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Cyprien Gaillard

Cyprien Gaillard

1980
PhotographyContemporary
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
17
Works in Collection
47
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
100%
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Movements
  • • Contemporary
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
About

Why this artist matters now

Cyprien Gaillard works across film, photography, sculpture, performance, and public intervention to examine ruins, dereliction, and the cyclical entanglement of history with nature. His practice often unfolds outdoors, inducing as much as documenting decay, as in the "Real Remnants of Fictive Wars" series, where industrial fire extinguishers were discharged on Land Art sites. He received the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2010.

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Contemporary
Medium
Photography
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Artworks (17)

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Images

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2021 10 15 Suspire for ICC Control Room Asbest Cyprien Gaillard Cofalit
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2021 10 15 Suspire for ICC Control Room Asbest Cyprien Gaillard Cofalit
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The Whitworth Park Obelisk, Manchester 03
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The Whitworth Park Obelisk, Manchester 03
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The Whitworth Park Obelisk, Manchester 01
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The Whitworth Park Obelisk, Manchester 01
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The Sun Machine Is Coming Down The watchtower
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Representation & Collections

Represented by
Sprüth Magers
Current
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
In collection
New Museum
In collection
Museo Jumex
In collection
New Museum
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Exhibitions and timeline

ExhibitionNew Humans: Memories of the Future
2026
ExhibitionNew Humans: Memories of the FutureNew Museum
2026
ExhibitionDIFFUSE VISIONS - Museo Jumex