Bertrand Lavier

Bertrand Lavier (b. 1949, Châtillon-sur-Seine, France) is a French artist based in Paris and Burgundy. As a seminal figure in the movement towards appropriation art in the 1980s and 1990s, Bertrand Lavier is perhaps best known for his readymades, created by covering everyday industrial objects such as refrigerators, tables, pianos, and furniture with an impasto layer of paint. He appropriates ubiquitous objects and images in order to reposition them as elements in a strategic critique of consumerism, deeply entrenched visual habits, and art institutions. Fiercely critical of the fetishization of the art object, Lavier considers his work only fully realized as an exhibition—as a constellation of works that generate meaning exclusively through their interrelationships.


His works can be found in major public collections, including those of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, MOCA Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo in Tokyo, and Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

Biography

Solo exhibitions
Year
Country, Exhibition Name, Location
2024
PRC, Bertrand Lavier, MASSIMODECARLO, Hong Kong
2023
F, Allegoria, kamel mennour, Paris
2022
PRC, Bertrand Lavier, Fosun Foundation, Shanghai
PRC, Bertrand Lavier, Fosun Foundation, Chengdu
F, Jeu de Carte, MASSIMODECARLO Pièce Unique, Paris
2021
F, Bourse de Commerce Pinault Collection, Bourse de Commerce Pinault Collection, Paris
F, Nouveaux tableaux 2005, kamel mennour, Paris
F, Quelque chose de…, permanent installation, Esplanade Johnny Hallyday, Paris
F, Unwittingly but Willingly Curated by Consortium Museum & FRAC Bourgogne, Le Consortium, Dijon
2019
F, Bertrand Lavier, Jardin des 5 continents, Montpellier
F, Suite Paris by Bertrand Lavier, Hotel Le Bristol, Paris
GR, Bertrand Lavier, Bernier Eliades, Athens
F, Betrand Lavier, Kamel Mennour, Paris
2018
J, Medley, Espace Louis Vuitton , Tokyo
I, Hier, Oggi, Massimo De Carlo, Milano
UK, Walt Disney Productions, Kamel Mennour, London
2017
F, A cappella, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
CH, Walt Disney Productions, Kunstmuseum, Luzern
2016
B, Walt Disney Series, Xavier Hufkens, Bruxelles
F, La Vénus d'Amiens, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
F, Merci Raymond par Bertrand Lavier, Monnaie de Paris, Paris
FL, Bertrand Lavier Curated by Friedemann Malsch, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
2015
UK, Fountain, Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London
F, L'Affaire Tournesols, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles
2014
D, Bertrand Lavier, Medley - Kewenig Galerie, Berlin
UK, LIEVRE A LA ROYALE - WALT DISNEY, Massimo De Carlo, London
2013
A, Painting, Galerie Steinek, Wien
F, Walt Disney Productions 1947 - 2013, Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
USA, More Real ? Art in the Age of Truthiness, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe
2012
F, Bertrand Lavier - Retrospective, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
2011
B, Medley, Xavier Hufkens, Bruxelles
F, Bertrand Lavier, Musée d'Art Moderne, St. Etienne
Group exhibitions
Year
Country, Exhibition Name, Location
2023
PRC, Walt Disney Productions, Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu
2022
KSA, Noor Festival, Riyadh
2021
I, Villa Chiuminatto, Villa Chiuminatto, Torino
F, Grand bazar – choix de Jean-Hubert Martin dans la collection Antoine de Galbert, Château d’Oiron, Oiron
CH, Inventaire, MAMCO, Geneva
RUS, Drôles de convergences, Pouchkine Museum, Moscow
F, Black and White in the Pinault Collection, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes
F, Miroir du ciel, Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux
F, Le noir et le blanc dans la collection Pinault, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes
F, Ex Africa, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
F, Comics Trip!, Collection Lambert, Avignon
B, Icons, Boghossian Foundation, Brussels
2020
F, Recycler/surcycler, Villa Datris, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
MASSIMO DE CARLO FOR MILANO: A Benefit Sale to Support Local Hospitals, ARTSY
F, Lucas Ratton x kamel mennour x Galerie Kreo, Paris
F, Art Tribal, Galerie Lucas Ratton, Saint-Tropez
F, De Nan Goldin. Roni Horn: l’intime dans la Collection Lambert, Collection Lambert, Avignon
2019
USA, Do it (in school), Hunter East Harlem Gallery, New York
F, Prehistory, A Modern Enigma, Centre Pompidou, Paris
F, The Source, Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles
F, Monde(s) Merveilleux, Galerie Art Attitude Herve Bize, Paris
F, Un bout de chemin…, FRAC Bretagne, Rennes
2018
F, MONOCHROMES. L'affaire du siècle, Musée des Beaux-arts, La Chaux-de-Fonds
F, L, FRAC Ile-de-France, Bussy-Saint-Martin
F, Anish Kapoor / Bertrand Lavier / Claude Lévêque, kamel mennour, Paris
B, Experience Traps, Middelheim Museum, Antwerpen
F, Debout!, exposition des oeuvres la Collection François Pinault, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes
2017
F, Céramiques, Villa Arson, Nice
F, AutoPhoto, Fondation Cartier, Paris
F, POINT QUARTZ (QUARTZ INVERSION) Flower of Kent, Villa Arson, Nice
F, « TRUCHEMENT » Une exposition des 40e anniversaires du Centre Pompidou et du centre d’art Le Consortium, Le Consortium, Dijon
F, Autophoto, Fondation Cartier, Paris

