Starting on April 28, La Criée will host Philippe Perrin. This young artist from Grenoble has attracted a great deal of attention recently for developing an over-the-top, media-driven strategy centered on his own image as a hero.
Undoubtedly closer to Warhol than to the role of the demiurge artist—such as Beuys, for example—Philippe Perrin has never ceased, as C. Rubin pointed out, to “create, with derision and effortless ease, a hero of truly mythical proportions, a ‘superman’ or the last of the giants.”
Following a recent exhibition in Moscow—with which it is “paired”—the exhibition at La Criée aims to provide an overview of everything related to the figure of the boxer that Philippe Perrin has been exploring for the past three years: from “the tribute to Arthur Cravan” to “the collection,” including fight posters, the ring, the podium, and other trophies—a substantial A body of work will be brought together for a final tribute to the artist-boxer.
In fact, before leaving for the next Venice Biennale, Philippe Perrin decided to “throw in the towel.”