Frédéric Xavier Liver

Born 1980 - Harfleur (F)

Lives and works in between Verpel and Brussels.


EDUCATION


Graduated at Brera Fine Art School in 2005, Milan.


EXHIBITIONS


2025

GEOMETRIC YOUTH -  Turtle chamber project. Taiwan.

LES QUATRE MILLE COUPS. ‘De Chantal Akerman à aujourd’hui’ Arts.film. Canada.

POOLS. Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo.

2024

THE WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WANTS, PuntWG. Amsterdam.

BOUDERRA. Olympiade Culturellle. Théâtre des Amandiers. Nanterre

BOUDERRA. Manège de Reims. Grandpré

BOUDERRA. 41e journées européennes du patrimoine. Musée de la Reddition. Reims

OLYMPIADES ARDENAISES. Manège de Reims. Buzancy

DANSUL SATULUI. MNTRplusC - Bucharest. RO

LES QUATRE MILLE COUPS. FIFA - DIffusion sur Arts.film. Canada.

2023

LES QUATRE MILLE COUPS - Around video - Art Fair. Bruxelles

FESTIVAL D’ART CONTEMPORAIN MARCEL LONGCHAMP, Marseille

E IL TOPO. History of an artists... Italian Cultural Institute. New York

E IL TOPO. History of an artists’ magazine with an unusual editorial strategy.

MADRE. Naples E IL TOPO. History of an artists’ magazine with an unusual editorial strategy.

MACRO. Rome FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL FILM D’ART, FIFA 2023 - Montreal

NUIT NUMÉRIQUE - Saint EX Culture Numérique. Reims

2022

LES QUATRE MILLE COUPS - Galerie V/MSP. Bruxelles

AVANT GOÛT- Saint EX Culture Numérique. Reims

INTERNATIONAL DANCEFILMFESTIVAL BRUSSELS - Cinematek. Brussels

BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - Nuit Blanche 2022 de Bruxelles.

BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - ARTDENTHÉ. Générateur Gentilly.

BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - Abbaye de Noirlac..

BELGIAN BEAUTIES - DansCentrumJette. Brussels.

TIMELESS AWARDS FILM FESTIVAL. Wrocław PL. ( Prix Meilleur Film Journal intime )

STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL. Stockholm. SE.

NYNG - Nil Gallery.New York. US.

2021

BALLAD OF ESCAPE. MNTRplusC - Bucharest. RO. 2021

BREAKING THE BACKBOARD. Mars. Mons. 2021

APEX FILM FESTIVAL. Brighton. UK 2021 ( online )

LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Luleå, SE. 2021

CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Kolkata. 2021 (Prix Meilleur film Expérimental )

ROMA PRISMA FILM FESTIVAL. Roma. IT. 2021

2020

BREAKING THE BACKBOARD. Festival Mouvements de Rue. Sedan

2” DEEP - 2” WIDE. UKYA. Nottingham

2019

KAK. Performance. NESXT Docks Dora, Torino

E IL TOPO - E IL TORO. Performance. Thomas Dane Gallery. Naples

PUBLIC POOL #6. Frac Champagne Ardenne / C.E.A. Reims

JAMAIS UNE PENSEE N!ABOLIRA LE HASARD. Galerie ERG Brussels

IS THIS JUST FANTASY?. Manège de Reims

FRICHE O RAMA 2019. La fileuse. Reims

2018

2” DEEP - 2” WIDE. BoCS Art Museum. Cosenza

PICCOLI ITALIANI CRESCONO. Ginnasio Fratelli Bandiera. Cosenza

2017

INDEXMAKERS - E IL TOPO - Le 19 - CRAC Montbeliard

2” DEEP - 2” WIDE . n.w.w.n.n.l.n.o. Brussels

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 17. Maison Vide. Reims

2016

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 16. The Hutt, Primary. Nottingham.

FICTION CRITIQUE. E IL TOPO. CLARK Center Montréal.

THE BLACKBOX THEORY. BB15. Linz.

2015

SVILUPPO / PARALLELO- Kunstmuseum of Luzern EBIENALE 3, Bucharest.

CASTELLI DI SABBIA, E IL TOPO - Museo Nivola, Orani.

LA MOULE FABULEUSE. E IL TOPO - Robb Pruitt!s Flea Market. Venezia.

A CRY THAT SUMMONS THE STORM. Galateca. Bucharest.

SALO - GEOMETRIC YOUTH 15. Espace des Salaisons. Paris.

RIQUET À LA HOUPPE. Shakirail. Paris

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 14. The Can - Carol 53, Bucharest.

MA PATIENCE A DES LIMITES, Galerie Dubois Friedland. Bruxelles.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 13. Cabinet du Livre D!Artiste, Rennes. 2014

UN REVE D!ETERNITÉ, E IL TOPO, FRAC Bretegne, Rennes.

THE CITY SHUDDERS – STONE EXHALE, Galerie Estace, Paris.

