Dorian Gaudin
Dorian Gaudin (b. 1986 in Paris, France) is a New York-based artist who works in sculpture and installation. He studied at the École Nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (2009), the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris (2011) and Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing, France (2011). His installations often include masterfully engineered machines that lack any explicit purpose, yet move spontaneously, animated from within. These autonomous and unpredictable works of art allow us to question the nature of objects and whether we engage with machines as active users or passive viewers. Gaudin’s work has been shown at galleries and institutions nationally and internationally, including Palais de Tokyo, Paris, the Guangzhou Triennial (2018).
Dorian Gaudin/ Selected Work
Dorian Gaudin, Foul the switch, 2019, aluminum, rivets, chrome and paint, 43 x 32 x 12 in (109.22 x 81.28 x 30.48 cm)
Dorian Gaudin, Personnal Goals II, 2019, aluminum, chain mechanical parts, fake tree and plyethylene slides. 110.2 x 67 x 11.8 (280 x 170 x 30 cm)
Dorian Gaudin, Futur Flirt, 2019, aluminum, chain, mechanical parts, fake flowers and polyethylene slides 63 x 63 x 9.8 in (160 x 160 x 25 cm)
Dorian Gaudin, I am a Submarine, 2019, aluminum, rivets, chrome and paint, 57 x 47 x 17.7 in (145 x 120 x 45)
I am a Pole Dancer, 2019, aluminum, rivets, chrome and paint, 51.2 x 39.4 x 17.7 in (130 x 100 x 45 cm)
Dorian Gaudin Exhibitions
Won't You Be My Neighbor
October 28 - December 31
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Dorian Gaudin
The coffee cup spring
September 12 - October 21, 2018
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DORIAN GAUDIN
Jettison Parkway
February 21 - March 26, 2016
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- Larry's List, I Am More Drawn by Texture than Color, November 2020
- PACT, Dorian Gaudin / Robert Janitz "Elle & Lui", January 2020
- Time Out New York, Dorian Gaudin "The Coffee Cup Spring", October 2018
- Brooklyn Rail, Louis Bury, "The Coffee Cup Spring", October 2018
- Artforum, Mira Dayal, Critic's picks, 2018
- Kunstforum International, Conversations with Artists, Interview with Magdalena Kröner, 2017
- Huffington Post, Frank Browning, Robots, Love & Fate in Paris February 2017
- Mouvement Magazine, Marine Relinger, Infernal Machine, March 2017
- Palais De Tokyo, Dorian Gaudin: Rites and Aftermath, 2017
- Artfuse, Dorian Gaudin: Rites and Aftermath Palais de Tokyo, March 2017
- Elephant Magazine, Muriel Zagha, Dorian Gaudin, 2017
- Rekombinatrix, Nadim Samman, 2017
- Artsy, 20 artists to watch at the Armory show, 2017
- Berliner Zeitung, March 2017
- Blouinartinfo, Hans Schneider, ‘Untitleds’ by Dorian Gaudin & Martin Roth at Dittrich & Schlechtriem, Berlin, November 2016
- Cultured Magazine, Ryan Steadman, An Object In Motion, 2016
- Artforum, Jo-ey Tang, Critics' Pick, March 2016
- Contemporary Art Daily, "Your Memories Are Our Future” at Palais de Tokyo, June 2016
- The Current Season, Dorian Gaudin, "Jettison Parkway," at Nathalie Karg, April 2016
- Observer, Ryan Steadman, The Sculpture That Gets Around, February 2016
- Artforum, Kate Sutton, Neïl Beloufa and Dorian Gaudin, May 2014