Didier Marcel
Biography
Born in 1961. Lives and works in Dijon (France).
A profound artistic curiosity for sculptural questions concerning shape, size, texture and presentation is combined in the work of Didier Marcel with the know-how of an artist capable of orchestrating craftsmen specialised in contemporary materials to conceive sophisticated results.
The often mundane motifs of the works of Didier Marcel draw from the lands of his immediate environment. The tree trunk moulds in polyester resin adopt the position of supporting columns whose fibrous surfaces perfectly reflect the ornamental character of the bark. The presentations in relief of ploughed pieces of earth, objects pulled out of their context through their artificial reproduction or through their presentation on strange devices lend his work an enigmatic distance which the miniature, dilapidated buildings, reduced to sculptures also give. Extracts of imaginary landscapes or elements of images in space, his works represent the details of a reality whose alienation underlines how the ideas that one has about nature are a cultural production. Didier Marcel is as much interested in plays of scale as he is in the sophisticated framing of his works. The very particular plinth structures, or the production in a sales showroom style, underlines the artificial character of the situation. It is with a certain elegance that the artist refers to art history without, however, citing it too explicitly.
His work has been seen at the occasion of personal exhibitions namely at MAMVP (Paris) in 2010, at MUDAM (Luxembourg) in 2009, at MAMCO (Geneva, Switzerland) in 2005, Fondation Pierre de Monaco, 2008. He participated in group shows like La Force l'Art, Grand Palais (Paris), 2009 and 2006. Public commisions include a recent work around the opening of a new tram line in Paris in 2012 and work for La Synagogue de Delme, (France) in 2003.
His work is part of prestigious collections as Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Musée d'Art Moderne de a Ville de Paris, Fonds National d'Art Contemporain (Paris), MUDAM (Luxembourg), or MAMCO (Geneva), among many others.
Selected works
Didier Marcel
Soleil , 2024
polyester resin, UV-protected gold chrome plating, acid-burnished steel base plate
78 x 70 x 70 cm (30.71 x 27.56 x 27.56 in)
Edition of 6 + 2 EA
N° Inv. MARC24183
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Didier Marcel
Obelisque Brisé , 2022
polyester resin, anti-UV polyurethane varnish, mirror polished stainless steel MECA 8ND choice of: metal, black titanium vapor, gold
280 x 60 cm (110.24 x 23.62 in)
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
Private collection, Paris
N° Inv. MARC22178
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Didier Marcel
Statue d'arbres en colonne , 2018
lacquered polyester resin and polyurethane varnish
500 x 60 x 60 cm (196.85 x 23.62 x 23.62 in)
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
N° Inv. MARC19174
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Didier Marcel
Vasarely sous la neige (Flaine) , 2018
lacquered composite, viscose flocking
59 x 27 x 21,5 cm (23.23 x 10.63 x 8.27 in)
Edition of 5 + 2 EA
N° Inv. MARC18171
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Didier Marcel
Neige - T comme Courbet , 2018
hot patinated lost wax brass, viscose flocking
92 x 73 x 8 cm (36.22 x 28.74 x 3.15 in)
Edition of 8 + 4 EA
N° Inv. MARC18168
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Didier Marcel
Cervidés (pierre et taillis) , 2014
varnished oxidized iron, patinated bronze
64 x 27 x 26 cm
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC14163
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Didier Marcel
Cervidés (péristyle) , 2014
rebar, patinated bronze
62 x 22 x 32 cm (24.41 x 8.66 x 12.6 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC14161
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Didier Marcel
Maïs (bronze) , 2014
Patinated bronze
24 x 28 x 43 cm (9.44 x 11.02 x 16.92 in.)
