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Valentin Carron    (Swiss, 1977)

 Valentin Carron - Defensive Personalities (Sculptures)
Valentin Carron
Defensive Personalities 2005
 
 Valentin Carron - Le snobisme (Sculptures)
Valentin Carron
Le snobisme 2008
 
 

Biography
1977 Born in Martigny, Switzerland
1992 - 1997 Ecole Cantonale des Beaux-Arts, Sion
1997 - 2000 Haute école d'arts appliqués, Lausanne
Lives and works in Geneva

Exhibitions
2007 Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich (solo)
2007 Galérie Praz-Delavallade, Paris (solo)
2006 In den Alpen, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich
2006 Swiss Institute, Déchéance, élégance, déhanchement, New York (solo)
2006 Chisenhale Gallery, Valentin Carron vs Mai-Thu Perret, Solid Objects, London (solo)
2006 Kunsthaus Zürich, In den Alpen, Zurich
2005 Swiss Institute/Grey Art Gallery, OK/OKAY, New York
2005 Galerie Loevenbruck, La piste noire, Paris
2005 Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Rellik, Zurich (solo)
2005 Centre d’Art contemporain, Mai-Thu Perret versus Valentin Carron, Geneva (solo)
2005 Alimentation Generale, Art Contemporain Nosbaum & Reding, HIP, HIP, YOU’RE RAW, Luxembourg (solo)
2005 Galerie Francesca Pia, Fer de Lance, Bern (solo)
2004 Art Statements, Art Basel 35 (solo)
2004 Galerie Evergreene, Land Crusade, Geneva (solo)
2004 Les Halles, Le mal necéssaire (with Charles Duplain), Porrentruy, Switzerland (solo)
2004 Galerie Loevenbruck, La Piste Noire, Paris (solo)
2004 Migrosmuseum, Its all an Illusion, Zurich
2004 Dalla Gina Allo Spazio, Lugano
2004 Champion Fine Arts, Homo Social, New York
2004 Domaine Pommery, Genesis Sculpture, Expérience Pommery, Reims
2004 Helmhaus, Fürchte Dich, Zurich
2003 Centre PasquArt, In diesen Zeiten c’est le moment, Biel
2003 Prague Biennial, Prague
2003 Secession, Kontext, Form, Troja, Vienna
2003 Centre Culturelle Suisse, Mursollaici, Paris
2003 Kunsthaus, Fink Forward, Glarus
2003 Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris (solo)
2003 Alimentation Générale, Freelandeer, Luxembourg (solo)
2002 Fri Art, Sweet Revolution, Fribourg (solo)
2002 Galerie Francesca Pia, Jeep heep heep, Bern (solo)
2002 FAC, Land over, Sierre (solo)
2002 Circuit, After the hunting rush, Lausanne (solo)
2002 Galerie Kamm (with Zilla Leutenegger), Berlin (solo)
2002 Kodama, The golden week, Osaka
2002 attitude, énergies de resistance, Geneva
2001 Galerie Francesca Pia, rock paper scissors, Bern
2001 Alimentation Générale, Vraisemblablement, Luxembourg
2001 Espace Furiel, Synthétiseur, Saint-Etienne
2001 Kunsthaus Wiesbaden, Camo-Show, Wiesbaden
2001 MAMCO, La conduite du Rucher, Geneva (solo)
2001 Glassbox, easy glissing, Paris (solo)
2000 Le studio/CAN, Turbo, Neuchâtel (solo)
2000 Fri Art, Prix fédéraux des beaux arts 2000, Fribourg
2000 Forde, Saison Morte, Geneva (solo)
2000 Camion, Slide Side, Sierre (solo)
2000 Galerie des Ponchettes, La station fait main basse, Nice
1999 ELAC, Canapé, Lausanne
1998 Maison de Courten, Sierre
1998 ELAC, Georgous, Lausanne

Literature
2006 Pierre Keller, Valentin Carron, in: BILAN, no. 200, March 15 – 28, 2006, p. 63
2006 Eva Scharrer, Valentin Carron – Galerie Eva Presenhuber, in: Artforum International, no. 7, March 2006, p. 307
2006 Hug, Cathérine, Valentin Carron, in: tema celeste, no. 113, January/February 2006, p. 62–67
2005 Baumann, Daniel, Valentin Carron „Rellik“, in: spike ART QUARTERLY, 06, Winter 2005, p. 107–108
2005 Trembly, Nicolas, Souvenirs de Suisse, in: Numeró, No. 66, September 2005, p. 82
2005 Menz, Marguerite, Valentin Carron versus Mai-Thu im Centre d’Art Contemporain, in: Kunst Bulletin 07/08, July 2005, p. 58
2005 Henkes, Alice, Valentin Carron in der Galerie Francesca Pia, in: Kunst Bulletin 03, March 2005, p. 46
2004 Bovier Lionel, Cherix Christophe, in: FlashArt International, May–June 2004
2004 Valentin Carron, Collection Cahiers d'Artistes, Pro Helvetia, Arts Council of Switzerland, Zurich (cat.)
2002 Huber, Gauthier, Les vertiges de la rétine, in: Kunst Bulletin, April 2002, p. 32–33
2001 Mai-Thu Perret, Valentin Carron, CAN, Neuchâtel, in: Frieze (reviews), July and August 2001
2000 Bovier, Lionel, Accross/Art/Suisse/1975–2000, Skira, Milan/Geneva (cat.)
2000 Artistes et galeries à travers le monde, l'actualité de l'art contemporain Paris, Aperto Geneva, in: Le Journal des Arts, n° 176, p. 12
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