Tara Downs

Kim Farkas

Biography

Kim Farkas (b. 1988 in Paris, FR) lives and works in Paris, France. The artist received his BA in Graphic Design from Olivier de Serres, Paris, in 2009, his BFA from Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2012, and his MFA from Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2014. Selected exhibitions include: "Forever Young," MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR (2025); "Total Internal Reflection", Zéruì, London, UK (2024); "Master stock", Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); "Gianni Manhattan", Vienna, AT (2024); “Solstice,” Galerie Crèvecoer, Paris, FR (2024); “To breathe to walk,” Murmus, Los Angeles, US (2024); “The Blue Hour,” Union Pacific, London, UK (2024); Master stock,” Tara Downs, US (2024); MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR (2023); “We’re still here,” All Stars, Lausanne, CH (2023); Paris + par Art Basel | Sites, Paris, FR, presented by Tara Downs (2022); “Comfort Dreams,” Campoli Presti, Paris, FR (2022); “Atlas of Affinities,” HUA International, Berlin, DE (2022); Tara Downs, New York, US (2021); “Étoile Distante,” FRAC Pays de la Loire, Nantes, FR (2021); “T01 700d,” Galerie des Filles du Calvaire, Paris, FR (2021); “Your friends and neighbors,” High Art, Paris, FR (2020); “From the xmas tree of lucy bull,” Los Angeles, US (2020); “Orange Rouge,” Bétonsalon, Paris, FR (2019); “Group Show,” Tonus, Paris, FR (2019); “Helmut,” Doc, Paris, FR (2018); “Le bien commun (LAMOA DS#3),” Commonwealth & Council, Los Angeles, US (2017); “Shanaynay fundraiser,” Shanaynay, Paris, FR (2016); and “Plus jamais seul,” Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR (2014). Farkas is a recipient of the CNAP Grant and Prix des amis des Beaux-Arts and is a founding publisher of Holoholo Books. The artist’s work is included in the permanent collection of Le Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris, Museu Inimá de Paula, Belo Horizonte, and Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.

Exhibition view of Forever Young, 2025. MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR.

Kim Farkas, 25-05, 2025. Custom composites, PETG, LEDs, electronics, 73 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 7 in / 186 × 32 × 18 cm

Exhibition view of Esther, 2025. New York, US.

Exhibition view of MAC VAL, with Gaby Sahar, 2023. Vitry-sur-Seine, FR.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Master stock, 2024. Tara Downs, New York.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Master stock, 2024. Tara Downs, New York.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Master stock, 2024. Tara Downs, New York.

Exhibition view: Kim Farkas at Palai, Italy, 2023.

Exhibition view: Kim Farkas at Palai, Italy, 2023.

Exhibition View of Kim Farkas in All Stars, Lausanne, Switzerland, CH, 2023

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas at The Kooples Art Prize, at MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, 2023

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas at The Kooples Art Prize, at MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, 2023

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas and Gaby Sahhar at The Kooples Art Prize, at MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, 2023

Exhibition view of Étoiles distantes, 2021. Frac des Pays de la Loire, Nantes. © Frac des Pays de la Loire.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas, 22-20, 2022 at Paris+ par Art Basel, 2022. Photo: Gregory Copitet.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas, 22-20, 2022 at Paris+ par Art Basel, 2022. Photo: Gregory Copitet.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Permaculture, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas and Justin Chance: On Grist and Sunstroke, 2022. Tara Downs, Milan.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Permaculture, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Kim Farkas, 22-04, 2022. Custom composites, LED bulb and fixture, stainless steel, ø9 3/4 × 49 1/4 in / ø25 × 125 cm

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Permaculture, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Kim Farkas, 22-04, 2022 (detail). Custom composites, LED bulb and fixture, stainless steel, ø9 3/4 × 49 1/4 in / ø25 × 125 cm

