Expo Chicago | Raphaël Barontini

Raphaël Barontini (b. 1984; Saint-Denis, France; lives and works in Paris) finds inspiration in paying homage to the legacies set by figures of historical movements for liberation. In a style of collage combining photography, silk screen printing, painting, and digital prints, Raphaël Barontini deploys a painting in movement that takes a new look at history while questioning the very status of painting in the museum and public space.

Raphaël Barontini’s work has been exhibited in institutions around the world, including Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA), SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, USA), MAC VAL (Vitry-sur-Seine, France), the MO.CO (Montpellier, France), Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco, USA), The New Art Exchange Museum (Nottingham, UK) and Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA). He has also participated in the international biennials of Bamako, Mali, Casablanca, Morocco, Lima, Peru, and Thessaloniki, Greece. In 2020, he was chosen by LVMH Métiers d’Art to complete a residency in Singapore. From October 19, 2023 to February 11, 2024, the Panthéon, the legendary Parisian monument, has given him carte blanche to present a magnificent exhibition entitled ” We could be heroes “, created in situ and evoking the history and memory of the fight against slavery. Raphaël Barontini is currently in residency at the Villa Albertine (New Orleans, USA).