Born in 1963, Pierre Monestier lives and works in Marseille. He is a graduate of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris.

Pierre Monestier was born in 1963 and was primarily influenced by the 1980s. The generation of artists that grew up in, and took inspiration from the 1980s, were influenced by a period of quickly growing global capitalism, political upheaval, notable wealth discrepancy, global mass media and distinctive music and fashion, including electronic pop music and hip hop. The 1980s was the era of African famine, the height of the Cold War, and also the end of it, as marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Important art movements of the era include Neo Geo, The Pictures Generation and the international trend of Neo-Expressionism which manifested in Germany, the USA and Italy (where it was known as Transavanguardia). The decade was exemplified by artists like Anselm Kiefer, Jörg Immendorf, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco Clemente and Julian Schnabel. Street art and graffiti started to gain recognition, key artists of which include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019 Passages Fantasques, Galerie Detais, Paris, FR
2016 Galerie Detais, Paris, FR
2014 Initiations, Galerie municipale Julio Gonzalez, Arcueil, FR
2010 Nouvelles Divagations, Galerie Artegalore, Paris, FR

2008 Histoires Sans Parole, Galerie Artegalore, Paris, FR

2006 Nouvelle Espèce, Galerie Artegalore, Paris, FR

2002 Pierre Monestier, Galerie du Fleuve, Paris, FR

1997 Pierre Monestier, Maison de Beaux-Arts , Paris, FR

1994 Pierre Monestier, Galerie de l’Arbalète, Paris, FR

1993 Pierre Monestier, Spécific Studio, Paris, FR

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 2019 Re-Fresh, Lyle O. Reitzel, Santo Domingo, DR
Rêves & Verticalités, French Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, DR
Festin, La Défense
2018 Salon Art-Elysées, Paris, FR
2017 Biennale d’Issy
2015 Salon Art-Elysées, Paris, FR
2013 Group Show, Conseil Général de Normandie, Rouen, France
2009 Group Show, Mairie d’Aubusson, Aubusson, France
Group Show, Galerie Vieille du Temple, Paris, France
2008 Salon du Dessin Contemporain, Paris, FR
2007 La Source, La Guéroulde, Eure
2005 Galerie Vieille du Temple, Paris, FR
2004 Galerie Léo Scheer, Paris, FR
2003 Biennale d’Issy