Thierry Geoffroy/Colonel French, b. 1961
Thierry Geoffroy, born 1961 - also known under his artist alias ‘Colonel’ - is a french artist, living in Copenhagen, Denmark. In his artistic practice Geoffroy focuses on the present, the current state of things and the crises of the world, reflecting on where we as a society are heading and how we deal with the problems we encounter on the way. He is a format artist, developing art formats, working with a wide variety of media including video and installations. His most known art formats include Emergency room, Biennalist and Critical Run.
In his 1989 manifesto, Geoffroy laid the groundwork for his practice, developing the concept of the “moving exhibition” and various forms of participation by defining categories such as the type bourgeoise, the type offensive and the type exhibitionniste. The basic premise is that “The moving exhibition is mobile in space and mobile in its expression, it adapts to life.” While the artist of the type bourgeoise stays out of the public eye in his work, the type semi-bourgeoise refers to an audience in the art context. In this way, Geoffroy increases the focus on the public.
Geoffroy has published ten books and his artworks have been shown in numerous international museum collections, including; MoMA PS1, New York; ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Pan | Palazzo delle Arti Napoli; Kunsthalle Mannheim; Sprengel Museum, Hanover; Vejle Museum of Art. He has participated in the following biennials: Biennale di Venezia (pavilion of the Maldives); Liverpool Biennial; Manifesta 8 – the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Murcia, Spain; Cairo Biennale; Biennale Internationale de Casablanca.
Thierry Geoffroy is Chevalier of the Order of the Arts and Literature and his works can be found in the collections of the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, the National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Kunsthalle Mannheim and many others.
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelTROP TARD, 14th July, 2016, 2016Broken canvas90 × 120 cm.View more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelAll this goodness in the art events makes me wonder, 2017Black marker on cardboard11.5 × 10 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelAux Aguets, 20173D printed sculpture13 x 13 x 38 cmEdition of 5 + 2APView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelDoubtful , 20173D printed sculpture17.5 13 x 30 cmEdition of 5 + 2APView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelHistory is contemporary , 2017Spray paint on tent140 × 200 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelHopeful, 20173D printed sculpture25 x 18 x 25.5 cmEdition of 5 + 2APView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelI am not safe, 2017Spray paint on tent140 × 200 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelMy Yoga won't protect them from the tanks, 2017Spray pain on yoga mat60 x 180 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelThe awareness muscle like the memory has to be trained everyday , 2017Spray paint on tent140 × 200 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelThoughtful , 20173D printed sculpture25 x 18 x 23 cmEdition of 5 + 2APView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelUN City Parking, 2017Metal sign50 x 149 x 5 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelWhy preach criticism if unable to practice self criticism , 2017Print and acrylic on canvas136 x 107 cmView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelTOO LATE, 17th May, 2018, 2018Broken canvas90 × 120 cm.View more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelGlobal Warning, 2019Traffic sign.120 × 90 cm.Edition of 5 + 2APView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelI Give Up, 2019Neon, mirrorMirror: 120 × 120 cm.Edition of 3View more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelNewspaper Cut Out Installation, 2019Installation of laminated newspaper cut-outs.117 × 300 cm.View more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelResponsibility, 2019Traffic sign40 × 100 cm.Edition of 5 + 2APView more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelSign Forest Installation, 2019Traffic signs180 × 500 cm.Edition of 3View more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelTo Bury Dead Bodies, 25/4/2019, 2019Readymade, wood and aluminium snow shovel128 × 45 cm.View more details
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Thierry Geoffroy/ColonelTOO LATE, 24th February, 2019, 2019Broken canvas90 × 120 cm.View more details
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Tierry Geoffroy / Colonel - The uncomfortable voice of truth.
Installation #CampSequence in Roskilde 23 Aug 2020 -
Thierry Geoffroy & Mikkel Bogh
Artist's talk 24 May 2019This discussion at SABSAY Gallery debates around the topic of institutions choices and preferences when deciding upon selecting artist’s. The panel include the director of...Read more -
Thierry Geoffroy & Erlend Høyersten
Artist's talk 24 May 2019SABSAY welcomed the public of Copenhagen to partake in this Artist Talk during Art Week Copenhagen 2019. The gallery takes the initiative to ignite thoughts...Read more
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TOO LATE
THIERRY GEOFFROY 26 Apr - 15 Jun 2019The solo exhibition confronts the urgent sociopolitical issues and climate crises of our age. Entrusting the artist the sensibility and role of predicting and preventing accidents, Geoffroy reflects upon the artist’s ability of being in advance of coming emergencies in society.Read more -
CODE ART FAIR 2018
GROUP EXHIBITION 30 Aug - 2 Sep 2018The gallery is thrilled to bring Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Kaare Golles, Nikita Shalenny and Thierry Geoffroy to the 2018 edition of Code Art Fair. We look forward seeing you at...Read more -
KYIV ART FAIR 2018
GROUP EXHIBITION 23 - 27 May 2018SABSAY is thrilled to present artworks by Thierry Geoffroy and Nikita Shalenny at booth B16 during Kyiv Art Fair 2018. Tents have been part of Thierry Geoffroy/COLONEL’s oeuvre since 1991....Read more -
ALWAYS QUESTION THE STRUCTURE #DOCUMENTASCEPTIC
THIERRY GEOFFROY 30 Mar - 1 Jul 2017#DocumentaSceptic unfolds as a converging project by the former projects of the artist, Biennalist, and Emergency Room, as it questions the two art events, namely, Documenta and Venice Biennale 2017 before and while they happen.Read more
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Thierry Geoffroy opens solo exhibition at Museum Villa Stuck.
1 Sep 2020Thierry Geoffroy, solo exhbition 'THE AWARENESS MUSCLE TRAINING CENTER' at Museum Villa Stuck. Taking place from 1 - 20 September, 2020. The extensive exhibition fills...Read more -
THIERRY GEOFFROY discusses Covid-19 with Forbes.
9 Apr 2020The artist’s commentary about the global pandemic in an interview with Forbes. Thierry Geoffroy has been responding to global emergencies — be it on the...Read more -
THIERRY GEOFFROY's ultracontemporary reaction to the pandemic .
27 Mar 2020Geoffroy’s ultracontemporary reaction to the spreading of Covid-19 featured in Kunsten.nuRead more -
THIERRY GEOFFROY presents a video installation at Randers Kunst Museum.
10 Aug 2019The group exhbition titled, Flag, opens 10th of August, 2019 and is on view until 12th of January, 2020. Thierry Geoffroy presents his video work,...Read more
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THIERRY GEOFFROY presents Can Art create Empathy? at Vejle Kunst Museum.
21 Jun 2019This exhbition is on view 21st June - 1 8th august, 2019. “While working hard to activate my art format Emergency Room in New York...Read more -
Artist talk: THIERRY GEOFFROY, MASHA FAURSCHOU and ERLEND HØYERSTEN
24 May 2019SABSAY takes the initiative to ignite thoughts and to present perspectives about the abilities which artists and museums possess to influence the world.Read more -
Artist talk: MIKKEL BOGH, MASHA FAURSCHOU and THIERRY GEOFFROY
24 May 2019The discussion debates around the topic of institutions choices and preferences when deciding upon selecting artist’s.Read more -
THIERRY GEOFFROY's Critical Run at Venice Biennale 2019.
6 May 2019Danish-French artist Thierry Geoffroy is hosting “Critical Runs,” at the Venice Biennale 2019. These group debates take place while participants jog. The topic on Thursday...Read more