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Simon Chevalier is a French artist based <\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the south of France, near the Alps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognized by the Ministry of Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

as one of the 100 best French designers <\/p>\n\n\n\n

for 2022\u20142023 and 2024\u20142025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a world saturated with commercial <\/p>\n\n\n\n

noise, Simon responds with artvertising<\/em>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

his quiet resistance in urban landscape.
His black and white geometric sculptures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

reclaim public space, offering stillness <\/p>\n\n\n\n

amid chaos. Elevated above storefronts, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

they challenge the dominance <\/p>\n\n\n\n

of marketing, acting as minimalist <\/p>\n\n\n\n

beacons. Stripped of distraction, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

they invite reflection and resonate <\/p>\n\n\n\n

with collective memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In an age of flashing LED signs <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and digital screens, Simon subverts <\/p>\n\n\n\n

the language of advertising to propose <\/p>\n\n\n\n

a new path. His installations embrace <\/p>\n\n\n\n

a\u00a0low tech ethos<\/strong> : using fixed, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

monochromatic LEDs\u2014no animations, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

no RGB, no sound<\/strong>\u2014to create timeless, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

energy-efficient lightscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By eliminating unnecessary electronics, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

his work\u00a0prioritizes durability, simplicity, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and ecological responsibility, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

proving that impact doesn\u2019t require excess.
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Past exhibitions : <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cit\u00e9 du design, Saint-Etienne, FR, 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, DK, 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbor Park, N\u00e6stved, DK, 25
Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, DK, 24
Cabot Square, London, UK, 24
Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, DK, 23
Reformierte Kirche, Grindelwald, CH, 22
Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, DK, 22
Martinlaakso, Vantaa, FI, 21
Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, DK, 21
Design District, Duba\u00ef, UAE, 20
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, AU, 20
Bockenheimer Anlage, Frankfurt, DE, 20
Platensgatan, Link\u00f6ping, SE, 19
Rue Gasparin, Lyon, FR, 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artworks produced by : <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simon Chevalier is a French artist based in the south of France, near the Alps. Recognized by the Ministry of Culture as one of the 100 best French designers for 2022\u20142023 and 2024\u20142025. In a world saturated with commercial noise, Simon responds with artvertising, his quiet resistance in urban landscape. His black and white geometric … Read moreAbout<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":182,"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":488,"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simonchevalier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}