Renowned artists and and a young generation inspired by BIC® products
Exhibition at the CENTQUATRE-PARIS - 14 April to 27 May 2018
BIC presented its contemporary art collection to the public for the first time, at the CENTQUATRE-exhibition center in PARIS (France). An unprecedented exhibition of more than 150 artistic works, from drawing to photography to sculpture, bringing together artists from all over the world who have been inspired by BIC®.
Read the Press release
"These artistic works speak a little bit of our brand but mostly of our world today. They draw the geographical landmarks of where our products are used. I am happy to share for the first time with you these art pieces and the enthusiasm that we have had while gathering them. "
Bruno Bich
The exhibition
The space reserved for the exhibition, naturally organized into four sections, allows us to embrace four chapters of the collection: historical artists, a portrait gallery, design and fashion and imaginary architectures with the "Blue Cabinet " and the "Four colors".
The diversity of this collection is measured by the transformation that the medium takes on hand of the artist, as well as its richness through the artists' reflection proposed to us regarding the future of writing instruments.
Hervé Mikaeloff and Ingrid Pux
Curators of the exhibition
The BIC exhibition, in figures
The artists and the works
This collection, which started in the late nineties at an exhibition in Italy devoted to the life story of Marcel Bich, today consists of more than 250 works by internationally recognized or upcoming artists. The works of art all have a point in common: they have been created with or inspired by BIC® products.
Chromatographie of Bic ink, by Hicham Berrada
Printed on cotton paper.
Born in 1986 in Casablanca, Morocco, Hicham Berrada lives and works in Paris.
Razor Chair, by Kate Lennard
1102 BIC ® razors.
Born in 1980 in Leeds, England, Kate Lennard lives and works in London.
Timmy, by The Kid
Black BIC® ball pen on paper.
Born in 1991 in São Paulo, Brazil, THE KID lives and works in Paris and Amsterdam.
Malcomportement dans la prairie, by Charles Laib Bitton
Ink on paper.
Born in 1985 in Brussels, Belgium, Charles Laib Bitton lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
Out of the Blue, by Sophie Hardeman
BIC ® and white denim.
Born in 1991 in Arnhem, the Netherlands, Sophie Hardeman lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ciclotrama 115 (Writing),by Janaina Mello Landini
20 m of ropes of 24 mm diameter in blue, red, black and green nylon on marine canvas.
Born in 1974 in São Gotardo, Brazil, Janaina Mello Landini lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil.
THE ONLINE SHOP
The exhibition catalogue, “the BIC Collection” and a selection of limited edition items related to the exhibition were available at the BIC Collection Shop, located at the CENTQUATRE-PARIS during the exhibition.
These objects are now available online on the following website www.bicartshop.com
