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

2024
DANSUL SATULUI. MNTRplusC. Bucharest
BOUDERRA. MDLXIII. Granpré.
OLYMPIADES ARDENAISES. Manège de Reims. Stade de Buzancy
BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers. Nanterre


2023
E IL TOPO. Le souffle libertaire. Rencontre performance. Frac Occitanie. Montpellier
E IL TOPO, Une soirée. Rencontre performance. Frac-Artothèque Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limoges
LES QUATRE MILLE COUPS -  Around video - Art Fair. Represented by  V/MSP Gallery. Bruxelles
FESTIVEL D’ART CONTEMPORAIN MARCEL LONGCHAMP, Marseille
THE LAST DAYS OF E IL TOPO. 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.  Performance. MACRO. Rome
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL FILM D’ART, FIFA 2023 - Montreal
NUIT NUMÉRIQUE - Saint EX Culture Numérique. Reims


2022
THE 4000 BLOWS - V/MSP Gallery. Brussels
THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY, JUST SHAKE - Saint EX Culture Numérique. Reims
INTERNATIONAL DANCEFILMFESTIVAL BRUSSELS - Cinematek. Brussels
BELGIAN BEAUTIES _ IDFFB 2022 - Danscentrumjette Dcj. Bruxelles
BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - ARTDENTHÉ. Générateur Gentilly.
AMOURS _ Plateforme. Paris. 
BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - Abbaye de Noirlac. Avec l'équipe Tango de Bourges
BREAKING THE BACKBOARD - Nuit Blanche 2022 de Bruxelles.
TIMELESS AWARDS FILM FESTIVAL. Wrocław PL. 2022 ( Prix Meilleur Film Journal intime )
STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL. Stockholm. SE. 2022
NIL GALLERY. New York. US. 2022

2021
BALLAD OF ESCAPE. Musée 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)

WORKSHOP - Residencies
2020 - 2” DEEP - 2” WIDE. University of Lincoln. Lincoln  
2019 - Cartographier l'Empire . ERG Brussels 2017 - n.w.w.n.n.l.n.o. Brussels
AQB- Budapest (2016)
2016 - The Hutt. Primary. Nottingham 2015 -The CAN- Bucharest
2014 - UKG - Workshop PRAHA.& PISEK. 2014 - UKG Residency C.KRUMLOV.
2004 -CORRADO LEVI WORKSHOP 2005 - FABIO MAURI WORKSHOP 2004

PUBLICATIONS
E IL TOPO. History of an artists’ magazine with an unusual editorial strategy. FLASH ART. Déc. 2023
VOICE OVER covers - N1 / N2 / N3 / N4 / N5 / N6
2019  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.