’ – Exposition collaborative avec Ben Wolf
Projet “Swimming Cities of Serenissima”, Venise – Swoon amarre sa flotte de rafts à Venise lors de la Biennale
Townhouse Gallery, Le Caire – Résidence de deux mois
The Armory Show, New York – Représentée par Deitch Projects

2008
Deitch Projects, New York – ‘Swimming Cities of the Switchback Sea’ – Solo show et performance collective
Honey Space, New York – ‘Portrait of Silvia Elena’ – Installation temporaire avec Tennessee Jane Watson
The Luggage Store, San Francisco – ‘Feral’ – Exposition collaborative avec Monica Canilao
New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles – ‘Drown your boats’ – Solo show
Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück (ALL) – ‘Fresh Air Smells Funny’ – Group show, curator: Reinkingprojekte

2007
Galerie LJ, Paris – Exposition collaborative avec Chris Stain et Mike Brodie
Black Rat Press Gallery, Londres – ‘Heap’ – Exposition collaborative avec David Ellis et Monica Canilao
MU, Eindhoven (NL) – ‘Canciones del mundo revés’ – Installation en papier découpé en collaboration avec Poncho
Museum Het Domain, Sittard (NL) -‘The Burning House‘ – Exposition collaborative avec David Ellis et Faile
New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles – ‘The Burning House’ – Exposition collaborative avec David Ellis et Faile
Pinchuk Art Center, Kiev – ‘GENERATION.UsA’ – Group show
Santa’s Ghetto, Bethléem – Projet sur le mur de séparation initié par Banksy

2006
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (UK) – ‘Spank the Monkey’ – Group show
Blackfloor Gallery, Philadelphia – ‘La Boca del Lobo’ – Exposition et installation en collaboration avec Alison Corrie et Solovei
Museum of Modern Art, New York – ‘Since 2000: Printmaking now’ – Group show et acquisition de 5 pièces par le musée
Espace Beaurepaire, Paris – ‘Etoiles Urbaines’ – Group show

2005
Art Basel Miami Beach, Design District – Représentée par Deitch Projects
The Armory Show, New York – ‘ESPO Bakery’ – Collaboration à l’installation d’ESPO pour Deitch Projects
Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin – Festival ‘Backjumps’ – Group show
The Brooklyn Museum, New York – ‘Graffiti’ – Group show et acquisition de son installation de 18 pièces par le musée
Deitch Projects, New York – ‘Swoon’ – Solo show
MoMA P.S.1, New York – ‘Greater New York’ – Group show

2004
The Vinyl Factory, Londres – ‘Something Else’ – Group show
Urbis Art Centre, Manchester – ‘Ill Communication 2’ – Group show
DCKT Contemporary, Manhattan, New York – ‘1:100’ – Group show
Space 1026, Philadelphia – ‘Change Agent, Call it a Crew’ – Group show
Publico, Cinncinnatti – ‘Good World’ – Group show conjointement à l’exposition ‘The Beautiful Losers’ et le CAC
Roda Sten, Gothenburg – ‘Ever Wanting Streets’ – Group show

2003
Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin – Festival ‘Backjumps’ – Group show

2002
Urban-Art.info, Berlin – ‘Swoon loves Solovei’ – Exposition en collaboration avec Solovei du collectif Toyshop

PRESSE

Films :
F. King, “Swoon: fearless” , 2018, (57min)
Banksy & Mr Brainwash, “Exit Thru The Gift Shop”, 2010
C. Clemente, “Our City Dreams”, 2008 (dvd)
P. Aravena, “Next. A Primer on Urban Painting”, 2006, 80min (dvd)
Rosforth, “Inside Outside”, 2006, 50min
The Barnstormers, “360”, 2005, 26min (dvd)

4 January 2013

[FR]
Née à Taiwan en 1982. Vit et travaille à Taipei. Diplômée de la Shih Chien University, Taipei, en “Communication Design”.
Tien-Chun Lin  alias Tangent Lin travaille au feutre à bille de type Rotring avec la pointe la plus fine possible pour peupler ses feuilles de papier de personnages étranges voire monstrueux, qui se croisent et se rencontrent dans des situations incongrues. On retrouve dans ses dessins l’influence de la tradition des estampes chinoises, souvent ponctuées de quelques lignes de texte à côté des personnages, ainsi que l’esprit des bestiaires de Jérôme Bosch.

