FRÉDÉRIC XAVIER LIVER
Born 1980 - Harfleur (F)
Lives and works in between Reims and Brussels.



EDUCATION

Graduated at Brera Fine Art School in 2005, Milan.


EXHIBITIONS

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
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.