The Kid (artist) explained

Robin Kid, a.k.a. The Kid (born 1991) is a French multidisciplinary contemporary artist, from Dutch descent. His neo-pop artwork hijack a variety of social, political, and traditional imagery of the past and present, with rebellious, religious, fantastical, and in some ways offensive undertones. He pulls intuitively from the world of advertising, the Internet, the entertainment industry, and his childhood memories, to produce ambitious, enigmatic, and thought-provoking narratives, which question our polarized world of the 21st century.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He confronts the audience with, among other notions, social determinism and the thin frontier between innocence and corruption within his young generation in modern societies. The Kid lives and works in Paris, France where he has his main studio for drawings and paintings and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for sculptures.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

His art works include wall-size blue Bic ballpoint pen or charcoal drawings^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]} and oil paintings as well as hand-made hyper-realistic lifesize silicon or bronze sculptures and art installations in various materials.^[21] In recent years, The Kid's works have been exhibited at Le Louvre,^{[22] [23]} the Institute Of Contemporary Art,^{[24] [25] [26] [27]} The Grand Palais (National Museums Reunion),^{[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]} the Halle Saint Pierre Paris City Municipal Museum ^{[34] [35] [36]} in Montmartre or the Paris City Cultural Center Centquatre^{[37] [38] [39] [40]} in Paris (France), the Alpes Maritimes Regional Museum Lympia in Nice (France),^{[41] [42] [43] [44]} the MOCO Museum in Amsterdam (The Netherlands),^{[45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]} the 21st Century Museums in Chicago and in Louisville (USA),^{[47] [48] [52] [53] [54]} and during solo and group shows at International contemporary art galleries, in particular Templon Gallery (Paris, Brussels, New York)^{[55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63]} as well as at International art fairs, in particular Art Basel and Volta in Basel (Switzerland),^[64] Art Basel Miami Beach and Pulse in Miami (USA),^[65] or FIAC and Art Paris in Paris,^{[66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73]} among other venues.

Inspiration

When asked ″although your characters are caught in a very shady moment, there is something beautiful and poetic in the way they are represented, tell us more about this duality″, The Kid answered ″I’ve always been attracted by this line in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: ″behind every exquisite thing lies something tragic″, I think this is pretty much what all of my works have in common. Despite their youth and beauty, all of my subjects are doomed to fail, like a flower is destined to fade. And I try to capture them in their defining moment, forever caught between innocence and corruption." And he added ″I want to question the audience about social determinism, the thin frontier between innocence and corruption, the equality of chances, or the fading line between right and wrong in our modern societies.″

Exhibitions (extracts)

• ROBIN KID : Kingdom Of Ends (Solo Show, September 2, 2023 – October 21, 2023, Templon Gallery, Paris, France.^{[74] [75] [76]}
• ROBIN KID a.k.a. THE KID : It's All Your Fault (Solo Show, September 4, 2021 – October 23, 2021, Templon Gallery, Paris, France.^{[77] [78] [79] [80]}
• THE KID : The Future Is Old (Solo Show, November 18, 2020 – July 31, 2021, MOCO Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, curated by Kim Logchies Prins).^{[45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]}
• This We Believe (February 1 – December 31, 2020, 21st Century Museum, Chicago (Illinois), USA, curated by Alice Gray Stites).^{[47] [48] [81] [82] [83]}
• Art Basel Miami Week (December 2019, Miami - Florida, USA).^[65]
• Liberty, Liberty Darling (June 28 – September 15, 2019, Alpes Maritimes Regional Museum Lympia, Vieux Port Nice, curated by Simone Dibo Cohen President of the Mediterranean Union For Modern Art founded in 1946 by Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard).^{[41] [42] [43] [44]}
• Basel Art Fair (June 2019, Basel, Switzerland).^{[84] [64]}
• HEY! Modern Art & Pop Culture #4 (March 23 – August 2, 2019, Paris City Municipal Museum Halle Saint Pierre, Montmartre Paris, curated by Hey! Art Magazine chief editors Anne de Hey & Julien aka Radio France editor Djubaka).^{[34] [35] [85] [86]}
• Our Meat Is USA Choice.^{[61] [62] [63]} Solo Show. February–March 2019. Paris. ALB AnoukLeBourdiec Gallery.
• The BIC Collection (April 14 – May 27, 2018, Paris City Cultural Institution Centquatre, Paris, curated by Hervé Mikaeloff and Ingrid Pux).^{[37] [38] [39] [40]}
• Back To School – A Portrait Of Youth In Revolt.^{[87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94]} Solo Show. Art Paris 2017. March–April 2017. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
• Triennale Of Their Times #5 (March–May 2016, Lyon Villeurbanne, The Contemporary Art Institute - IAC, curated by Nathalie Ergino in association with The International Collectors' Association ADIAF - Marcel Duchamp Art Price).^{[24] [25] [95] [27]}
• I Go Alone – Portrait Of A New Lost Generation.^{[96] [97] [98]} Solo Show. Art Paris 2016. March–April 2016. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
• Now Is Our Future (March–April 2016, Paris, Le Carreau Du Temple, art director Philippe Piguet, curated by Drawing Now's current and past selection committee members).^{[99] [100]}
• Until The Quiet Comes.^{[101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108]} Solo Show. Art Paris 2015. March 2015. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
• The Morning I Was Born Again. Art Paris 2014. March 2014. Paris. Le Grand Palais Museum.
• Endgame. Solo Show. March–May 2013. Paris. ALB AnoukLeBourdiec Gallery.
• Drawing Now (April 2013, Louvre Museum, Paris)
• Humanity Is Overrated.^[109] Slick Art Fair. October 2012. Paris. Le Garage.
• God Is Dead.^[110] Roxy Rocky. June 2012. Paris. ALB AnoukLeBourdiec Gallery.

