Hugo Fortin
fortin.hugo@gmail.com
Born in 1988 in Hyères, France.
Lives in New York City and works between New York, Paris and Bormes-les-mimosas.
Exhibitions
2021 / « Thème : Dans un appartement. » with Mélanie Feuvrier / Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris.
2016 / Retour de Belval, group show as part of La Nuit Européenne des Musées / Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris.
2015 / Rêvant entre les lignes with Mélanie Feuvrier as part of « Transmission, recréation, répétition » curated by Sarina Basta / Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris.
2015 / Rêvant entre les lignes with Mélanie Feuvrier as part of « Pliure, Epilogue » curated by Paolo Pires do Vale / Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris.
2014 / L’indice d’une suite, group show / Kasbah Nova et Glassbox, Paris.
2014 / Belval, group show, as part of festival Off Print / Grandes Galeries des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
2014 / Bizarro curated by Sinziana Ravini, group show / Librairie Alain Brieux, Paris.
2013 / Prix des Amis des Beaux-arts / Grandes Galeries des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Curatoring
2015 / Artistic director assistant of Christian Caujolle for « Ma Samaritaine 2015 » with Michael Ackerman, Pierre-Olivier Deschamps, JH Engström, Sarah Moon, Marchand & Meffre and Georges Rousse / La Samaritaine, Paris.
2014 / Artistic director assistant of Christian Caujolle for « Ma Samaritaine 2014 » / La Samaritaine, Paris.
2014 / Member of the curatorial group under the supervision of Nicolas Bourriaud for Choices, Collectors weekend / Palais des Beaux-arts de Paris and Glassbox, Paris.
2013 / Curator of Ce mot me la rendait ennuyeuse comme une exposition de photographies / Espace des Arts Sans Frontières, Paris.
Writings
2023 / Introduction to Simen Johan, powerHouse books, Brooklyn, NY.
2021 / Conversation with Arnaud Dercelles and Mélanie Feuvrier in LC about the residency and exhibition at the Fondation Le Corbusier in Paris.
2016-2020 / Freelance writer covering photography shows in New York City for L’Œil de la Photographie and Blind Magazine.
2016 / Presentation text of Repons, an exhibition of Isabella Hin.
2015 – Interview with Paolo Pires do Vale and Kathy Alliou, as part of the exhibition catalogue Pliure Epilogue : la Bibliothèque, l'univers / Beaux-Arts de Paris Editions.
2013 / Presentation text for the group show Altérité, Je est un autre / Espace culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris.
Other
2019 / Laureate for the residency at Le Corbusier’s workshop-studio in Paris.
2015 / Member of the jury of Admission at the Beaux-arts de Paris.
2015 / Residency at the Fondation François Sommer, Belval Bois-des-Dames.
2014 / Residency at the Fondation François Sommer, Belval Bois-des-Dames.
2012-2014 / Member of the artist-run space Glassbox, Paris.
2013 / Workshop at Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporain / Tourcoing.
2013 / Workshop in Scotland with Atelier Eric Poitevin from the Beaux-arts de Paris.
Education
2014 / Masters of Fine Arts / Beaux-arts de Paris / Atelier Éric Poitevin.
2011 / Bachelor of Fine Arts / Beaux-arts de Paris / Atelier Éric Poitevin.
2009 / Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Geography / Université Paris-Sorbonne.
2006-2009 / Classe Préparatoire Littéraire aux Grandes Ecoles / Lycée Henri IV, Paris.