Benoît Piéron becomes the ninth artist to participate in the Pinault Collection’s residency programme in Lens.
Benoît Piéron was born in Ivry-sur-Seine in 1983. He creates moments, installations, and objects that explore themes as varied as the sensuality of plants, the boundaries of the body, and the temporality of waiting rooms. His practice includes patchwork, existential gardening, and wallpaper design. In 2022, he was nominated for the Fondation Pernod Ricard Prize. Benoît Piéron lives and works in Paris.
Selected solo exhibitions include: Deux drapeaux, une belladone, L'alcôve (Paris, 2021), Plaid, Cité internationale des Arts lobby (Paris, 2021), Seconde peau, soft walls, patch.e.s & soap, Open Source Body, with Nathalie Harb, Cité internationale des Arts (Paris, 2021), [Random], Centre d'art contemporain Les Tanneries (Amilly, 2018), and Dans le sens des veines, Galerie Fernand Léger (Ivry-sur-Seine, 2015).
Located in a former rectory, the Pinault Collection’s artist's residency was inaugurated in December 2015. As a place to live and work, it provides time and space for artistic practice in a site that is well-suited for creating things. Residents are chosen by a selection committee that includes representatives from the Pinault Collection, the Grand Large FRAC Regional Contemporary Art Foundation, the Le Fresnoy School for Contemporary Art, the Louvre Lens, and the Lille Art Museum (LaM).
