He graduated with a Masters Degree from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (2006).
Alex Foxton’s painting takes traditional images of masculinity, deconstructs their archetypes and reveals their complexity and ambiguity. Alex Foxton explores the personal history and humanity of the heroes or mythical figures that inhabit our western culture, painting a new narrative in the hollow of the history known to all. The figures depicted are stretched, torn between a calm face and an expressive body, tortuous or ecstatic, underlining the tension of each character. Alex tries to get rid of the objective and dominant gaze that shapes these virile male figures to reveal an embodied vision and to let a desire for these bodies come to life.
His recent exhibitions include: ‘‘Une chambre à soi‘‘, Chateau La Coste, Puy-Sainte-Réparade (2024); ‘‘X COLLECTION 202: PORTRAIT OF A MAN’’, X Museum, Beijing (2024); ‘‘Sebastian‘‘, Various Small Fires, Seoul (solo) (2024); ''Swoon'' (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2024); "Trade", Various Small Fires, Los Angeles (Solo) (2023); ''Sunshower (after Stanley Stellar)’’ (duo), Kapp Kapp, New-York (2023); "The Rings of Saturn", Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2023); “Fire Figure Fantasy: Selections from ICA Miami’s Collection“, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (2022); “Hex” (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2022); “Go Figure!?”, Sprüth Magers (2021); “Eyes closed”, Galerie Perrotin, Paris (2021); “Saint George” (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2021); “Whistle and I’ll Come to You” (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2020); “ULTRA-MARINE” (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2019).
Public collection: Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (US); Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Californie (US).
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Exhibitions
Group Show → Les Anneaux De Saturne
January 12th - February 25th, 2023
Galerie Derouillon, Étienne Marcel
Alex Foxton → Whistle And I'll Come To You
June 25th - 28th, 2020
Galerie Derouillon, Haut Marais
Artist News
Project 7 → Group show
November 28th, 2024 - February 28th, 2025
Galerie Derouillon, Hôtel Cromot du Bourg (FR)
Alex Foxton / Julian Farade → Château La Coste
September 14th, 2024 - January 12th, 2025
Château La Coste, Richard Rogers Gallery (FR)
Alex Foxton / Vojtěch Kovařík → X Museum
June 29th - October 20th, 2024
X Museum, Beijing (CN)
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