MARC CAMILLE CHAIMOWICZ

Born in Post-war Paris and educated in England, Marc Camille Chaimowicz inhabited a singular position at the crossroads of two art-scenes, cultures and languages. Like the artist himself, his refined yet playful work defies easy categorisation, demanding attention to detail while remaining generous and infused with beauty. Resisting claims for art’s autonomy, Chaimowicz embraces the decorative arts. In a body of work spanning 50 years, Chaimowicz has intertwined design, painting, print-making, collage and his daily life into a highly personal vocabulary. His work continues to be of great importance and influence to younger artists, not only for his constant yet subtle challenging of the role of art, but his development of a queer aesthetic.

Chaimowicz exhibited internationally throughout his career and recently, in 2024, Le Consortium, Dijon, France presented his solo show A Gift, with Love….. Past solo exhibitions include: Nuit américaine, WIELS, Brussels, BE, 2023; Zig Zag and Many Ribbons…, MAMC+, Saint-Étienne, France, 2022; Dear Valérie..., Kunsthalle Bern, CH, 2020; Your Place or Mine…, Jewish Museum, New York, NY, 2018; An Autumn Lexicon, The Serpentine, London, UK, 2016; Maybe Metafisica, Triennale di Milano, Milano, IT, 2016; Jean Genet... The Courtesy of Objects, Act 1 & Act 2, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK, 2011, among others. In 2009, he inaugurated the new Artist Space in New York with the solo installation Enough Tiranny Recalled, 1972 – 2009, and in 2008 his work was included in the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art.

Chaimowicz's work is included in the permanent collections of Consortium Museum, Dijon, FR; FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, FR; MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL; Tate Modern, London, UK; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; The Jewish Museum, New York, NY; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, among others.

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