Xavier Veilhan (born in 1963, lives and works in Paris) has since the late 1980s created an acclaimed body of work (sculpture, painting, installation, performance, video, photography) at the intersection of classicism, modernity and technology. His exhibitions question our perception and often generate an evolving ambulatory space in which the audience becomes an actor, like for Veilhan Versailles (2009), the series Architectones (2012-2014), Studio Venezia (2017), his proposition for the French Pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia. His projects often involve collaboration with artists from other fields, such as architecture, music and fashion. He designed the visual universes for three Haute Couture shows for Chanel (2022-2023).
Xavier Veilhan’s sculptures are displayed in many publics spaces across France and abroad including the cities of Bordeaux (The Lion, 2004), Lille (Romy, 2019), Paris (Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers, 2013), New York (Jean-Marc, 2012), Stockholm (Vårbergs Jättar, 2020), Tokyo (The Audience, 2021), Amsterdam (Hendrik Petrus Berlage, 2023), Mons (Saint-Georges et le dragon, 2024).
His work has been shown in various institutions across the world, like Le Louvre (Paris), Mucem (Marseille), Mamco (Geneva), the Phillips Collection (Washington), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo) or MAAT (Lisbon) and has been included in numerous public collections, including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Paris), the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (Geneva), the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (Cnap), the Moderna Museet (Stockholm), the Musée d’Art Contemporain (Montreal) and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul).
Xavier Veilhan is represented by Andréhn-Schiptjenko (Stockholm, Paris), Perrotin (New York, Hong Kong, Paris, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghaï, Los Angeles), Galeria Nara Roesler (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York) and 313 Art Project (Seoul, Paris).
Photo Credit: Martin Argyroglo
