Xavier Veilhan

Xavier Veilhan is a French artist who works and lives in Paris, France.

Career

Significant projects include: Veilhan Versailles at the Palace and Gardens of the Palais de Versailles in 2009; Architectones, a series of interventions between 2012 and 2014 in seven major modernist buildings around the world; Le Château de Rentilly, a continuation and augmentation of his architectural practice, re-designing the entirety of the facades of the building in 2014; the films Vent Moderne (for La Villette, Paris) and Matching Numbers (for 3e Scène, Opéra National de Paris) in 2015.

In 2017 Xavier Veilhan was chosen to represent France at the 57th Venice Art Biennale (May - November 2017). He transformed his national Pavilion into an immersive recording studio dedicated to audio experimentation, curated by Lionel Bovier and Christian Marclay. His Studio Venezia welcomed more than 200 musicians over the course of 7 months. In 2022, he is the first artist invited by CHANEL to imagine the staging of an Haute Couture show.

Selected exhibitions

Veilhan's art has been exhibited at venues such as Centre Pompidou (Paris), MAMCO (Geneva), The Phillips Collection (Washington), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo) and Fundació Joan Miró, Barbican Centre and Kitakyushu Center for Contemporary Art.

Solo exhibitions Year(s) Title Venue Ref 1990 Un peu de biologie Galleria Fac-Simile, Milano 1991 Un centimètre égal un mètre Centre d'art contemporain du parc Saint-Léger 1993 Xavier Veilhan Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, ARC, Paris 1999 La Ford T MAMCO, Geneva La Forêt Le Consortium, Dijon 2000 La Ford T Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris The Rhinoceros Yves Saint-Laurent, Wooster Street, New York Les Vélos La Salle de Bains, Lyon Xavier Veilhan, une rétrospective Le Magasin, Grenoble 2001 Lightworks Espai 13 in Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Light Machines Sandra Gering Gallery, New York 2002 Xavier Veilhan Barbican Art Gallery, London Installation from the workshop CCA, Kitakyushu Xavier Veilhan Göteborgs Konsthall 2003 Keep the Brown Sandra Gering Gallery 2004 Vanishing Point Espace 315 at Centre Pompidou; Écuries de Saint-Hugues, Musée de Cluny Light Machines Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence Le Grand Mobile Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris The Photorealist Project National Academy Museum, New York (USA) 2005 Le Plein emploi Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Le Projet Hyperréaliste Rose Art Museum People as volume Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm Fantôme Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Burgos (CAB) 2006 Les Habitants Cité internationale in Lyon Miami Snowflakes Galerie Perrotin in Miami Sculptures automatiques Galerie Perrotin in Paris 2007 Xavier Veilhan Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm 2008 Furtivo Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli 2009 Veilhan Versailles Palace of Versailles 2010 RAL 5015 Artcurial Le Carrosse Place de la République Xavier Veilhan Galerie Perrotin in Miami 2011 Free Fall Espace Louis Vuitton, Tokyo Dark Matter Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm Orchestra Galerie Perrotin in Paris 2012 Veilhan at Hatfield: Promenade Hatfield House (IN)balance The Phillips Collection Architectones Neutra VDL Studio and Residences; Bailey House (Los Angeles) Rays La Conservera, Murcia 2013 Avant Château de Rentilly Mobiles Galerie Perrotin in Hong Kong Architectones Sheats–Goldstein Residence, Los Angeles; Unité d'habitation, Marseille; Église Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay, Nevers 2014 Maquettes Frac Centre On/off Galerie des Galeries Architectones Maison Melnikov in Moscow; Barcelona Pavilion Les 30 Ans de Canal+: L'Expo Palais de Tokyo Bodies 313 Art Project, Seoul 2015 Music Galerie Perrotin in New York City and in Paris Horizonte verde Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo Matching Numbers Paris Opera Cedar Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm 2016 Le Baron de Triqueti Cluny Abbey 2017 Studio Venezia Venice Biennale, French pavilion, Venice Flying V Galerie Perrotin in Paris 2018 Studio Buenos Aires Kirchner Cultural Centre, Buenos Aires Silhouettes (working title) 313 Art Project, Seoul 2019 PLUS QUE PIERRE Collégiale-Saint-Martin & FRAC des Pays de la Loire Xavier Veilhan 313 Art Project, Seoul Channel Orange Galerie Perrotin in Shanghai Nuit mexicaine Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm 2020 The confinement drawings Perrotin Viewing Room 2021 Autofocus Galerie Perrotin in New York City Chemin Vert Galerie Perrotin in Tokyo Mobile n°4 (2017) Musée du Louvre, Paris 2022 Solo Show Galeria Nara Roesler, Rio de Janeiro 2023 Portrait Mode Galerie Perrotin in Paris