Edition of 8 + 4 EA
N° Inv. MARC14153
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Didier Marcel
Maïs (bronze) , 2014
Patinated bronze
23 x 34 x 43 cm
Edition of 8 + 4 EA
N° Inv. MARC14152
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Didier Marcel
grande table , 2014
Oxidized rebar, patinated bronze
15 x 22 x 49 cm
unique artwork
Private collection, Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC14148
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Didier Marcel
Statue d'arbre , 2013
concrete
230 x 26 x 26 cm (90.55 x 10.24 x 10.24 in)
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
Private collections: France
N° Inv. MARC14147
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Didier Marcel
Cervidés , 2013
concrete reinforcing bar welded (25mm diameter)
280 x 240 x 190 cm (110.24 x 94.49 x 74.8 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC13141
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (labour extérieur noir) , 2013
dyed polyester resin, polyurethane varnish
262 x 398 x 60 cm (103.15 x 156.69 x 23.62 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC13136
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (rochers) , 2013
varnished polyester resin, lacquered steel
320 x 260 x 140 cm (125.98 x 102.36 x 55.12 in)
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
N° Inv. MARC13135
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Didier Marcel
Broken obélisk , 2013
resin polyester flocked white polyamide, stainless polished steel mirror
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
Collection : Société Générale, Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC13134
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Didier Marcel
Dôle , 2013
various materials, rotary system
130 x 55 x 63 cm (51.18 x 21.65 x 24.8 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC13133
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Didier Marcel
Car + Wood , 2013
various materials, rotary system
134 x 54 x 70 cm (52.76 x 21.26 x 27.56 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC13132
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Didier Marcel
Bricks (horizontal) , 2012
brick, viscose flocking, steel fastenings
18 x 5 x 8,5 cm (each brick)
Edition of 5 + 1 EA
Private collections: France
N° Inv. MARC12115
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (maïs) - Red harvest , 2011
dyed polyester resin, polyurethane varnish
180 x 350 x 42 cm (70.87 x 137.8 x 16.54 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC13131
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (champ de maïs) , 2011
resin polyester dyed, fiberglass
224 x 160 x 40 cm (88.19 x 62.99 x 15.75 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC12123
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (labour rouge) MAMVP , 2010
unique artwork
Collection : Azzedine Alaïa, Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC10099
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Didier Marcel
Sans titre (cervidé) 4 , 2010
twisted rebar welded
two items : 148 x 135 x 106 cm
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC10085
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Didier Marcel
Sans titre (labour lie de vin) , 2010
dyed polyester resin, polyurethane varnish
185 x 217 x 30 cm (72.83 x 85.43 x 11.81 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC10068
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Didier Marcel
Sans titre (épine, caillou) , 2009
resin, silver chrome
Edition of 6 + 2 EA
Private collections: France / Switzerland
N° Inv. MARC10106
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Didier Marcel
Sans titre (Flammes) , 2008
Edition of 5 + 1 EA
Collection: Galleries Lafayettes, Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC08034
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Didier Marcel
Sans titre (Tilleul) , 2008
Edition of 5 + 1 EA
Collection Galleries Lafayettes, Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC08033
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Didier Marcel
Colonne (hêtre) , 2007
Edition of 2 + 1 EA
N° Inv. MARC08009
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (fluo) , 2007
143 x 66 x 86 cm (56.29 x 25.98 x 33.85 in.)
unique artwork
Collection : Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC08007
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Didier Marcel
sans titre , 2006
acrylic resin, fluorescent aerosol paint
41 x 59 x 34 cm (16.14 x 23.23 x 13.39 in)
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
Private collections, London, UK / Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC14154
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (treteaux) , 2006
2 elements acrylic resin, polyamide flock, chrome metal
Edition of 3 + 1 EA
Private Collection, Paris, France
N° Inv. MARC08004
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Didier Marcel
sans titre (citron) , 2006
polished stainless steel, lemon
42 x 52 x 50 cm (16.54 x 20.47 x 19.69 in)
Edition of 5 + 1 EA
Private collections: France
N° Inv. MARC06001
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Didier Marcel
Sans titre (PME) , 2005
galvanized metal, aluminum sheet, fabric, various materials, detachable rotary system
142 x 80 x 100 cm (55.91 x 31.5 x 39.37 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. MARC08014
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Gallery exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
Cloud Seven, Brussels, Belgium
La Fab. / collection agnès b., Paris
FRAC Bretagne, Le musée des Beaux-Arts et La Criée, Rennes
Musée de Strasbourg, France
MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine
Deux-Caps Art festival, France
Deux-Caps Art festival, France
Fiac Hors les murs, Paris
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Inaspettatamente, Cloud Seven, Brussels, Belgium, 2022
Regards hors-champ et paysages, La Fab. / collection agnès b., Paris, France, 2020, photo: Rebecca Fanuele.
