Benoît Maire

Benoît Maire (born 22 October 1978 in Pessac) 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, Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

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.

Public collections (selection)
Maire's work is included in public collections such as:
 * Centre Georges Pompidou – 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

Films (selection)

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