External links

• • • (production E.U. public cultural TV channel Arte - broadcast on TV through whole Europe 2018/2019)

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'artiste Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid explore les affres de la jeunesse américaine . Contemporary artist Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid explores the pangs of American youth . Thévenin . Patrick . 7 October 2021 . I-D. Vice . i-d.vice.com.
2. Web site: The revolution will be satirised . Byworth-Morgan . Harvey . 4 September 2021 . Metal Magazine . metalmagazine.eu.
3. Web site: Galerie Templon Paris presents an exhibition of works by artist Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid . Art Daily . artdaily.com.
4. Web site: Art contemporain : Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid, manipulateur d'images pop . Contemporary art: Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid, manipulator of Pop images . Boyer . Guy . 4 October 2021 . Connaissances des Arts . connaissancedesarts.com.
5. Web site: Biiography. Studio Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid . thekid.fr.
6. Web site: The Kid : Corrupted Youth . Guerrero . Sara . 2 March 2016 . JazzMetal SL . metalmagazine.eu.
7. Web site: Getting To Know The Kid. IDOL Magazine.
8. Web site: Powerfully Disturbing And Certainly Controversial Art By The Kid. Beautiful/Decay.
9. Web site: ART WALK NEWS SEPT. 2014 VOL 4 NO 9. Issuu.
10. Web site: THE KID. Mathilde Rouzies. BOUMBANG.
11. Web site: THE KID: Depicting Social Determinism Through Hyperrealistic Sculpture and Drawings - Yatzer. Yatzer. 26 October 2014.
12. Web site: THE KID.
13. Book: Cimorelli, Dario . Institute of Contemporary Art IAC & Association for the Development International of Art in France ADIAF . Le Temps De L'Audace Et De L'Engagement - De Leur Temps (5) . Time For Daring And Commitment - Of Their Times (5) . Silvana Editoriale S.p.A. . 1 March 2016 . 133 . 978-8-836-63285-5.
14. Tarnaud . Vanina . 31 March 2016 . The Kid : La Voix D'Une Nouvelle Génération Perdue . The Kid : The Voice Of A New Lost Generation . French . Artravel Magazine . Paris, France . Novela York, Paris, France . 68 . 198–201 . 1769-0765.
15. Web site: The Kid: forte, perturbador e controverso - IdeaFixa. IdeaFixa.
16. Web site: THE KID. Zupi.
17. Web site: artnau The Kid - artnau. artnau.
18. Web site: La brutalidad de una juventud dibujada a golpe de palos. PlayGround Magazine.
19. Web site: Illustrations by The Kid. Inspiration Now.
20. Web site: the kid, la fragilidad en la violencia. lamonomagazine - art&urban culture magazine.
21. Web site: Picture Editor's Choice, March 28, 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald.
22. Web site: Drawing Now, le rendez-vous du dessin contemporain. Connaissance des Arts. 11 April 2013.
23. Web site: Un salon de dessin. Libération.fr.
24. Web site: LE TEMPS DE L'AUDACE ET DE L'ENGAGEMENT – DE LEUR TEMPS (5) -. IAC — Institut d’art contemporain — Villeurbanne/Rhône-Alpes. i-ac.eu.
25. Web site: De leur Temps 5 : Villeurbanne. adiaf.com.
26. Web site: De leur Temps 5 : Villeurbanne. adiaf.
27. Web site: THE KIDTriennal Show - Of Their Times # 5 - The Institute Of Contemporary Art (I.A.C.) - With ADIAF . www.thekid.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818051821/http://www.thekid.fr/contemporary-art-institute-triennal-exhibition-of-their-times/ . 2016-08-18.
28. Web site: Art Paris Art Fair parviendra-t-elle à démocratiser l'art contemporain ?. 1 April 2016. telerama.fr.
29. Web site: 'Art Paris Art Fair 2016' : Opening Night At Grand Palais In Paris. Chesnot. Getty Images.