Group exhibitions Year(s) Title Venue Notes Ref 2000 Xn00 Espace des Arts in Chalon-sur-Saône Curated by L. Bovier in collaboration with Élisabeth Lebovici, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and others 2001 Métamorphoses et Clonage Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal 2002 Light X Eight Jewish Museum La Part de l'autre Carré d'Art 2003 Coollustre Yvon Lambert Gallery Curated by Éric Troncy 2004 None of the Above Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York L’Eblouissement Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume 2005 Fundacion La Caixa Collection, 20 years with Contemporary Art: New Acquisitions CaixaForum Barcelona 2008 Demolition Party Royal Monceau Palace Hôtel 2009 Le sort probable de l'homme qui avait avalé le fantôme Conciergerie 2010 Catch me Kunsthaus Graz Le Mont Analogue Centro Cultural Metropolitano 2011 The Deer Le Consortium 2012 Christie's presents House of Cards Waddesdon Manor 2014 Le Baron de Triqueti Cluny Abbey Matrix: Mathematicians_Heart of gold and the abyss National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea 2019 Reshaped Reality. 50 years of Hyperrealistic Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Nouveaux Regards #2 Villa Noailles Electro Musée de la Musique

Selected films As a director, Veilhan has worked on: 2002: Le Film du Japon 2003: Drumball 2005: Cruiser 2008: Radiator - in collaboration with Michael Elion 2008: Furtivo 2010: L'affaire Dreyfus 2011: Pendule Dripping 2015: Vent Moderne 2015: Matching Numbers

Collaborations Stephen Thompson Compulsory Figures: An installation spectacle and ice performance by Xavier Veilhan for Stephen Thompson, a dancer and ice skater. Co-production: Théâtre National de Bretagne, Espace Malraux-National Scene of Chambéry and Savoie, as part of the European project Corpo Links Cluster, Halles de Schaerbeek/Hallen van Schaarbeek (Brussels), La Villette. Performances: Grande halle de la Villette, Paris (2019); Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB) (2020) and Espace Malraux in Chambéry. Eliane Radigue SYSTEMA OCCAM, 2013: A spectacle by Xavier Veilhan for OCCAM I, a harp piece by Eliane Radigue, performed by Rhodri Davies. Performances: MAMO – Cité Radieuse, Marseille (2013); Florence Gould Hall Theater (Fi:af), New York (2013); Théâtre de la Cité Internationale (Festival New Settings), Paris (2013); Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Paris (2013). Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier rencontre Xavier Veilhan, Maison des arts, Créteil, March 25, 2006. Val de Marne, 2006: Xavier Veilhan in collaboration with Sébastien Tellier. MAC VAL, Vitry, December 1–2, 2006. Ville Nouvelle, 2006: Xavier Veilhan in collaboration with Alexis Bertrand. Musical performance with Sébastien Tellier. Nuit blanche, City Hall, Paris. Air Artwork - Air's Pocket Symphony album 2007. Aérolite, 2007: Musical performance by Xavier Veilhan with Alexis Bertrand. Music: Air. Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris, April 7, 2007. Daniel Buren La Cabane éclatée aux Paysages fantômes, 2006–2007. Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, facade of Centre Pompidou Metz. Jordan, 2010: Polystyrene, 193.5 × 68 × 40. Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, 35 Clouds Installation, 2010. 120 Nuits Artistic direction, 1983–1984.