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Permaculture, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Permaculture, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Kim Farkas, 22-03, 2022. Custom composites, LED bulb and fixture, stainless steel, ø11 1/2 × 15 1/4 in / ø29 × 39 cm

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas: Permaculture, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Kim Farkas, 22-03, 2022 (detail). Custom composites, LED bulb and fixture, stainless steel, ø11 1/2 × 15 1/4 in / ø29 × 39 cm

Kim Farkas, 21-63, 2021. Custom composites, LED fixture, electronics, 39 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/8 in / 100 × 19 × 11 cm

Exhibition view of Kim Farkas and Justin Chance: On Grist and Sunstroke, 2022. Tara Downs, Milan.

Kim Farkas, 21-63, 2021 (detail). Custom composites, LED fixture, electronics, 39 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/8 in / 100 × 19 × 11 cm

Exhibition view: When Above, 2020-21. Tara Downs, New York.

Kim Farkas, 20-13 (DS), 2020 (detail). Custom composite speaker enclosures, woofer, amplifier, sound recordings of G.T. Lye & Kim Zhiyi Jin (9’20” stereo loop), Dimensions variable

Kim Farkas, 20-13 (DS), 2020 (detail). Custom composite speaker enclosures, woofer, amplifier, sound recordings of G.T. Lye & Kim Zhiyi Jin (9’20” stereo loop), Dimensions variable

Exhibition view: When Above, 2020-21. Tara Downs, New York.

Kim Farkas, 20-16, 2020. Custom composites, copper coils, joss paper, reiki stones, 14 3/4 × 3 inches / 37,5 × 7,5 cm

Kim Farkas, 20-14, 2020. Custom composites, copper coils, joss paper, reiki stones, 14 3/4 × 3 inches / 37,5 × 7,5 cm

Exhibition view: Your Friends and Neighbors, 2020. High Art, Paris.

Kim Farkas, 20–08 (HS), 2020. Fiberglass, resin, PETG, LED fixture, electronics, 39 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/4 inches / 100 × 15 × 11 cm

Kim Farkas, 20–10 (HS), 2020. Fiberglass, resin, PETG, LED fixture, electronics, 39 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/4 inches / 100 × 15 × 11 cm

Kim Farkas, 20–10 (HS), 2020 (detail). Fiberglass, resin, PETG, LED fixture, electronics, 39 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/4 inches / 100 × 15 × 11 cm

Kim Farkas, 20–10 (HS), 2020 (detail). Fiberglass, resin, PETG, LED fixture, electronics, 39 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/4 inches / 100 × 15 × 11 cm

Kim Farkas, 20–10 (HS), 2020 (detail). Fiberglass, resin, PETG, LED fixture, electronics, 39 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/4 inches / 100 × 15 × 11 cm

Kim Farkas, 19-02 (HS prototype), 2019. PETG, papier mâché, shells, aluminium, composite materials, 27 1/2 × 39 1/4 × 4 inches / 70 × 100 × 10 cm

Kim Farkas, 19-02 (HS prototype), 2019. PETG, papier mâché, shells, aluminium, composite materials, 27 1/2 × 39 1/4 × 4 inches / 70 × 100 × 10 cm

Exhibition view: eggs, 2019. University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Kim Farkas, 19-03 (HS), 2019. Custom composites, aluminum, electronics. 24 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches / 63 × 26 × 12 cm

Kim Farkas, 19-03 (HS), 2019 (detail). Custom composites, aluminum, electronics. 24 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches / 63 × 26 × 12 cm

Hélène Carbonnel & Kim Farkas, 19-00/RASSO, 2019. Multimedia installation, inflatable architecture, dimensions variable

Hélène Carbonnel & Kim Farkas, 19-00/RASSO, 2019 (alternate view). Multimedia installation, inflatable architecture, dimensions variable

Hélène Carbonnel & Kim Farkas, 19-00/RASSO, 2019 (alternate view). Multimedia installation, inflatable architecture, dimensions variable

