Benoît Maire (born 22 October 1978 in

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) is a French visual artist who works in film, sculpture, painting, photography, collage, and performance art. He is known for treating theory as an art form in its own right.

Biography

Benoît Maire studied visual art and philosophy at

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, at the

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in Nice, and at the

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where he began doctoral studies in philosophy, which he subsequently abandoned in 2006. He also did graduate work at Le Pavillon,

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in Paris.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

* ''Spiaggia di Menzogne'', Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, 2013 * ''Weapon'',

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, London, 2013 * ''Soon the metal between us will turn into gold'', Kunsthalle Mulhouse, 2011 * ''Castling the Queen'', Meessen De Clercq, Brussels, 2016.

Public collections (selection)

Maire's work is included in public collections such as: *

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– Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris * FRAC Aquitaine, Bordeaux * Kadist Art Fondation, Paris * Nomas Fondation, Rome * FRAC Île-de-France,

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, Paris * David Roberts Art Foundation, London

Films (selection)

* ''Le Berger'' (The Shepherd), 2011 * ''L'Île de la répétition'' (Repetition Island), 2010''L'Île de la répétition'' i
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References

External links

* Benoît Mair
interviewed by Hans Ulrich Obrist

A review of Maire's work
by Dan Fox in

Frieze Magazine ''frieze'' is a contemporary art magazine, published eight times a year from London. History ''frieze'' was founded in 1991 by Frieze Art Fair founders Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover with artist Tom Gidley. A Damien Hirst butterfly painting ...