PENELOPE S!EN VA. - Galerie Grand E!terna.Paris

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 12. FRASQ 2014 , Le Générateur. Gentilly.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 11. Nuit Blanche 2014 - Espace des Salaisons. Paris.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 10. UKG - PRAHA.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 9. UKG - PISEK.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 8 UKG - C. Krumlov.

NO KAWARA. Galerie Nivet-Carzon. Paris

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 7. Galerie Nivet Carzon. Paris.

2013


HELTER SKELTER. Galerie Nivet-Carzon. Paris

GEOMETRIC YOUTH 6. STRCAMP. Moletai. (LT)

FIREWIRE. Espace des Blancs Manteaux, Paris

THE CITY SHUDDERS – STONE EXHALE, Galerie Estace, Leipzig

2012

SELFMADE. Biancovolta. Viterbo SLICK !12. Galerie Nivet-Carzon. Paris

ART VILNIUS !12 . Galerie Nivet-Carzon. Vilnius

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED. Galerie Nivet-Carzon. Paris

2011

IL BELPAESE DELLARTE. GAMEC. Bergamo

GEOMETRIC YOUTH V5. Biancovolta. Viterbo

ESTACE FAIT SON SALON. Galerie Estace. Paris.

WITH YOU IN THE SOUTH. Galerie Estace. Paris.

THE THOUSAND. EX-POLIS Fabbrica del Vapore. Milano

ITALIAN HISTORY X -Mostra sul 150° dell!Unità d!Italia. Viterbo

ITALIAN HISTORY X -Mostra sul 150° dell!Unità d!Italia. TRIENNALE. Milano

GEOMETRIC YOUTH V4. Ventre de la Baleine. Pantin.

2010

GEOMETRIC YOUTH V3 . Chic Art Fair 2010. Paris.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH V2 . FRASQ 2010. @ Les Salaisons, Romainville

GEOMETRIC YOUTH. Maisons des Arts. Malakoff.

2009

BORDER LINES, galerie les Salaisons , Romainville

2008

82955 SAN SIRO, Galerie Annarumma404, NAPOLI. (I)

2006

KASSELER DOKUMENTARFILM FESTIVAL, KASSEL. (D) URP! Cagliari. (I)



GRANTS / AWARDS


2025 Best experiment movie - Dansul Satului - London Movie Awards

2024 Culture moves europe individual mobility - Creative Europe programme of the European Union and implemented by Goethe-Institut

2024 Aide à la création et à la recherche. Région Grand EST

2024 AiA. DRAC Grand EST-ministère de la Culture

2023 2021 Sélection Officielle LES QUATRE MILLE COUP, FIFA. Montréal

2021 Italian Council with E IL TOPO Storia di una rivista d'artista con un'insolita strategia editoriale

2021 Aide à la création et à la recherche. Région Grand EST

2021 Sélection Officielle LES QUATRE MILLE COUP, INTERNATIONAL DANCE FILM FESTIVAL BRUSSELS

2021 Best Diary Film (with LES QUATRE MILLE COUPS) TIMELESS AWARDS

2021 Best Experimental Film (with the 4000 Blows) Calcutta International Festival, Kolkata.



WORKSHOP - Residencies

2025 - Pollinator program -  a virtual residency of mutual support.

2025 - Hayama artist residency, Hayama. Japan

2025 - Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo.

2025 - Dansul Satului, part II. MNTRplusC, Schela - Bucharest

2023 - IT COULD HAVE BEEN... GOLD. MNTRplusC, Schela - Bucharest

2022 - VOICE OVER monument . INSEAMM, Marseille (Workshop)

2020 - 2” DEEP - 2” WIDE. University of Lincoln. Lincoln (Workshop)

2019 - Cartographier l'Empire . ERG Brussels

2017 - n.w.w.n.n.l.n.o. Brussels

2016 - AQB- Budapest

2016 - The Hutt. Primary. Nottingham

2015 -The CAN - Bucharest

2014 - UKG - Workshop PRAHA.& PISEK.

2014 - UKG - Workshop PISEK.

2014 - UKG Residency C.KRUMLOV.

2004 -CORRADO LEVI WORKSHOP

2005 - FABIO MAURI WORKSHOP



PUBLICATIONS


E IL TOPO, Storia di una rivista d'artista con un'insolita strategia editoriale

VOICE OVER : n1/ n2/ n3/ n4/ n5/ n6/ n7

E IL TORO n1

n.w.w.n.n.l.n.o. - ERG Brussels

BB15, 15/18 an overview.BB15 Linz.

Artist-Run Spaces around and about 2012-2015-2017 aux éditions des Presses du Réel.

GEOMETRIC YOUTH. Hutt Collective . Dizzy Ink. 2016.

Un MANIFESTO TOPISTA. Museo Nivola - Edizioni Postmedia 2016.

E IL TOPO Manifesto

E IL TOPO : N12 / N13 / N14 / N15 / N16 / N17 / N18 / N19 / N20 / N21 /N22 / N24

IL BELPAESE DELLARTE._ catalogue

EXIT EXPRESS _ Novembre 2008.

EXIBART _ Novembre 2008.

KASSELER DOKUMENTARFILM FESTIVAL_ catalogue,

URP !_ catalogue