SCULPTER (faire à l'atelier), FRAC Bretagne, Le musée des Beaux-Arts et La Criée, Rennes, France, 2018
Musée de Strasbourg, France, 2016
L'Effet Vertigo, MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France, 2015
Slack !, Deux-Caps Art festival, 2015, Pointe de la Crèche, Site des Deux-Caps, Pas-de-Calais, France, 2015
Slack !, Deux-Caps Art festival, 2015, Pointe de la Crèche, Site des Deux-Caps, Pas-de-Calais, France, 2015
Fiac Hors les murs, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France, 2014, ph. Marc Domage
Fiac Hors les murs, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France, 2014, ph. Jean Leborgne
L'obélisque brisé, Public Commission, Poitiers, France, 2013
Grand Labour bleu, Paris, France, 2018, Laurent Dumas Groupe EMERIGE collection ph. Manolo Mylonas
Sans titre (fluo), 2007, MAMVP - Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, France, 2013 MAMVP collection
Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Didier Marcel: Nouvelles oeuvres, Chateau d'Oiron, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Poitou-Charentes, France, 2013
Le FRAC s'invite au Consortium, Le Consortium, Dijon, France, 2012, ph. André Morin
Les Rochers dans le Ciel, Paris, Public Commission, Paris, France, 2012
Sans titre (labour bleu), 2009, Centre George Pompidou collection, Paris, France, 2012
Installation view, Hôtel France Albion, Paris, France, 2012, Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin collection
French Window: Contemporary French Art Scene / Seen through the Marcel Duchamp Prize (cur. Fumio Nanjo & Akiko Miki), Mori Art Museum, Tokyo/ Musée National d'art contemporain de Séoul, Korea, 2011
Red Harvest, Kunstraum Dornbirn, Austria, 2011
Red Harvest, Kunstraum Dornbirn, Austria, 2011
Portico, polyester resin, fiber glass, steel, variables dimensions, private collection, France, 2011
Nuit magique, Musée Régional d'Art Contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, Sérignan, France, 2011
Philosophers & Workers, (cur. Alexandra Fau, Zhenia, Kikodze), Buisness School of Sokolov, Moscow, Russia, 2010
Sommes-nous l'élégance, MAMVP - Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2010, Azzedine Alaïa Collection
Sommes-nous l'élégance, MAMVP - Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2010
Sommes-nous l'élégance, MAMVP - Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2010
Sommes-nous l'élégance, MAMVP - Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2010
Sommes-nous l'élégance, MAMVP - Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2010
Pendula, 2009, Bronze, concrete, hydraulic system, Public Commission, Delme, France
Didier Marcel, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2009, Ginette Moulin / Guillaume Houzé collection
Didier Marcel, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2009, MUDAM collection
Didier Marcel, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2009
La force de l'art 02, Grand Palais, Paris, 2009
Ricard Foundation Prize, (cur. Claire Staebler), Centre d'art Winzavod, Moscow, Russia, 2008
Le soigneur de gravité (cur. D. Gielen), Musée des Arts Contemporains - Site du Grand Hornu, Belgium, 2008
Phoenix canariensis, jardin de la petite Afrique, 2008, Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco, 2008, NMNM collection
Jardin de poche, Le Havre Biennal, France, 2008
Intrusion, Petit Palais, Paris, 2007, FMAC - Fonds d'art contemporain - Paris Collections
Kit-o-parts CAN - Art Center of Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2006
Le Bal Jaune, Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild, Paris, France, 2006
La force de l'art 01, (w/ Mark Handforth and Ugo Rondinone), Grand Palais, Paris, 2006
(S)cultures, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de la Ville de Strasbourg, France, 2006
Couchers de Soleil, 1999-2005, MAMCO, Geneva, 2005
Didier Marcel / Gerwald Rockenschaub / Ugo Rondinone / Xavier Veilhan, Le Spot, Le Havre, France, 2005
Couchers de Soleil, 1999-2005, MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005
Couchers de Soleil, 1999-2005, MAMCO, Geneva, 2005, FRAC Auvergne collection
Couchers de Soleil, 1999-2005, MAMCO, Geneva, 2005, FRAC Ile-de-France collection
Etrangement proche (cur. Fabrice Hergott & Ralph Melcher), Saarland Museum, Saarbruck, Germany, 2004
Doubtiful, dans les plis du réel, galerie Art &Essai, Rennes, France, 2004
Le génie du lieu, Hôtel Bouchu d'Esterno, FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France, 2004
Le génie du lieu, Hôtel Bouchu d'Esterno, FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France, 2004
Le génie du lieu, Hôtel Bouchu d'Esterno, FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France, 2004
La salle de bains, Lyon, France, 2003
Glissement de sens, MAC, Marseille, 2003
Coollustre (cur. Eric Troncy), Collection Lambert, Avignon, France, 2003
C'est arrivé demain, 7th Biennale de Lyon, France, 2003
Le Creux de l'Enfer, Thiers, France, 2002
Le Creux de l'Enfer, Thiers, France, 2002
Dialogue Didier MARCEL / François CURLET, CRAC, Sète, France, 2001
Press
Numéro
Microcosme
2006
Artpress
No man's land
2005
Frog
Didier Marcel, Mamco, Genève
2005
Publications
Sommes-nous l'élégance
Publisher:
2010
