ABOUT — Arthur Cordier

Arthur Cordier
b. 1993 BE

︎ arthurcordier (at) hotmail.com

^atelier
Rue du Croissant
Brussels. BE

I worked in an advertising agency,
I hate advertising.

From the experience remained a constant interest in the study of urban and commercial trickery – also known in French as roublardise. To reveal the economical construct of urban contexts, I use the effectiveness of commercial strategies against itself in a tautological and often parasitic manner.

To a further extend my practice tackles the aesthetics of bureaucracy, entrepreneurship, and efficiency through relational, situational and contextually-specific works, self-reflecting upon the economy of artistic practice in a production-driven society.

Since 2018 I co-initiate and curate The Balcony, an exhibition and curatorial platform based in The Hague. In 2020 I joined the curatorial committee of Art Au Centre in Liège/Luik. In the summer of 2024 I joined Cas-co Leuven as the new residency coordinator of Off the Grid, Cas-co residency and presentation program. My artistic practice has been supported by the Mondriaan Fonds, and project grants from Stroom Den Haag. I have taken part in various residency programs most notably RAVI : Résidences-Ateliers Vivegnis International (2019), Greylight Projects (2021) and Biennale de l’Image Possible–BIP (2024).

Work in collections include HEDEN Collection (The Hague), The Annex Collection (UK), and IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art (Eupen, Belgium).

Recent solo exhibitions include Laatste Ronde at TRIXIE, The Hague (NL, 2023); FREE COFFEE** NO SMARTPHONE FOR ETERNITY at IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art, Eupen (BE, 2022) and Kunst_planten at Hgtomi Rosa, The Hague (NL, 2021).

Recent duo and group exhibitions include the Bregenz Biennale, curated by Albert Allgaier, Bregenz (Bregenz, AT); Oh Darling, Let’s run with the turtles, at Salon 75 (Copenhagen, DK); My Goals Are Bigger Than Yours at CAS-CO (Leuven. BE); The foot in the door at Page Not Found (The Hague, NL); Tiktok vs Abramovic at Projektraum145 (Berlin, DE); Days of our Lives at Susan Bites, with works by Sofia Boubolis and Martin Parr (The Hague, NL); among others. Participations in Art Fairs include Springboard Art Fair (Utrecht, 2023) and Art Rotterdam 2024 with Prospects.

Exhibitions

^{solo

2023   Laatste Ronde, Curated by Yannik Guldner. TRIXIE. The Hague, NL

2022
FREE COFFEE** NO SMARTPHONE FOR ETERNITY, Curated by Brenda Guesnet and Wouter Huis. IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art. Eupen, BE
2021    Kunst_planten,Curated by Alex Webber. A proposal for Hgtomi Rosa. The Hague, NL

fairs

2024. Prospects. Art Rotterdam with Mondriaan Fonds. NL
2023. Springboard Art Fair. Utrecht. NL
2019. Supermarket Independent Art Fair, with Alternative Art Guide, Stockholm. SE

group / duo

2024

– Openlijk verbogen, M Leuven. BE (June 29th – October 27th)

– Eat the Rainbow, IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art, Eupen. BE (June 25th – September 8th)

– ECHO #1. KL8, Brussels. BE

– Towards a new domesticity, with Valentino Russo, Gabrielle Stemmer and Ariane Toussaint. The Balcony, The Hague. NL

2023

– Towards a new domesticity, with Valentino Russo, Gabrielle Stemmer and Ariane Toussaint. CAV Gallery, Bucharest. RO
– SUMMER. Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague. NL

– The Art of Travel. HEDEN Gallery, The Hague. NL

– Things That Take Time. TORCH Gallery, Amsterdam. NL

– BANQUEROUTE. Musée La Boverie, Liège, BE

2022

– Bregenz Biennale, curated by Albert Allgaier. Bregenz. AT

– Oh Darling, Let’s run with the turtles, Salon75, w/ Valentino Russo, Copenhagen. DK

