Exhibitors
Born 1969 in Moulins, France
Lives and works in Paris, France
Artist represented by the galleries Loevenbruck, Paris, Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt, Germany, and Museum 52, London, UK
Daredevil who plays at pretending to frighten (himself), Alain Declercq instils his work with a heavy close of schizophrenia. His photos as well as his videos oscillate between two different rythms and two realities. Seeing the images of Paris invaded by assault tanks... one 14th of july (Etat de Siège), the spectator’s reactions is panic followed by a smile of relief. His last series of photos is just as bewildering: the artist drives around a smart area of Montréal on a platform over-equipped with flooflights. The black and white plates could be those of a burglar checking out security firm for these sleeping households... Fear in the streets or tranquillity in the home?
Exhibitions (selection)
2007 VIDEOROOM, Concept-store Michard Ardillier, Bordeaux
2007 Blue on blue (attack), Galerie 36 bis, ERSEP, Tourcoing
2006 Embedded VS Wildcat, Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt, Germany
2005 I am Mike, Galerie Museum 52, London
2004 Where you goin’ with that gun in your hand, Le Parvis centre d’art, Tarbes, France
2003 Jolly Roger, Galerie Quarantine Series, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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