30. Malvoisin . Armelle . 22 March 2014 . Art Paris : L'Explorateur . Art Paris : The Explorer . French . Beaux Arts Magazine . Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France . TTM Editions, Paris, France . 358 . 116–120 . 0757-2271.
31. Web site: Art Paris Art Fair 2016.
32. THE KID : The Morning I Was Born Again Solo Show at Art Paris Art Fair 2014 in Le Grand Palais Museum. 7 April 2014. YouTube.
33. Web site: THE KID : Until The Quiet Comes at Art Paris Art Fair 2015 in Le Grand Palais Museum. 7 April 2015. YouTube.
34. Web site: HEY! MODERN ART & POP CULTURE #4. hallesaintpierre.org.
35. Web site: La HEY ! Team débarque à La Halle Saint-Pierre jusqu'au 2 août !. artistikrezo.com. 26 March 2019.
36. Web site: HEY! MODERN ART & POP CULTURE. hallesaintpierre.org.
37. News: Duponchelle . Valerie . 3 May 2018 . Des oeuvres à la pointe du bic . Art works from the tip of the pen . French . Le Figaro . Paris, France . Le Figaro Groupe, Paris, France . 27 . 0182-5852.
38. Web site: Delhaye . Eric . 10 April 2018 . Collection Bic au Centquatre : quand le stylo à bille inspire les artistes . Collection Bic at the Centquatre: when ballpoint pen inspires the artists . Telerama.
39. Robert . Martine . May 2018 . Mecenat: Bic, une exposition populaire au 104 . Art sponsorship: Bic, a popular exhibition at the 104 . French . L'Oeil . Paris, France . Artclair Editions, Paris, France . 113 . 0029-862X.
40. Benaï . Yamina . May 2018 . La Collection BIC déployée au Cent Quatre Paris . The BIC Collection takes over the Cent Quatre Paris . French . L'Officiel Art . Paris, France . Les Editions Jalou, Paris, France . 36 . 2262-1415.
41. Web site: Liberté, liberté chérie. departement06.fr.
42. Web site: L'UMAM inaugure : " Liberté, liberté chérie ", à la galerie Lympia, au port de Nice. umamfrance.com. 11 June 2019.
43. Web site: L'UMAM inaugure : " Liberté, liberté chérie ", à la galerie Lympia, au port de Nice. mediapart.fr. 5 June 2019.
44. Web site: Nice : Liberté chérie. inout-cotedazur.com. 7 September 2021.
45. Springveld . Tom . 2 May 2020 . Tussen grootheden. Between greats. Dutch. Numero Homme Magazine . Amsterdam, the Netherlands. PBQ Media, Amsterdam, the Netherlands . 2 . 146–149.
46. Web site: Tussen grootheden. Between greats. Tom Springveld. numeromag.nl.
47. Sessa . Carlo . 20 April 2020 . La sua arte e provocatoria, riflessiva non scontata, e come un calcio nelle palle, THE KID e questo, un calcio nelle palle alla societa. His art is provocative, thoughtful not obvious, and like a kick in the balls, THE KID is this, a kick in the balls of society. Italian. Playboy Magazine. Milan, Italy. Parcle Group, Milan, Italy. 48 . 18–25. 1125-6672.
48. Web site: La sua arte e provocatoria, riflessiva non scontata, e come un calcio nelle palle, THE KID e questo, un calcio nelle palle alla societa. His art is provocative, thoughtful not obvious, and like a kick in the balls, THE KID is this, a kick in the balls of society. playboy.it.
49. Web site: THE KID : The Future is Old starting this Thursday in MOCO Museum. numeromag.nl. 17 November 2020.
50. Web site: THE KID : The Future Is Old. mocomuseum.com.
51. Web site: Interview THE KID. mocomuseum.com.
52. Web site: This we believe. Alice Gray Stites. 21cmuseumhotels.com.
53. Web site: This is us. Irene Hsiao. chicagoreader.com. 3 July 2020.
54. Web site: Chicago is the biggest city yet for 21c Museum — and its curator isn't afraid to be provocative. Cindy Dampier. chicagotribune.com.
55. Web site: L'artiste Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid explore les affres de la jeunesse américaine . Contemporary artist Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid explores the pangs of American youth . Thévenin . Patrick . 7 October 2021 . I-D. Vice . i-d.vice.com.
