Jules de Balincourt

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Jules de Balincourt
Ambitious New Plans, oil on board, 102x152cm, 2005
Born	1972 Paris, France
Nationality	France, United States
Field	painting, sculpture
Training	California College of Arts and Crafts, Hunter College

Jules de Balincourt (born 1972) is a French painter. He was educated at the California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco receiving a BFA in ceramics (1998) and went on to study at the Hunter College, New York graduating in 2005 with an MFA. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He uses stencils, tape, knives and spray paint in the style of Outsider art.^[1]

Balincourt was born in Paris. His work has been exhibited at prominent international galleries and museums including Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Mori Museum in Tokyo (solo) and has been featured in high profile exhibitions including, “Greater New York” at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and MOMA in New York, and “USA Today” at the Royal Academy in London. His work is in prominent collections, including the Oppenheimer – JCCC Collection for the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Saatchi Gallery, Brooklyn museum, LACMA. He was represented by Zach Feuer Gallery in New York until 2010 and did the second to last show at Deitch projects in 2010. He is currently showing with Salon 94 in New York and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris, France.

In 2006, de Balincourt founded the alternative art space Starr Space (formerly known as Starr Street Projects) in Brooklyn, NY. Starr Space operated for three years and was used for diverse community programming, art events, yoga, weekly farmers market, rock shows, church parties and fundraisers, notable performances and performers such as Ryan Trecartin, Terence Koh, Rita Ackermann, Mirror Mirror, the Slits, Lucky Dragons and Harmony Korine.^[2]

Carol Lee called de Balincourt the "mayor of Bushwick" in an article for Paper Magazine.^[3]

References

External links

www.julesdebalincourt.com Artist's site
The Saatchi Gallery; About Jules de Balincourt and his art Additional information on Jules de Balincourt including artworks, text panels, articles, and full biography
Jules de Balincourt on Re-Title.com Sample artworks
Starr Space website Alternative art space founded by Jules de Balincourt
Feb 1 2010 Article

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 76279106 LCCN: nr2006023018 GND: 132041677

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Name	Balincourt, Jules de
Alternative names
Short description	French painter
Date of birth	1972
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death
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