Artist: Antoine Donzeaud
Exhibition title: Losing interest
Venue: Valentin, Paris, France
Date: April 7 – May 19, 2018
Photography: © Photo Grégory Copitet / all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud (b. 1985 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France) is a Paris based video, painting, sculpture and installation artist. Donzeaud’s work has been exhibited at Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg ; Rupert, Vilnius ; Valentin, Paris ; Ashes/Ashes, Los Angeles ; Nicodim, Bucharest ; MonChéri, Brussels. He is the co-founder of the project space Exo Exo in Paris. Donzeaud is currently preparing upcoming shows at Musée Vesunna and Centre Culturel de la Visitation.
Through the mediums of painting, sculpture or video, Antoine Donzeaud develops installations that balance creation and reinvention with a rawness reminiscent of youthful nonchalance. Donzeaud unfolds stories, mostly rooted in contemporary culture, depicting our generation and society. His works convey simple gestures, both pictural and sculptural, often laced with irony, evolving in a staged environment but ever so close to home.
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, DM (Direct Message), 2018, Aerosol paint on tarp, 76 14/18 x 51 3/16 Inches. / 195 x 130 cm
Antoine Donzeaud, I hate it when you’re not around, and the fact that you didn’t call, but mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all, 2018, Video, no sound, 1mn, loop
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, DM (Direct Message), 2018, Aerosol paint on tarp, 76 14/18 x 51 3/16 Inches. / 195 x 130 cm.
Antoine Donzeaud, DM (Direct Message), 2018, Aerosol paint on tarp, 51 3/16 x 76 14/18 Inches. / 130 x 195 cm.
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, DM (Direct Message), 2018, Aerosol paint on tarp, 76 14/18 x 51 3/16 Inches. / 195 x 130 cm.
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, DM (Direct Message), 2018, Aerosol paint on tarp, 76 14/18 x 51 3/16 Inches. / 195 x 130 cm.
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris
Antoine Donzeaud, DM (Direct Message), 2018, Aerosol paint on tarp, 76 14/18 x 51 3/16 Inches. / 195 x 130 cm.
Antoine Donzeaud, Losing interest, 2018, exhibition view, Valentin, Paris