Cristof Yvoré FR, 1967-2013
Cristof Yvoré (1967– 2013, Marseilles (FR))
Cristof Yvoré starts out from remembered images in which a recognizable commonplace is reduced to its simplest form of expression. A patch of light on the wall of a room, the folds at the bottom of a drawn curtain, a table with a vase on it, empty or filled with flowers of all shapes and colours. Yvoré painted these tranquil still-lifes consistently for years, refusing to provide any theoretical background, appearing isolated from any form of contemporary influence. The wear and tear these subjects have endured over the centuries gives these images a superficial feel that was precisely Yvoré’s starting point for his explorations as a painter. By building up lots of grainy layers and using paint he mixed himself, Yvoré often found his paintings had the effect of being ‘overpainted’. The substance of the paint formed a pastose crust. It is precisely in the working of the material that the boundary between an exaggerated, heavy painting and a stimulating new image was explored.
Cristof Yvoré had solo exhibitions at FRAC Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand), M WOODS (Beijing), FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Marseilles) and Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce (Genoa).
His work is included in the collections of Bronx Museum of the Arts (New York), FRAC Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand), M WOODS (Beijing), FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Marseilles), Hudson Valley for Contemporary Art (New York) and Het Domein (Sittard)
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Untitled, 2025 -
Untitled, 2013
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Untitled, 2012
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Untitled, 2012
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Untitled, 2009
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Untitled, 2006
Selected solo exhibitions
2022
Cristof Yvoré STILL LIFE, KUNSTFORUM - Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
2019
Pots, lapin, fenêtres, fleurs, FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, FrancePots, lapin, fenêtres, fleurs, FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Aur, Marseille, France
2017
Cristof Yvoré, M WOODS, Beijing, China
2016
Cristof Yvoré - Dessins, FRAC PACA, Marseille, France
2015
Cristof Yvoré, Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus, Germany
2014
Hommage à Cristof Yvoré, FRAC PACA, Marseille, France
2013
Cristof Yvoré, Villa Croce, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Genoa, Italy
La planque, L'American Gallery, Marseille, France
Cristof Yvoré, FRAC PACA Hors les Murs, Lurs, France
2012
Pomme, DIX291, Paris, France
2011
Le Printemps de l'Art Contemporain, Editions P, Marseille, France
2009
Cristof Yvoré, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, United States of America
1998
Cristof Yvoré, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands
Selected group exhibitions
2022
40 Years Zeno X Gallery - the nineties, Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South, Antwerp, Belgium
2021
Antwerp Universal, Leienpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
2019
Des fleurs pour Valentin, Catherine Putman Gallery, Paris, France
2018
Rose des Vents, PARK, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Via Fondazza, DIX291, Paris, France
Works on Paper I, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2016
Say it with Flowers! Flowers and Artificial Nature since 1980, Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau, Germany
2014
(...) En Réalité, Espace pour l'art, Arles, France
Icon and Image, Schunck, Heerlen, The Netherlands
2013
TBD, Arario Gallery, Cheongdam, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
Opening New Space, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2012
Artists of the gallery, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Home/Work/Dress, Centre d'Art Passerelle, Brest, France
2011
My home is my castle, Galerie Albrecht, Berlin, Germany
2010
Exposition des Èditions P, La Station, Nice, France
Salon du dessin contemporain 2010, Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, France
2009
Art Nîmes: Jeune Peinture Contemporaine, Parc Expo, Nîmes, France
2008
An Attribute of Living, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Mooi Niet, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands
2006
25 years Zeno X Gallery, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2005
ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY: Duncan Swann, Cristof Yvoré, Martin Eder, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, United States of America
Nostalgia, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, United States of America
2003
Models & mavericks, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, The Netherlands
1998
Shopping the Stars, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium