Emmanuel Régent
1973 born in Nice, France — studios Paris / Villefranche-sur-Mer
Solo Exhibitions: 2026 Mémorial de la Shoah, Nuit Blanche, Paris, France 2023 Tottori & Shikano, Japan 2012 MAMAC, Nice, France 2010 Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Group Exhibitions: 2026 Institut Français de Douala, Cameroon 2025 Musée de la Marine, Paris, France
Public Commissions: 2015 Mémorial du camp de Rivesaltes, France 2025 CETACEA, UNOC3, Nice, France
Collections: Musée Voorlinden, Netherlands MAMAC, Nice, France FMAC, City of Paris, France FRAC PACA, Marseille, France Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Paris, France
Awards: 2018 Residency, Fondation Hermès, Cristallerie Saint-Louis 2009 Prix Découverte, Amis du Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
Through freediving and swimming, Emmanuel Régent maintains an intimate relationship with the sea and water. He practices drawing, painting and sculpture. He sands down monochrome canvases, tears his watercolors, collects pieces of shipwrecks underwater, or spends hours drawing in felt-tip pen and black ink — for some twenty years now — queues, coastal rocks, trails left by lost planes and ships, archaeological remains, or contemporary cities in ruin. His work develops a reflection on time, both as it relates to artistic practice and to contemporary chronophagy, making slowness an instrument of resistance against the flood of instantaneous images that defines our era.
Nébuleuse (Nymphea bleue), peinture poncée acrylique sur toile,
64 x 109cm,
2026
Nébuleuse (Nymphea jaune)
peinture poncée acrylique sur toile
64 x 109cm
2026
Nébuleuse (Nymphea verte),
peinture poncée acrylique sur toile,
64x109cm,
2026