Pierre Huyghe

(French, born 1962)

Pierre Huyghe is a French Conceptual artist who explores philosophical notions with film and installation. Melding themes of pleasure and adventure with psychology, the artist creates situations that examine the boundary between reality and fantasy. His subject matter ranges from expeditions to Antarctica, to small-town parades, and amusement parks, as seen in one of his hallmark works The Host and The Cloud (2009–2010). Containing multiple narratives and fragmented meanings, his works conjure dreams, power, subjugation, and the search for utopia. “I have often described the art object as a hysterical thing, an object that needs the gaze of a viewer in order to live,” Huyghe has said. “The medium between an art object and a subject—a viewer—is a dynamic process, and I'm trying to maintain that as much as I can.” Born on September 11, 1962 in Paris, France, he studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Over the course of his career he has received numerous awards, including a DAAD Artist in Residence grant in Berlin, a Special Award from the Jury of the Venice Biennale in 2001, as well as the Hugo Boss Prize at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2002. Huyghe currently lives and works between Paris, France, and New York, NY. The artist’s work are held in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Pierre Huyghe (38 results)
All But One (for Parkett 66), 2002

Pierre Huyghe

All But One (for Parkett 66), 2002

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Chantier Barbès-Rochechouart, 1994

Pierre Huyghe

Chantier Barbès-Rochechouart, 1994

Sale Date: October 14, 2023

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A smile without a cat (with Philippe Parreno), 2005

Pierre Huyghe

A smile without a cat (with Philippe Parreno), 2005

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Remake (Fenêtre sur cour), 1995

Pierre Huyghe

Remake (Fenêtre sur cour), 1995

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Dévoler, 1995

Pierre Huyghe

Dévoler, 1995

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Block party

Pierre Huyghe

Block party

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Timekeeper, 2014

Pierre Huyghe

Timekeeper, 2014

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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All But One, 2002

Pierre Huyghe

All But One, 2002

Sale Date: March 14, 2021

Auction Closed

A smile without a cat (with Philippe Parreno), 2005

Pierre Huyghe

A smile without a cat (with Philippe Parreno), 2005

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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CLUB, 2003, 2003

Pierre Huyghe

CLUB, 2003, 2003

Sale Date: November 8, 2019

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RIPOULIN, 1986

Pierre Huyghe

RIPOULIN, 1986

Sale Date: December 4, 2018

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STREAMSIDE DAY, CELEBRATION SKETCHES, 2004

Pierre Huyghe

STREAMSIDE DAY, CELEBRATION SKETCHES, 2004

Sale Date: October 6, 2018

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A smile without a cat (2005)

Philippe Parreno and Pierre Huyghe

A smile without a cat (2005)

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

Auction Closed

Timekeeper (Drill Core), 2018

Pierre Huyghe

Timekeeper (Drill Core), 2018

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

Auction Closed

Remake (T.C. 56-47-11), 1995–1997

Pierre Huyghe

Remake (T.C. 56-47-11), 1995–1997

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

Auction Closed

Daily Event 1, 1994

Pierre Huyghe

Daily Event 1, 1994

Sale Date: October 23, 2017

Auction Closed

Timekeeper, 1999

Pierre Huyghe

Timekeeper, 1999

Sale Date: June 8, 2017

Auction Closed

REMAKE (T.C. 1-25-29-07), 1995–1997

Pierre Huyghe

REMAKE (T.C. 1-25-29-07), 1995–1997

Sale Date: November 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Chantier de Barbès-Rochechouart

Pierre Huyghe

Chantier de Barbès-Rochechouart

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

Auction Closed

Club, 2003

Pierre Huyghe

Club, 2003

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

Auction Closed

Géant Casino, Montpellier, 1999

Pierre Huyghe

Géant Casino, Montpellier, 1999

Sale Date: June 29, 2012

Auction Closed

Bar du Peuple, Marseille, 1994

Pierre Huyghe

Bar du Peuple, Marseille, 1994

Sale Date: June 29, 2012

Auction Closed

Timekeeper, 1999

Pierre Huyghe

Timekeeper, 1999

Sale Date: June 28, 2012

Auction Closed

Trajet, Paris, 1992

Pierre Huyghe

Trajet, Paris, 1992

Sale Date: May 12, 2011

Auction Closed

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