Marc Camille Chaimowicz

Born in post-war Paris and educated in England, Marc Camille Chaimowicz occupied a singular position at the crossroads of two art scenes, cultures and languages. Like the artist himself, his refined yet playful work defies easy categorisation, demanding attention to detail while remaining generous and infused with beauty. Rejecting claims for art’s autonomy, Chaimowicz embraced the decorative arts. Over a career spanning 50 years, he intertwined design, painting, print-making, collage and his daily life into a highly personal vocabulary. His work remains influential for younger artists, both for his subtle challenge to the role of art and for his development of a queer aesthetic.

Throughout his career, Chaimowicz exhibited internationally. Most recently, in 2024, Le Consortium in Dijon, France presented his solo show “A Gift, with Love…”. In 2009 he inaugurated the new Artist Space in New York with the solo installation “Enough Tiranny Recalled, 1972–2009”, and in 2008 his work was included in the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art.

Chaimowicz’s work is held in numerous permanent collections, including Consortium Museum and FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon; MoMA, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Tate Modern and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Jewish Museum, New York; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, among others.