Bibliography

Year
Author, Publication Title, Date
2018
Castelli, Stefano, Arte, May
2015
Mousse, Dec/Jan
Jakubowicz, Alexis, Vanity Fair
2014
Bousteau, Fabrice, Beaux Arts, November
2010
Il Museo Privato - La passione per l'arte contemporanea nelle collezioni bergamasche, Exhibition Catalogue. Bergamo, GaMeC
2008
La Residenza Sabauda, la Collezione., Exhibition Catalogue. Rivoli (TO), Castello di Rivoli Museo d’ Arte Contemporanea
2005
Flash Art, Flash Art, 'n' 249, 'p' p. 71
Lombardi, Laura, Vernissage. Il fotogiornale dell’arte, Vernissage. Il fotogiornale dell’arte, 'n' 56, 'p' p. 16
Campanini, Cristiana, Arte, Arte, 'n' 377, 'p' p. 66
Siviero, Viviana, Espoarte, Espoarte
Poli, Francesco, Tema Celeste, Tema Celeste, 'n' 108, 'p' p. 128
Mugnaini, Alberto, Flash Art, Flash Art, 'n' 253, 'p' pp. 109-110
2004
Lavier in Prato. One man show, Exhibition Catalogue. Prato, Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
Lavier, Bertrand, Achille Bonito Oliva e Daniel Soutif, Lavier a Prato - Una mostra, Exhibition Catalogue.
Tema Celeste, Tema Celeste, 'n' 106, 'p' p. 140
Valota, Cristina, Vernissage. Il fotogiornale dell’arte, Vernissage. Il fotogiornale dell’arte, 'n' 55, 'p' p. 16
Borriaud, Nicolas, Playlist - Palais de Tokio, Exhibition Catalogue.
Tema Celeste, Tema Celeste, 'n' 103, 'p' p. 143, May - June
2003
Montreuil, Gregory, Flash Art International, Flash Art International, 'n' 233, 'p' p. 44
Birnbaum, Daniel, Artforum International, Artforum International, 'n' 8, 'p' p. 66
2002
Pagé, Suzanne, Beatrice Parent e Daniel Soutif, Bertrand Lavier, Exhibition Catalogue. Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Bertrand Lavier. Random, Exhibition Catalogue.
2001
Conversations 1982-2001
2000
Troncy, Éric, Vetrines, Exhibition Catalogue.
1999
Francblin, Catherine e Bertrand Lavier, Bertrand Lavier
Soutif, Daniel e Manfred Schneckenburger, Bernhard-Heiliger-Preis 1999, Bernhard-Heiliger-Preis 1999
1996
Giannelli, Ida, Giorgio Verzotti e Daniel Soutif, Bertrand Lavier, Exhibition Catalogue.
1995
Troncy, Éric, Alain Coulange e Bertrand Lavier, Cinq pièces faciles, Exhibition Catalogue. Cluny, Centre d’Art Contemporain
Martin, Jean-Hubert e Philippe Garcia de la Rosa, Bertrand Lavier, Exhibition Catalogue.
1994
Intervista con Hans-Ulrich Obrist
1993
Sans, Jérôme, Betrand Lavieer, Exhibition Catalogue.
1992
Hegyi, Lorand e Pierre Restany, Bertrand Lavier, Exhibition Catalogue.

Public collections

Country
Location
Australia
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Austria
Generali Foundation, Wien
MUMOK - Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Wien
Museum der Moderne, Salzburg
Belgium
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Grand Hornu
MHKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Anvers
Musée des Arts Contemporains, Grand Hornu
France
CAPC - Centre d'arts plastiques contemporains, Musée d’art contemporain, Bordeaux
Carré d’Art, Nîmes
Centre National d'Art et de la Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris
Collection d’Art Société Genérale, Paris
Collection Lambert, Avignon
Collection Pinault, Paris
Fondation du Doute, Blois
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
FRAC - Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain Bourgogne, Dijon
FRAC - Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain Franche-Comté, Besançon
FRAC - Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain Ile-de-France Le Plateau, Paris
FRAC - Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain Languedoc-Roussilon, Montpellier
FRAC - Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain Pays de la Loire, Carquefou
FRAC - Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain Poitou-Charentes, Angoulême
IAC - Institut d’Ar t Contemporain Villeurbanne/Rhône-Alpes, Villeurbanne
LaM - Lille Métropole musée d’art moderne, d’art contemporain et d’art brut, Villeneuve d’Ascq Le Consortium, Dijon
MAM - Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
MAMCS - Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg
MOCO - Montpellier Contemporain, Montpellier
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Musée d’Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne
Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble
Musée de l’Objet, Blois
Musée Départemental d’Art Contemporain de Rochechouart, Rochechouart
Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Angers, Angers

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