Yves Scherer
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Yves Scherer, born 1987 in Solothurn (CH) and based in New York City is a visual artist whose work deals with questions of gender, celebrity and mediated realities. Mainly working in sculpture and installation he creates immersive environments that combine personal narratives with fan fiction to offer the viewer an often romantic lens or perspective on the self, relationships and the everyday. His work has been shown internationally in galleries and institutions like the ICA London, Kunsthalle Basel and the Swiss Institute in New York and it was subjected to a survey at Kunstverein Wiesen in 2018. He’s the recipient of a Förderpreis Bildende Kunst des Kanton Solothurn 2012, Swiss Art Award in 2015 and was listed on Forbes 30 under 30 “Art & Design” in the class of 2016. Among his last projects: Yves Scherer took part to Open Studio Residency Program #01 (2019) at Fonderia Artistica Battaglia in Milan under the artistic direction of CURA. and he just opened his latest show «Les Bains Douches» at BASEMENT ROMA, CURA. ’s exhibition space in Rome.