– Bermuda Open Studios #2, at The Balcony, the Hague. NL

– My Goals Are Bigger Than Yours, CAS-CO Leuven. BE

– The foot in the door, Page Not Found, semi-permanent installation, The Hague. NL

2021

– What the Flag?! curated by Wouter Huis, Joséphine Kaeppelin, Sophie Delhasse. Heerlen, NL

– Open Studio, at Greylight Projects. Heerlen, NL

– Bermuda Open Studios #1, at The Balcony, the Hague. NL
– Do you feel lucky today?! PLATFORMS PROJECT Independent Art Fair, w/ Greylight Projects. Athens. GR
– Gezocht: Tentoonstelling bezoekers. Destination Unknown ‘21. Residency & exhibition. Tegelen. NL

– LABO#5, exhibition in public space. Leuven. BE

– Tiktok vs Abramovic, Projektraum145. Berlin. DE
– Days of our Lives, Susan Bites. with Tatjana Erpen, Sofia Boubolis, Martin Parr. The Hague. NL

2020
– SWAB Barcelona, Contemporary Art Fair, online edition in partnership with Artsy
– Curating the Young. Permeke Public Library, Antwerpen. BE
– beauty / ? – Curated by Dilum Coppens and Sandra Meilunaite, K.L.8. Brussels. BE
– The Town Mouse and The Country House. The Balcony, The Hague. NL
– The Town Mouse and The Country House. Belgian countryside co-curated with Valentino Russo. Rocherfort. BE
– Art au Centre #2. at the invitation of Maxime Moinet. Liège. BE

2019
– Contamination and maybe even more, Fonderia 20.9. Group. Verona. IT
– better as a chorus, degree show at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. NL
– All Bark No Bite, Susan Bites, The Hague. NL

2018
– ArtContest 2018. Vanderborght Building, Brussels. BE
– The Ongoing Conversation #5. 1646 Experimental Art Space, The Hague. NL
– D.D.- Domestica Dove, duo show with Ioana Ciora, Curated by Franziska Harnisch, Vitrine01, Berlin. DE
– What Now / Now What, Sofia Underground. Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, Bulgaria. BG
– The Nudist on the Late Shift, Group. Curated by Barbara Seiler & Marcel van Eeden. KABK, The Hague. NL
– Rise, Group. Curated by Jonatan Habib Engqvist. Quartair Contemporary Art Initiatives, The Hague. NL

2017

– TO PLAY. Sagacity, Pathfinders Collective. Brussels. BE
– Klein Eiland. ENSAV La Cambre - Studio CityGate. Brussels. BE
– Turn Left on Supernova. De Besturing. The Hague. NL
– Everything must go. NEST Ruimte. Curated by Eelco van der Lingen. The Hague. NL
– Wall, collaborative work with Jean Katambayi Mukendi. Curated by Ilga Minjon, Stroom Den Haag. The Hague. NL

2016
– FRICHE, Residency & exhibition. Brussels. BE
– STAFF STUFF #03, Halles St-Géry. Brussels. BE

2015
– Bruit & Fluctuation / The Foreseen Project, Brussels. BE

collections

– IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art, collection of East Belgium. Eupen. BE
– The Annex Collection, London. UK
– Private collections in Belgium and the Netherlands.