[ENG]
Born in Taiwan in 1982, Tangent Lin lives and works in Taipei. Graduated from Shih Chien University, Taipei, in “Communication Design”.
Tien-Chun Lin alias Tangent Lin works with a Rotring ballpoint pen with the finest possible tip to populate her sheets of paper with strange and even monstrous characters, who cross and meet each other in incongruous situations. One finds in her drawings the influence of the tradition of Chinese prints, often punctuated with a few lines of text next to the characters, as well as the spirit of the bestiaries of Jerome Bosch.

SHOWS

2022
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ
DDESSIN, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2021
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2020
DDESSIN, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2019
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2018
Galerie LJ, Paris – Solo show
Outsider Art Fair, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2017
Galerie LJ, Paris – Exposition collective avec Allyson Mellberg et Swoon
Independant Taipei, Taipei – Foire
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Heaven And Hell’ – Group show

2014
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Paper Works #2’ – Exposition collective
Foire Drawing Now (Salon du dessin contemporain), Paris – Représentée par la Galerie LJ

2013
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Paper Works – Exposition collective

2012
Mr. Wu Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan – ‘Hún dùn’ – Exposition personnelle

2010
BF Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan –  ‘BF are in trouble ! What can I do?’ – Exposition personnelle
Deli 771 Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan – ‘Three hours of transport’ – Exposition personnelle
Deco Play Gallery, Yingge, Taiwan – ‘Spring’ – Exposition collective

2009
Garden City Publishers Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan – ‘Emotion.Temperamental.Equivocal’ – Exposition personnelle

3 January 2013

Mona Broschár
Etienne Pottier
Nastaran Shahbazi
Lily Wong
Maurizio Galante & Tal Lancman
Namio Harukawa
Amélie Barnathan
Amandine Urruty
Lucile Piketty
Aisha Rosli
Faris Heizer
Emilie Picard
Justin Liam O’BRIEN
Lise STOUFFLET
Oda Iselin SØNDERLAND
Agathe BRAHAMI-FERRON
JC EARL
Andrew SCHOULTZ
Howie TSUI
Jason Jägel
Kenichi ASANO
feebee
Teiji HAYAMA
Kazuhiro HORI
Koichiro TAKAGI
TENGAONE
USUGROW
Yoskay YAMAMOTO
Curiot
SANER
Smithe
Seher One
Violeta Hernandez
Jesus Benitez
Raul Urias
Maria Conejo
Hilda Palafox
Paola Delfin
Mazatl
Pilar Cardenas
AJ Fosik
Stephan Doitschinoff
Benjamin « Come » Affagard
Kevin Cyr
EVOL
Mary Iverson
Daniel Rich
Dawn Ng
Samuel Gélas
Antoine Corbineau
Clara Fanise
Fafi
Kate Clark
Jessica Harrison
Joanie Lemercier
Quayola
Omar Ba
Sandrine Pelletier
Ana Roldán
Annaïk Lou Pitteloud
Elise Gagnebin-de Bons
Moneyless
Tellas
Pane
Agostino Iacurci
Anne Geoffroy
Alix Marie
AJ Fosik
SupaKitch
Eun-mi Oh
Jenny Hart
Richard Colman
Alëxone
Koralie
Evah Fan
Ragnar Persson
Birgit Dieker
Cécile Brigand
Céline Cléron
Jean-Philippe Illanes
Alexandre Sirvin
Alberto ‘Chanoir’ Vejarano
Olivier Kosta-Théphaine
POCH
HONET
RCF1
Ephameron
Olivier Cans
Jean-Philippe Paty
Yaze
Anne-Laure Maison
Zhang Xing
L’Atlas
Aleteia
Gérard Zlotykamien
Psyckoze
OX
Gil Bensmana
ZEVS
WK Interact
Laurent Krief
Popaye
Samuel Landre
Babou
Michael De Feo
Ligne Rouge
Hélène Laxenaire
Influenza
Antonio Gallego
Epsylon Point
Mambo
Stéphane Carricondo
Régis-R
Versus/Fuite
Héphaistos
Alessandro Mendini
Dado
Chris Stain
Mike ‘The Polaroid Kidd’ Brodie
Emmanuelle Pérat
Thierry Agnone
Christian Gonzenbach
Simon Pasieka