Hélène Carbonnel & Kim Farkas, 19-00/RASSO, 2019 (alternate view). Multimedia installation, inflatable architecture, dimensions variable

Kim Farkas, 19-11/2, 2019. Custom composites, melamine bowls, 6 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches / 15 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm

Kim Farkas, 19-11/2, 2019 (alternate view). Custom composites, melamine bowls, 6 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches / 15 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm

Kim Farkas, 20-01, 2020. Steatite, incense stain, 6 × 3 × 2 1/4 inches / 15 × 8 × 6 cm

Kim Farkas, 17-11 (Those two, who go together), 2017. Steel, PMMA, polyurethane, 39 1 /2 × 28 3/ 4 × 3 1/2 inches / 100 × 72 cm × 9 cm

Kim Farkas, 17-11 (Those two, who go together), 2017 (detail). Steel, PMMA, polyurethane, 39 1 /2 × 28 3/ 4 × 3 1/2 inches / 100 × 72 cm × 9 cm

Kim Farkas, 17-12 (L’eau était noire plutôt que perse), 2017. Steel, PMMA, steatite, polyurethane, 39 1 /2 × 28 3/ 4 × 3 1/2 inches / 100 × 72 cm × 9 cm

Kim Farkas, (17-12 (L’eau était noire plutôt que perse), 2017 (alternate view). Steel, PMMA, steatite, polyurethane, 39 1 /2 × 28 3/ 4 × 3 1/2 inches / 100 × 72 cm × 9 cm

Kim Farkas, 17-01, 2017. Lacquer, steel, nylon and polyurethane resin, 17 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 9 inches / 45 × 32 × 23 cm

Kim Farkas, 17-01, 2017 (alternate view). Lacquer, steel, nylon and polyurethane resin, 17 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 9 inches / 45 × 32 × 23 cm

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Biography

Kim Farkas (b. 1988 in Paris, FR) lives and works in Paris, France. The artist received his BA in Graphic Design from Olivier de Serres, Paris, in 2009, his BFA from Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2012, and his MFA from Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2014. Selected exhibitions include: "Forever Young," MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR (2025); "Total Internal Reflection", Zéruì, London, UK (2024); "Master stock", Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); "Gianni Manhattan", Vienna, AT (2024); “Solstice,” Galerie Crèvecoer, Paris, FR (2024); “To breathe to walk,” Murmus, Los Angeles, US (2024); “The Blue Hour,” Union Pacific, London, UK (2024); Master stock,” Tara Downs, US (2024); MAC VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR (2023); “We’re still here,” All Stars, Lausanne, CH (2023); Paris + par Art Basel | Sites, Paris, FR, presented by Tara Downs (2022); “Comfort Dreams,” Campoli Presti, Paris, FR (2022); “Atlas of Affinities,” HUA International, Berlin, DE (2022); Tara Downs, New York, US (2021); “Étoile Distante,” FRAC Pays de la Loire, Nantes, FR (2021); “T01 700d,” Galerie des Filles du Calvaire, Paris, FR (2021); “Your friends and neighbors,” High Art, Paris, FR (2020); “From the xmas tree of lucy bull,” Los Angeles, US (2020); “Orange Rouge,” Bétonsalon, Paris, FR (2019); “Group Show,” Tonus, Paris, FR (2019); “Helmut,” Doc, Paris, FR (2018); “Le bien commun (LAMOA DS#3),” Commonwealth & Council, Los Angeles, US (2017); “Shanaynay fundraiser,” Shanaynay, Paris, FR (2016); and “Plus jamais seul,” Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR (2014). Farkas is a recipient of the CNAP Grant and Prix des amis des Beaux-Arts and is a founding publisher of Holoholo Books. The artist’s work is included in the permanent collection of Le Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris, Museu Inimá de Paula, Belo Horizonte, and Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami.