Marion Verboom
Marion Verboom is a French sculptor renowned for her innovative and thought-provoking works that challenge traditional notions of sculpture and materiality. Verboom's works explore the intersections of history, architecture, and cultural identity. Her sculptures often incorporate unexpected materials and techniques resulting in pieces that blur the boundaries between the physical and the conceptual. Verboom's work is characterized by its meticulous attention to detail and its ability to evoke a sense of ambiguity and wonder.
Marion Verboom was born in 1983. She studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris, where she currently lives and works.
Recent solo exhibitions include La Verrière. Fondation d'entreprise Hermès, Brussels, BE | Le Carré Centre d'art contemporain, Château-Gontier, FR | La Vitrine, FRAC Ile-de-France, Paris, FR | MASC, Museum of the Abbaye de Sainte-Croix, Les Sables, FR.
She has participated in group exhibitions at the Ömer Koç Collection, Istanbul, TR | Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion, Istanbul, TR | MassArt Museum, Boston, US | MO.CO. Panacée, Montpellier, FR | MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, PT | Fondation Cartier, Paris, FR, | Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen, DE among others. Notable projects include the installation in the new “Toguna” space at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2018); a collaboration with Maison Chloé, (2017–2018) and receiving the LVMH Métiers d’Art grant and residency (2018).
Her works are held in several public collections, including Fonds national d’art contemporain, FR | Fonds municipal d’art contemporain de la Ville de Paris, FR | FRAC Bretagne, FR | Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo Madrid, ES | MAC VAL, FR.
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20 Years – An Anniversary Show
WENTRUP, Berlin 13 Sep - 16 Nov 2024 WentrupRead more -
Capriccio
19 Apr - 3 Aug 2024 Wentrup VENEZIAWe are inaugurating our new venue in Venice featuring the group show 'Capriccio.' The newly renovated space features the works of three female artists — Mary Ramsden , Anastasia Samoylova...Read more -
Marion Verboom – Megaron
27 Oct - 2 Dec 2023 WentrupMarion Verboom's practice is rooted in an intimate understanding of materials. Navigating through a diverse spectrum from wood to resin, plaster to acetate, and more recently glass, over the years...Read more
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Tea and Dry Biscuits. An Anniversary Exhibition
Group Exhibition featuring works by Marion Verboom at Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin 16 Apr – 28 Sep 2025WENTRUP is delighted to share Marion Verboom's participation in the group exhibition Tea and Dry Biscuits. An Anniversary Exhibition at the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin....Read more -
Future Fossils | The MassArt Art Museum, Boston, US
Group Show featuring Marion Verboom 23 Jan 2025 – 13 Apr 2025Future Fossils presents a possible future view of the present, a moment frozen in time and culture. The artworks—imagined relics—come from artists based in North...Read more -
The Infinite Woman | Fondation Carmignac, Paris
Group show featuring Marion Verboom 27 Apr – 3 Nov 2024‘Strong, lustful, temptresses, femme fatales, caregivers, demonic or mythic, women have been represented in a myriad of ways across the centuries to fulfil a patriarchal...Read more
