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 Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3, at the Villa Arson in Nice, and at the Sorbonne 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. He was a resident at the

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in Rome in 2021-2022

Solo exhibitions (selection)

* ''Spiaggia di Menzogne'', Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, 2013 * ''Weapon'', Roberts Institute of Art, London, 2013 * ''Soon the metal between us will turn into gold'', Kunsthalle Mulhouse, 2011 * ''Castling the Queen'', Meessen De Clercq, Brussels, 2016. *''Thebes'', Spike Island, Bristol, UK, 2018.

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, Le Plateau, Paris * David Roberts Art Foundation, London * NMNM, Nouveau Musée National, Monaco *

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, Vancouver

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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