Since its opening in 2013, the Eva Vautier Gallery has been weaving together generations that have marked the history of contemporary art, starting with the École de Nice and the Fluxus movement to the present day. It represents with the same intensity emerging and internationally renowned artists. The gallery is particularly concerned with the support and promotion of women, and its artists develop themes related to nature, matter, the human being and the everyday. This is how the gallery proposes an innovative vision of contemporary art and contributes to the dynamism of the French art scene. His privileged link with Ben Vautier allows him a free and experimental tone recognized by the institutions. Exhibiting drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos and installations, the gallery also proposes historical retrospectives of artistic movements such as Fluxus, Supports/Surfaces and Figuration Libre. Its space is divided into a temporary exhibition area and a showroom offering, among other things, the publications and multiples of artists that it publishes.

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Biography

Éva Vautier is a singular and committed figure on the French contemporary art scene. Daughter of artist Ben Vautier, she grew up amidst the effervescence of the École de Nice, Ben's store and the Fluxus movement, while forging her own path, combining artistic commitment, archive work and cultural entrepreneurship.

From an early age, she was symbolically integrated into Ben's work, who signed her as a "living sculpture" at just three months old, as part of his process of artistic appropriation.

Since the early 2000s, Éva has accompanied Ben Vautier in the organization of his major international exhibitions. She has coordinated several major retrospectives: at the MAC in Lyon, the Musée Tinguely in Basel, the Musée Maillol in Paris and, more recently, the MUAC in Mexico City. She is also in charge of the artist's catalog raisonné, the appraisal of his works and the management of his archives.

In 2013, she founded the Galerie Eva Vautier in Nice, since when the gallery has championed a demanding and open programming, presenting artists from a variety of backgrounds - historical figures from the Fluxus movement, but also contemporary artists exploring questions of the collective, the living, language and experimental practices. The gallery also initiates off-site exhibitions, in partnership with institutions, festivals and other art venues.

Éva Vautier builds bridges between generations, from the École de Nice to today's scenes. Her privileged relationship with Ben enables her to take a free and exploratory look at art, recognized by numerous institutions. In 2023, she organized the group exhibition "Fluxus Côte d'Azur 1963-68...2023", to mark the movement's 60th anniversary.

Convinced that art should be accessible to all, she develops open formats: affordable editions, educational initiatives, encounters with artists, projects linked to educational and social circles. It actively supports the visibility of women artists.

In June 2024, Éva tragically lost both her parents, Ben and Annie Vautier, within hours of each other. Marked by this loss, she continues their legacy with determination, while asserting more than ever her own vision of contemporary art through her gallery in Nice.