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Biography
Invader (French, b.1969), also known as Space Invader, is an Urban artist originally based in Paris. He affixes mosaic images of characters from the 1970s video game “Space Invaders” in cities around the world. Once a work is completed, Invader records it as an “invasion” and creates accompanying maps and reference books to indicate the location of each piece. Invader began these urban, outdoor installations in Paris in 1998, and continued to “invade” 31 other cities in France, followed by an additional 22 cities across Europe. Currently, cities in the United States, Canada, Asia, and Australia are also home to examples of Invader’s work.
The mosaics are made using weather-resistant tiles, which represent the pixels used for graphics in early video and computer games. The installation process typically takes at least one week, including scouting, recording, and mapping locations. One of the most conspicuous locations to feature works by Invader is the landmark Hollywood Sign in California; the first mosaic work was mounted on the “D,” on December 31, 1999. In addition to mosaics, Invader creates similarly pixelated works using Rubik’s Cubes. Since 2000, Invader’s works have been featured in galleries around the world, and he gained even greater popularity and renown after he was featured in the 2010 documentary film about Street Art, Exit Through the Gift Shop.
Artist CV
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS :
2022
Invader Rubikcubist, Mima, Bruxelles, Belgique
2021
– POI – Points of Invasions, Over the Influence, Los Angeles, USA
– Invader – Prints on Paper, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2020
– Invader was here, MaMo, Marseille, France
– Hanging, Over the influence, Hong Kong
2018
– Into the white cube, Over the Influence, Los Angeles, USA
2017
– Hello my game is, le Musée en Herbe, Paris, France
2015
– Wipe Out, HOCA Foundation, PMQ, Hong Kong
2012
– Derives, Alice Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2011
– Attack of the Space Waffles, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK
– 1000, La Générale et Franck Lefeuvre Gallery, Paris, France
2010
– Roma 2010 and Other Curiosities, Wunderkammern, Roma, Italy
– Home Sweet Home, Gallery Target, Tokyo, Japan
2009
– Low Fidelity, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK
– TOP 10, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, USA
2008
– Betonblumen – Invaded Bridge, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria
2007
– Bad Men Part II and Invasion London, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK
– Bad Men-Part I, Galerie Joellenbeck, Cologne, Germany
2005
– Rubikcubism, Six Space, Los Angeles, USA
– Rubik space, Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris, France
– Compilation, Galerie Bellecour, Lyon, France
2004
– I invade HOYWOD, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, USA
2003
– Game not over, Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris, France
– Reality Game, Citylights Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2001
– I invade Tokyo, And-a, Osaka, Tokyo, Japan
2000
– Same player shoot again, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
1999
– New player insert coins /Jean Charles de Castelbajac CS, Paris, France
GROUPSHOWS (SELECTION) :
2019
– Beyond the streets, New York, USA
– Open World : Video Games and Contemporary Art, Akron Museum of Art, Akron, USA
2018
– Beyond the streets, Los Angeles, USA
2017
– Unstoppable, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin, Germany
– La scultura in mosaico dalle oigini ad oggi, MAR, Ravenna, Italy
2016
– Still Here, A Decade of Lazarides, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK
2014
– Asphalte #1, B.P.S. 22, Charleroi, Belgium
– The Provocateurs, Art Alliance, Chicago, USA
2013
– O(Ax)=dO(Am) Equazione Impossibile, MAR, Ravenna, Italy
– Art4Space, Nuit Blanche de Metz, Metz, France
– Von Picasso bis Ai Weiwei – Die Wiederentdeckung der Keramik in der Kunst, Fondation Gerisch, Neumünster, Germany
2012
– Street Art, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark
– Vues Sur Mur, Centre de la gravure et de l’Image Imprimée, Bruxelles, Belgium
– Street Art – The New Generation, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
2011
– De dentro e de fora, MASP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
– Art in the Streets, MOCA, Los Angeles, USA
2010
– Urban Achemists, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Miami, USA
– VivaLaRevolucion, Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego, SanDiego/ USA
2009
– Hitchhikerstothegalaxy, Daejeon Museum of Arts, Daejeon, South Korea
– Ingres et les Modernes, Musée Ingres et Musée du Louvre, Montauban, France
– V.01 B, Lieu Commun, Toulouse, France
– Etat des Lieux, Galerie du Jour, Paris, France
– Grifters, lazarides gallery, London, UK.
2008
– Insiders, Outsiders & The Middle, Scion and Giant Robot, LA, USA
– Outsiders NY, Off site exhibition by Lazarides, NYC, USA
2007
– Streets of Europe, Jonathan Levine Gallery, NYC, USA
– Small, Medium and Large, ELMS Lesters Painting Room, London, UK
– On fait le mur, Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans Sartoux, France
2005
– New traditionalists, Subliminal projects, Los Angeles, USA
2006
– Spank the monkey, BALTIC Center for Contemporary Art, Newcastle, UK
– Hype, ELMS Lesters Painting Room, London, UK
– Street Art, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2003
– Copy it, steal it, share it, Borusan Center for Culture and Arts/ Istanbul, Turkey
– While you were playing Rubik’s cube, Flux Factory, New York, USA
2002
– Mono_culture, Bread Box Gallery, Perth, Australia
– Street art, Mjelby Konstgard Museum, Halmstad, Sweden
2001
– Graphic life, Double park, Hong Kong
– Biennale d’art contemporain, Musée d’art contemporain, Lyon, France
– Etat des lieux, Galerie du Jour, Paris, France
– Expressure 4.2, MAMA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2000
– Version_2000, Centre pour l’Image Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland
– Invasion d’Avignon, La Beauté, Avignon, France
– Ideal room, Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris, France
– Screenart, The dawn, Bern, Switzerland
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