56. Web site: The revolution will be satirised . Byworth-Morgan . Harvey . 4 September 2021 . Metal Magazine . metalmagazine.eu.
57. Web site: Galerie Templon Paris presents an exhibition of works by artist Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid . Art Daily . artdaily.com.
58. Web site: Art contemporain : Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid, manipulateur d'images pop . Contemporary art: Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid, manipulator of Pop images . Boyer . Guy . 4 October 2021 . Connaissances des Arts . connaissancedesarts.com.
59. Web site: The Kid : Galerie ALB. galeriealb.com.
60. Web site: We Are Selecters. We Are Selecters.
61. Web site: THE KID – OUR MEAT IS USA CHOICE. galeriealb.com. February 2019.
62. Web site: 02/02 AU 02/03 – THE KID – OUR MEAT IS USA CHOICE – GALERIE ALB ANOUK LE BOURDIEC PARIS. agenda-pointcontemporain.com.
63. Web site: THE KID "OUR MEAT IS USA CHOICE". cnap.fr.
64. Web site: GALERIE ALB, PARIS. voltashow.com.
65. Web site: THE KID : I Believe In The Promised Land - Group Show - Art Basel Miami Week - Miami (FL), USA. artistthekid.com.
66. Web site: En images. "Art Paris Art Fair": huit œuvres un peu etranges a ne pas rater a la foire d'art contemporain du Grand Palais. 1/8: The Kid, Michael Jackson For President . In pictures. “Art Paris Art fair”: eight surprising works of art not to miss during the contemporary art fair at the Grand Palais. 1/8: The Kid, Michael Jackson For President . France Info . France Info. 31 March 2017 .
67. Helbig . Zoltan . 20 February 2017 . The Kid interviewed by Zoltan Helbig photographed by Jerome Lobato . English, French . Boycott Magazine . Paris, France . Vaadigm, Paris, France . 5 . 206–213 . 2274-2107.
68. 20 February 2017 . Portrait d'artiste : The Kid . Portrait of an artist : The Kid . French . Art Contemporain. Paris, France . Association Point Contemporain, Paris, France . 4 . 14–15. 2552-531X.
69. Web site: The Kid, rencontre avec l'enfant terrible de l'art contemporain . Maud Darbois . TTT Magazine..
70. Web site: 'Art Paris Art Fair' Exhibition Opening At Le Grand Palais In Paris . Bertrand Rindoff Petroff . Getty Images.
71. Web site: Tattooed Babies And Tortured Teens: 'The Kid' Turns Youthful Angst Into Art . Yordane Weingarten . Konbini.
72. Web site: Will it sell? . Taipei Times.
73. Web site: The Kid intervista di Alex Vaccani . The Kid’s interview by Alex Vaccani . Alex Vaccani . TOH! Magazine.
74. Web site: Robin Kid, enfant terrible de la peinture hyperréaliste . Robin Kid, the wild child of the hyperrealist painting . Celeux-Lanval . Maïlys . 21 September 2023 . Beaux Arts Magazine . beauxarts.com.
75. Web site: 5 choses à savoir sur Robin Kid, l'artiste qui transforme les références pop de l'enfance en chaos visuel . 5 thinks to know about Robin Kid, the contemporary artist who transforms the pop references of our childhood into a visual chaos . Servant-Ulgu . Valentine . 21 September 2023 . Vanity Fair Magazine . vanityfair.fr.
76. Web site: « Je fabrique mes œuvres comme on monte des jouets » : les enfants perdus de Robin Kid . « I create my art works the same way a child assembles toys » : the lost children of Robin Kid . Choices . Our . 13 October 2023 . Connaissances des Arts Magazine . connaissancedesarts.com.
77. Web site: L'artiste Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid explore les affres de la jeunesse américaine . Contemporary artist Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid explores the pangs of American youth . Thévenin . Patrick . 7 October 2021 . I-D. Vice . i-d.vice.com.