awards, grants, advisory position

2022-24 Mondriaan Fonds, practice grant, Kunstenaar START

2023 PRO Invest, artist grant, Stroom Den Haag

2023 SPOT Kunstprogramma, Stroom Den Haag for supporting The Balcony, Spring

2022 Prix Mediatine, Brussels (shortlisted)

2022 SPOT Kunstprogramma, Stroom Den Haag for supporting The Balcony, Autumn

2022 Royal Award for Modern Painting, Amsterdam (shortlisted)

2022 SPOT Groep Tentoonstelling, Stroom Den Haag for My Goals Are Bigger Than Yours

2021 Mondriaan Fonds, practice grant, Corona-overbrugging kunstenaar

2021 Exhibition workshop, with the 3rd year Fine Art, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2020 Curatorial advisor, ‘A finger in every pie’ for the graduating Fine Art exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2020 Les ateliers d’Ixelles, Brussels, shortlisted
2019 SPOT Groep Tentoonstelling, Stroom Den Haag for Contamination and maybe even more
2019 PRO Kunstprogramma, Stroom Den Haag for supporting The Balcony
2018 SPOT Individuele Tentoonstelling, Stroom Den Haag for participating in Art'Contest}
^residencies
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^{– Residency during Biennale de l”image Possible (BIP), Bibliotheque des Chiroux. Liège. BE (March–June)}
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^{– Residency at Greylight Projects, in collaboration with Very Contemporary and IKOB}^{. Heerlen. NL}
^{– Destination Unknown ‘21. Tegelen. NL
2019

– RAVI, in collaboration with AIR Antwerpen. Liège. BE

– Contamination and maybe even more, Fonderia 20.9. Verona. IT

2016 FRICHE, Residency & Group show. Brussels. BE

2015 Bruit & Fluctuation / The Foreseen Project, Residency & Group Show. Brussels. BE}
^{editions
– The-foot-in-the-door, publication in the form of a door handle. [Edition of 10 + 2 AP]
– The-foot-in-the-door, flag, co-produced by Greylight Projects, NL. [Edition of 2 + 1 AP]
– FREE COFFEE** NO SMARTPHONE FOR ETERNITY, co-produced by IKOB Museum of Contemporary Art, Eupen. BE. [Print. Edition of 40 + 5 AP]}

^{publications, reviews, press (sélection)

2024

– Kunst_planten, a monographic publication, working title (forthcoming)

2023

–RAVI, International Residency Program, 10 years catalog, Liege

2022

– L’Art même 87, En résistance à l'appel des capitales, Clémentine Davin

– Tubelight #120, Raamwerk, Emma Wiersma

– Art Au Centre, exhibition catalog. Edition of 2000

– Aachener Nachrichten, newspaper front page;
– RTBF Majuscules, public radio interview [...]

2021

– Poster-Krant, Published by Greylight Projects, Heerlen. NL. Edition of 2500

– Kunst_planten op de Intensive Care. Published on Jegens&Tevens, Frits Dijcks, online

– RAVI, residency catalog, Luik, BE

– LABO Leuven, exhibition catalog, Leuven, BE

2019
– better as a chorus, exhibition catalog. Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL. Edition of 200

– Emergency INDEX: An Annual Document of Performance Practice, vol. 7. Published by Ugly Duckling Presse, Brooklyn, US

2018 Art Contest, catalog. Edition of a 1000

2016 FRICHE, User Manual, exhibition catalog. Edition of 200}

^{talks / teaching (selection)

2024 Guest lecturer, Fine Art Department, HKU. Utrecht. NL

2023–2024 Various workshops, with Fine Art Students, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2021 Artist Talk at IKOB, Museum of Contemporary Art. Eupen. BE

screenings

2021 Open Air, Espace Urbain, ENSAV La Cambre. Brussels. BE
2020} ^{– VOYAGE VOYAGE #2, L'Annexe. Paris. FR}
^{– Susan, bites, and videotapes II, Susan Bites. The Hague. NL}
²⁰¹⁷^{Out of the blue II, Greylight Projects, Brussels. BE}

^performances
^{WORM - MINT @ S/ash Ga//ery. Rotterdam (NL); Noordwal. The Hague (NL); Performative Research Lab, A Spatial Evening. KABK Gallery, The Hague (NL); Garage Café #5. Garage Rotterdam. Rotterdam (NL)}

^{my practice includes}
^{co-founder and curator at The Balcony, The Hague (NL);

curator at Art Au Centre in Liège (BE);

residency coordinator at Cas-co Leuven (BE)}

^Education
^{2017 - 2019   Royal Academy of Art The Hague, Master Artistic Research, The Hague. NL
2013 - 2016   ENSAV La Cambre, Bachelor in Urban Space, Brussels. BE
2011 - 2013   BTS Communication studies, Reunion Island. FR}