Georges Tony Stoll

Identification Absurde N17, 2009
Canvas
48 x 54 cm
unique
Courtesy Galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris

Georges Tony Stoll was Borin in 1955 in Marseille, he lives and works in Saint-Ouen.
Graduated from l'Ecole des beaux-arts de Marseille, he became well known for his photographs even if his art takes include various media as painting, vidéo or installations, that explore what he named the "territory of abstraction". Assimilated to an "aesthetics of intimacy" by critics such as Elizabeth Lebovici and Dominique Baqué, His works differs radically by an affirmed pictural approach and a specific implementation for bodies and objects. He has participated to several exhibitions at La Galerie, Noisy-le-Sec (2011), FRAC Alsace (2009), at the Grand Palais (La force de l’art 02, 2009) at Les Rencontres d’Arles (2008), at Centre Pompidou (2003),at the Villa Medicis à Rome ( 2010), at White cube (New York, 2000), at Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (2004), Glassbox (1999). Several critics wrote about his work : Jeff Ryan, Anna Helwing, Sophie Berrebi, Juan Vicente Aliaga, Elisabeth Lebovici, Dominique Baqué, Vincent Simon, Eric de Chassey, etc... His works are parts of numerous publics collections : Winterthur Fotomuseum (CH), du Musée National d’art moderne, Paris - Centre Pompidou, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, FNAC, FRAC Poitou-Charente, Angoulême, FRAC Alsace, collection Agnès b, etc.