Jean-François FOURTOU

Born on April 30th, 1964 in Paris, France; Lives and works in Marrakech.
Graduated in 1992 from the Ecole National Supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, France.

During the 1990's, Jean-François Fourtou started to get famous for his singular animals' sculptures and his unusual installations and architectures such as La Maison de Géant or La Maison à l'Envers. Since the late 2010's, the Nanitos (and now, Minitos and Maxitos) added up to his magical and memorial world revolving around childhood. 

Jean-François Fourtou had exhibitions in private and institutional places such as the MAMO in Marseille in 2014 or Hermès Shanghai in 2019 (Le Monde Enchanté avec les Nanitos, The Enchanted World with the Nanitos) and his work was recently presented in collective exhibitions at the CAC of Meymac (Figures de l’Animal, Animal figures, 2019) the Villa Datris (Bêtes de Scène, Show Beasts, 2019) among others.

Jean-François FOURTOU
Born in Paris, on April 30, 1964. Lives and works in Marrakech, Morrocco.


SOLO SHOW

2024
- Les Mondes imaginaires - Carte Blanche, Villa Datris Foundation, Espace Monte Cristo, Paris, France.
-  Maison Hermès, Taipei, Taiwan.
-  Maison Hermès, New York, USA.
2023
- La Famille des Hybridus, RX&SLAG Gallery, Paris, France.
- Range ta chambre !, Saint Sauveur station, Lille, France.
2022
- La Maison du Maxitos, Utopia 14, Ilôt Comtesse, Lille, France.
- Maison Hermès, Hong Kong, China.
2021
- Maison Couchée, Extatiques, Paris La Défense, France.
- Chasse au trésor, Maison Hermès, Dubaï, UAE.
2020
- Comment naissent les Nanitos, RX Gallery, Paris, France.
2019
- Le jardin enchanté, Automn Windows, Maison Hermès Shanghai, China.
2018
- Château de plage, Public order, Knokke-le Zoute, Belgium.
2017
- Les abeilles de Bruxelles, Park Tournay-Solvay, Brussels, Belgium.
2015
- Merci Louisette, Mitterrand Gallery, Paris, France.
- Windows for Tokyo’s Hermès location, Tokyo, Japan.
- Monumental sculpture of a giraffe, Cruise ship Anthem of the Seas.
- Installation for Hexagone restaurant, Paris, France.
2014
- Merci Louisette, MAMO, Marseille, France.
2012
- Hermès Windows, Sèvres street, Paris, France.
2011
- Tombée du Ciel, Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- JF Fourtou, Pierre Budin school, Paris, France.
2010
- Tombée du Ciel, JGM Gallery, Paris, France.
2007
- Mes Maisons, JGM Gallery, Paris, France.
2006
- Parasitage Nomade, Anspach Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
2005
- Rinascente, Nuit blanche, Roma, Italy.
- Fourtou, Iconoscope Gallery, Montpellier, France.
2004
- Fourtou, Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
- Fourtou, Pièce Unique Gallery, Paris, France.
2003
- Fourtou, Aéroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- Géant, La Verrière, Brussels, Belgium.
2001
- Angel Romero Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
- Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
1999
- Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
- Angel Romero Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1997
- Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
1996
- Angel Romero, Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
- Transhumance, French Institute of Madrid, Spain.
1995
- Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
1993
- Animaux de galerie, Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.


