SOFÍA DURRIEU
Sofía Durrieu’s practice inhabits the interface between sculpture and performance. She examines the human body and the inherent tension between body and environment. Hereby, she explores daily routines, their interruption, and the resulting changes in perception. Her practice involves classical techniques of sculpture such as metal work and casting, as well as reorganization of everyday materials, which she inscribes with perceptual systems, habits, and automatisms. In many of her works, she invites visitors to engage physically with her sculptures and thus become part of the work.
Sofía Durrieu (*1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina, lives in Basel, Switzerland and Buenos Aires, Argentina) studied Fine Arts at Prilidiano Pueyrredón, Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires, and Graphic Design at the Faculty of Design of Buenos Aires. In 2018 she moved to Basel, Switzerland to join the Master in Fine Arts program at FHNW HGK Institut Kunst, directed by Chus Martínez, graduating in 2020. Recent solo exhibitions of the artist were Protolito/Limen at Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires, Magenmund at Palazzina, Basel, Amenities at Reaktor, Zurich, Control Remoto at Pasto Galería, Buenos Aires, Phantom Limb at Kunstverein Heppenheim. Her work has been included in several group exhibitions, among them at Kunsthalle Basel, MALBA, Buenos Aires, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, CEAAC Strasbourg, Federico Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, and Livie Gallery, Zurich. Her work was part of the performance series Friday Beyeler at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, and of the Performance Biennial in Parque Memorial in Buenos Aires in 2022. Recently she has been awarded with the 2022 Swiss Art Awards, the Werkbeitrag Kunstkredit Basel Stadt 2021, as well as an Atelier Mondial residency in Tokas, Tokyo.
For inquiries, please contact us directly per email or phone:
Marie Livie | marie@liviegallery.com | +41 78 647 2122
Image 1: Sofía Durrieu, Reflex arc – (IV D-Fence), Swiss Art Awards 2022, photo: Ramiro Oller
Image 2: installation view Embodiments, Sofía Durrieu, John Wayne (to be brave), 2018
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NEWS & PRESS
SOFÍA DURRIEU RESIDENCY AT FAARA CASA NEPTUNA
We are delighted to announce that Sofía Durrieu (* 1980, Buenos Aires, lives and work in Basel) has been selected to participate in the FAARA Residency 2025 at Fundación Ama Amoedo, hosted at the Casa Neptuna in José Ignacio, Uruguay. This residency offers a distinctive opportunity for Sofía to further develop her artistic practice in an […]
SOFÍA DURRIEU AT ALTEFABRIK RAPPERSWIL
OPENING | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 6PM FEBRUARY 8 – APRIL 6, 2025ALTEFABRIK, KLAUS-GEBERT-STRASSE 5, 8640 RAPPERSWIL-JONA We are delighted to announce that Sofía Durrieu (*1980 Buenos Aires, lives in Basel and Buenos Aires) will present her solo exhibition NN÷ME at ALTEFABRIK, from February 8 to April 6. This marks her first institutional solo show in Switzerland, curated […]
SOFÍA DURRIEU AT KUNSTVEREIN HEPPENHEIM
SOFIA DURRIEU | PHANTOM LIMB KUNSTVEREIN HEPPENHEIM, GERMANY OPENING FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 7PM KUNSTVEREIN HEPPENHEIM, BAHNHOFSTRASSE 1, HEPPENHEIM, GERMANY We are delighted to announce the first institutional solo exhibition by Sofia Durrieu at Kunstverein Heppenheim, Germany, opening August 16 at 7pm. On this occasion, Sofia Durrieu will present a new group of sculptural works. […]
KUNSTBULLETIN | ARTIST PORTRAIT SOFÍA DURRIEU
Seraina Peer wrote an extensive artist portrait about Sofía Durrieu’s practice and her solo exhibition Unpredictable Fruit at our gallery for the January/February 2024 edition of Kunstbulletin. Sofía Durrieu’s work is also featured on the magazine cover. Read the full article Sofía Durrieu – Wenn Vorgaben Freiräume eröffnen here.