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Jean-Charles de Quillacq
Apr 9 – May 9, 2026
2nd Floor
Organized with Olivier Renaud-Clément, Hauser & Wirth Invite(s) is an initiative to host fellow artists, galleries and writers at our gallery spaces, offering wider visibility of their work and ideas and to engage with Paris’ vibrant creative community.
This initiative reflects Hauser & Wirth’s longstanding commitment to building a sense of connection in the places where it works, collaborating with artists (or estates) who may benefit from an additional platform, galleries of different scale and writers addressing new audiences, all in support of a sustainable art ecosystem. By hosting fellow artists, galleries and writers, we offer wider visibility of their work and ideas to engage with each city’s vibrant creative community.
Born in 1979, Jean-Charles de Quillacq studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, the Weißensee Kunsthochschule in Berlin and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. His work focuses on the body, combining material processes and aesthetic forms articulated through historical concepts, social structures and emotional states. Bodies inhabit porous spaces and are subjected to contradictory regimes.
His work has been exhibited at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, the Palais de Tokyo and the Centre Pompidou in France, and the Bemis Art Center in the United States, as well as at MUDAM Luxembourg and M Museum in Belgium. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Daddy is Home’ at Kunsthaus Biel (Switzerland, 2025), ‘a real boy’ at the Chapelle des Petits-Augustins (Beaux-Arts de Paris, France, 2024), ‘Sepultura’ at Café des Glaces (Tonnerre, France, 2024), ‘Pros’ at Ampersand (Lisbon, Portugal, 2023), ‘Ma sis t’aime reproductive’ at art3 (Valence, France, 2021) and ‘Ma système reproductive’ at Bétonsalon (Paris, 2019).
For Quillacq, the exhibition also frequently operates as a performative space in which he plays with both the delegation and the authority of his works, resulting in several performances, including ‘The Alternate’ and ‘L’Imitation par les larmes’ at Les Ateliers de Rennes, biennale d'art contemporain, ‘Tampered Emotions’ and ‘Lust for Dust’ at Triangle (Marseille) and “Fraternité Passivité Bienvenue” at the Palais de Tokyo.
He co-authored the book ‘Saint-Pierre-des-corps’ with Elsa Vettier in 2020 and was a resident at the Villa Medici in Rome in 2023 – 24.