GROUP SHOWS

2024
- Le Voyage à Nantes, Place Royale, Cour de l’Hôtel de Chateaubriant, Nantes, France.
- Installation, Domaine Vranken Pommery, Reims, France.
- Parcours d’oeuvres, Hangar Y, Meudon, France.
2023
- Forever, Expérience Pommery #17 - Un lieu, trois expositions, Domaine Vranken-Pommery, Reims, France.
2022
- Carte Blanche, Park Hyatt, Paris, France.
- Le Serpent Cosmique, Hospice Comtesse Museum, Lille, France
2021
- Les Extatiques, Paris-La Défense, France.
- Blooming, curated by Catherine Delot and Fabrice Bousteau, Domaine Pommery, Reims, France.
- Traversée, RX Gallery, Paris, France.
2019
- Bêtes de Scène, Villa Datris Foundation, L’Isle-sur-la Sorgue, France.
- Figures de l’animal, Contemporary art centre - CAC, Meymac, France.
2018
- Le Beau, la Belle et la bête, Rivau Castle, France.
2017
- Abstracted#1, Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- Alice twisted Word, OÖ Kulturquartier Linz, Autria.
2016
- Tombée du ciel, Aéroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- Design Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
2015
- Domaine du Muy, France.
- Constructeurs d'absurde, bricoleurs d'utopie, CAC, Meymac, France.
- Habiter, Domaine de Chamarande, France.
2012
- Art et Nature, Jardin du Hauvel, Normandie, France.
- Maison tombée du ciel / Fantastic, Lille 3000, Lille, France.
2011
- Un Monde sans mesure, Fesch Museum, Ajaccio, France.
2010
- A Proposal for Articulating Works, Curator Abdellah Karroum. Visual Arts Exhibition in the 3rd AiM International Biennale, Marrakech, Marocco.
- A Proposal for Articulating Works, Palazzo Riso, Palermo, Italy.
2009
- Un Monde sans Mesure, Contemporary Art Museum, Sao Paulo and Niemeyer Museum, Brasilia, Brazil.
- Autres mesures, commissaire Cécile Bourne-Farrell, Photographic Centre of Ile-de-France, Pontault-Combault, France.
- Pas nécessaire et pourtant indispensable,1979-2009 : 30 ans d'art contemporain à Meymac, Saint André abbey, Meymac Contemporary Art Centre, France.
- Un Monde sans Mesure, Museu Nacional do Complexo da Republica e Chancelado, Brasilia and Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
2008
- La Dégelée Rabelais, FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France.
- Imago Mundi, Iconoscope, Montpellier, France.
2007
- Bêtes et Hommes, La Villette, Paris, France.
- House Trip, Curator Ami Barak, Berlin, Germany.
- Rare Essence, Aeroplastics contemporary, Brussels, Belgium.
2005
- Luxe Gallery New York, USA.
2004
- Y’ a-t-il un commissaire pour sauver l’exposition?,  GP & N Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
- Nuit Blanche, commissaire Ami Barak, Victor Hugo Museum, Paris, France.
- Grotesque, Burlesques et parodie, curator Jean-Paul Blanchet, Abbaye de Meymac, Meymac, France.
2003
- Artists Backstage (collaboration with avec Alain Bublex), Art 34 Basel, Switzerland.
- Home, Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
- Expoluxurious, Clairefontaine Gallery, Luxembourg.
- Group Show, Art Space Witzenhausen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Zanimaux, e.l.o Gallery, Uzès, France.
- La Bataille du Réel, (with Gilles Barbier, Alain Bublex, Jean-François Fourtou, Saverio Lucariello), Synopsis, Lausanne, Switzerland.
2002
- Biennale de Cetinje, Montenegro, Yougoslavia.
- Wonderland, Aéroplastics, Brussels, Belgium.
- Ironie du sort, Bunkier Szutki Gallery, Cracovie, Poland.
- Voilà la France!,  Curator Andrea Busto, C.E.S.A.C., Turin, Italy.
2001
- Salon (on a proposal by Louise Bourgeois), Artists Space, New York, USA.
- Domaine de Chamarande, Ile-de-France, France.
2000
- Art Contemporain, Parly 2, le Chesnay, France.
1999
- Nous nous sommes tant aimés, National School of Fine Arts, Paris, France.
- Animal, Bourdelle Museum, Paris, France.
- Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1995
- Villa Lemot, Loire Atlantique, France.
1994
- Animal et compagnie..., Museum of Modern Art of Troyes, France.
- Casa de Velazquez, Madrid et Paris, Spain and France.
1992
- Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Gallery, Paris, France.
- National School of Fine Arts, Paris, France.