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Nicolas Party

Nicolas Party (born 1980 in Lausanne, Switzerland) lives and works in New York. Within his works is a 21st-century synthesis of the sorts of impulses and ideas that fueled the Renaissance and late-19th- and early-20th-century figurative painting, the compositional strategies of Rosalba Carriera and Rachel Ruysch, and the visions of such self-taught artists as Louis Eilshemius and Milton Avery. His work has been exhibited internationally including recent solo exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC (2021); Le Consortium, Dijon (2021); MASI Lugano (2021); FLAG Art Foundation, New York (2019); M WOODS, Beijing (2018-2019); and Magritte Museum, Brussels (2018). 

Born 1980
Hometown Lausanne, Switzerland
Lives and Works Brussels, Belgium

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Artspace Editions are on show at Christie's this month
Artspace Editions are on show at Christie's this month

Artspace’s highly-regarded edition program is showcased at a special exhibition to celebrate Phaidon's 100th anniversary

Nicolas Party launches debut Artspace woodcut edition
Nicolas Party launches debut Artspace woodcut edition

'I have an intimate relationship with this one. When I decided to make it as a woodcut, it felt like I was on a new journey with an old friend' he tells Artspace

Nicolas Party smashes auction record
Nicolas Party smashes auction record

The artist’s 2021 painting, Landscape, sold for $3,270,000 last night, beating his earlier record, set just one month ago

Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction

Adam Pendleton, Nicolas Party, Dana Schutz, Jim Hodges, KAWS and other major artists donate work to a high-profile auction, benefitting the New York City AIDS Memorial

6 Reasons to Collect Nicolas Party
6 Reasons to Collect Nicolas Party

Cozy up with this lambswool blanket designed by Nicolas Party.

'Frictionless Painting' and the Smooth Flow of Capital/Content
'Frictionless Painting' and the Smooth Flow of Capital/Content

Coining the term "Frictionless Painting," Dylan Kerr examines the work of artists like Avery Singer, Louisa Gagliardi, Sascha Braunig, Jordan Kasey, and Nicolas Party—and wonders if we should be asking more of art.

The Great Vitamin P3 Painting Hunt
The Great Vitamin P3 Painting Hunt

Discover today's best painters for a chance to win $500 on Artspace.

Susan and Michael Hort's Picks from FIAC 2016
Susan and Michael Hort's Picks from FIAC 2016

The wandering art patrons tell us about the works that got them excited at Paris's biggest art fair and surrounding environs.

Nicolas Party on the Importance of Painting Cats
Nicolas Party on the Importance of Painting Cats

For the latest in our series of interviews around Phaidon's Vitamin P3 compendium, Artspace's Loney Abrams spoke with the Swiss painter about the ideas behind his work.

The Vitamin P3 List: 108 Painters to Know Today
The Vitamin P3 List: 108 Painters to Know Today

Who are the most innovative painters of our time? Phaidon’s panel of seven dozen curators, museum directors, and critics say these are the artists you should know.

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