78. Web site: The revolution will be satirised . Byworth-Morgan . Harvey . 4 September 2021 . Metal Magazine . metalmagazine.eu.
79. Web site: Galerie Templon Paris presents an exhibition of works by artist Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid . Art Daily . artdaily.com.
80. Web site: Art contemporain : Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid, manipulateur d'images pop . Contemporary art: Robin Kid a.k.a. The Kid, manipulator of Pop images . Boyer . Guy . 4 October 2021 . Connaissances des Arts . connaissancedesarts.com.
81. Web site: This we believe. Alice Gray Stites. 21cmuseumhotels.com.
82. Web site: This is us. Irene Hsiao. chicagoreader.com. 3 July 2020.
83. Web site: Chicago is the biggest city yet for 21c Museum — and its curator isn't afraid to be provocative. Cindy Dampier. chicagotribune.com.
84. Web site: THE KID : Not Normal - Group Show - Basel Art Fair - Switzerland - Volta Show - ALB Gallery. artistthekid.com.
85. Web site: HEY! MODERN ART & POP CULTURE. hallesaintpierre.org.
86. Web site: Qui est Djubaka,"l'oreille musicale" de France Inter ?. lesinrocks.com.
87. Web site: En images. "Art Paris Art Fair": huit œuvres un peu etranges a ne pas rater a la foire d'art contemporain du Grand Palais. 1/8: The Kid, Michael Jackson For President . In pictures. “Art Paris Art fair”: eight surprising works of art not to miss during the contemporary art fair at the Grand Palais. 1/8: The Kid, Michael Jackson For President . France Info . France Info. 31 March 2017 .
88. Helbig . Zoltan . 20 February 2017 . The Kid interviewed by Zoltan Helbig photographed by Jerome Lobato . English, French . Boycott Magazine . Paris, France . Vaadigm, Paris, France . 5 . 206–213 . 2274-2107.
89. 20 February 2017 . Portrait d'artiste : The Kid . Portrait of an artist : The Kid . French . Art Contemporain. Paris, France . Association Point Contemporain, Paris, France . 4 . 14–15. 2552-531X.
90. Web site: The Kid, rencontre avec l'enfant terrible de l'art contemporain . Maud Darbois . TTT Magazine..
91. Web site: 'Art Paris Art Fair' Exhibition Opening At Le Grand Palais In Paris . Bertrand Rindoff Petroff . Getty Images.
92. Web site: Tattooed Babies And Tortured Teens: 'The Kid' Turns Youthful Angst Into Art . Yordane Weingarten . Konbini.
93. Web site: Will it sell? . Taipei Times.
94. Web site: The Kid intervista di Alex Vaccani . The Kid’s interview by Alex Vaccani . Alex Vaccani . TOH! Magazine.
95. Web site: De leur Temps 5 : Villeurbanne. adiaf.
96. Web site: THE KID.
97. Web site: THE KID : I GO ALONE – SOLO SHOW – PAINTINGS SCULPTURES – KALTBLUT Magazine. Marcel Schlutt. KALTBLUT Magazine.
98. Web site: Art Fair Paris 2016. 20minutes.fr.
99. Web site: Exposition 2016 : Now is our future. Drawing Now Paris.
100. Web site: Group Show - Now Is Our Future - Le Carreau Du Temple - Drawing Now. THE KID.
101. Web site: Art Paris Art Fair 2015. 20minutes.fr.
102. Web site: ADELAP :: photographe. LE BLOG d'ADELAP.COM: Art Paris :: The Kid le spectaculaire!. flanepourvous.blogspot.fr.
103. Web site: Exposition Art Paris Art Fair 2015 – Nef du Grand Palais (Paris). exponaute.com.
104. Web site: Artefact Magazine. Anne Claire Plantey. 27 March 2015.
105. Web site: EXPO// Art Paris 2015 : trois artistes à ne pas manquer – The Arts Factory Magazine. The Arts Factory Magazine.
106. Web site: Art Paris Art fair : valse printanière entre continents. Marine Sulitzer. LIB.
107. Web site: Art Paris ART FAIR : du 26 mars au 29 mars 2015. Elphège.
108. Web site: PRISE DE TETE AU ART PARIS ART FAIR – Alfalibra. Alfalibra.
109. Web site: THE KID : I GO ALONE PORTRAIT OF A NEW LOST GENERATION. TIRADE MAGAZINE.
110. Web site: Galerie ALB : Roxy Rocky. galeriealb.com.