Benoît Goupy
Born 1964 in Poitiers, France.
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Contact details:
Telephone: 0031-(0)6 381 99 273
E-mail: bengo_soleil@yahoo.fr
Studies:
1998-2002 Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Vrije Richting), Amsterdam.
1998 Erasmus exchange in Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam.
1995-1998 Ecole d'Arts Graphiques, E.S.A.G, Paris.
Exhibitions and presentations:
2007 Public Space With a Roof, Amsterdam; "La Source" solo exhibition (NL)
2006/07 Public Space With a Roof, Amsterdam; "Beauty Unrealized: spider webs of personal
universes seeking a form" group exhibition with separate solo-project 27.01.07 - 09.02.07 (NL)
2006 Amsterdam Underground Festival,Amsterdam; "Underground Art" cultural festival (NL)
2006 GEM, Den Haag; "Met Stip" group exhibition (NL)
2006 Deiska, Amsterdam; "Emanates" solo exhibition (NL)
2005 Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; "A fleaur de peau" solo exhibition (DE)
2005 Vemvloer, Amsterdam; "Inner beat" group exhibition (NL)
2004 66 East, Amsterdam; "Footnotes on wall" group exhibition (NL)
2004 Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam; "Uitgelicht 4" group exhibition curated by the Fonds BKVB (NL)
2004 PAKT, Amsterdam; "Renonciation" solo exhibition (NL)
2004 Interscape, Contribution in an exhibition in a book form: Stedelijk Bureau Amsterdam:
initiated by the UVA and Sandberg institute, led by Suzanne van de Ven.
2003/04 Kunsthalle Frideficianum, Kassel; "Portal II" group exhibition (DE)
2003 Paraplufabriek, Nijmegen; "Art is where the heart is" group exhibition (NL)
2003 Fort Asperen, Acquoy; "Armour" group exhibition (NL)
2003 Galerie Fons Welters (Playstation), Amsterdam; Solo exhibition (NL)
2003 Galerie Moira, Utrecht; "Espace de vie" solo exhibition (NL)
2002 Galerie Sign, Groningen; "A fleur de peau" solo exhibition (NL)
2002 Achter de Ramen, Borneo Island, Amsterdam (NL)
2002 Shell onderzoek and technologie center, Amsterdam (NL)
2002 Graduation show, Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. (NL)
2001 Performance, Kunstruimte WAGEMANS, Beetsterzwaag. (NL)
Residency:
2005 EKWC, European Keramish Werk Centrum, Den Bosch (NL)
Theater-Installtion:
2004 Installation for "This performance", a play by David Weber Krebs (touring untill 2006)
Teaching:
2007 "Exam commission" at Sint Lucas Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Gent (BE)
2006 "Workshop and Exam commission" at Sint Lucas Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Gent (BE)
2004 "Exam commission" at St. Joost Akademie voor Kunst en Vormgeving, Den Bosch (NL)
Lectures:
2006 "A fleur de peau" at Sint Lucas Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst, Gent (BE)
2006 "CLOSE CONNECTIONS/Meet the artists" organized by Ellen de Bruijne
at Lloyd Hotel & Culturele Ambassade, Amsterdam (NL)
Grants:
2006 Basisstipendium; Fonds BKVB (NL)
2004 Startstipendium; Fonds BKVB (NL)
2003 Startstipendium; Fonds BKVB (NL)
2002 Berlage Fonds (NL)
Prices and nominations:
2003 Nominated for Art Primeur
2002 Gerrit Rietveld Academy price
2002 Nominated for the Shell Young Art Award
Bibliography:
- Boekman 2006/issue 68; "Te huur: een bevroren muur" by Sandra Jongenelen, 2006
- Volkskrant; "Vitrage met betekenis" by Wieteke van Zeil, 2004
- Metropolis M 2004/Nr.1 February/March "Exposed: PORTAL I & II in Kassel" by Hanno Soans, 2004.
- October, DE GELDERLANDER (NL). 2003
- April, Het Parool; "Een plek waar de jonge kunstenaar geramd zit" by Arjan Reiders, 2003
- January, DAGBLAD VAN HET NOORDEN, "Frans Kunstenaar voorziet Groninger galerie van een huid"
by Illand Pietersma.
Publication/Catalogues:
- April 2006, Met Stip, Catalogue. Published by Fonds BKVB.
- October 2005, A fleur de peau, monographie, Catalogue. Published by Kunstlerhaus Bethanien.
- October 2004 Volume (Tijdschrift over Gasthuis en nieuwe theatermakers. "Embracing ambivalence-situating
art between the material and the metaphysical" by Jan-Philip Possman)
- May 2004 Catalogue Uitgelicht 04 (Fonds BKVB)
- January 2004 Interscape (publication-exhibition)
- June 2003 View on Colour, issue 24 (+ CDROM) Catalogues of the exhibition Armour
in Fort Asperen with a text by Philip Fimmano
- April May 2003 HTV issue 52, "Le carnet de l'arpenteur".