Didier Guillon
Didier Guillon | |
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| Born | March 28, 1953 Neilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French Swiss |
| Alma mater | Pantheon-Assas University |
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| Known for | Founder and owner of Valmont Group, Swiss cellular cosmetic expert, art exhibitions and collections |
| Family | Sophie Guillon (spouse),[1] Maxence Guillon (son) |
Didier Guillon is a French-Swiss entrepreneur, cosmetics expert, artist, art collector, curator and philanthropist.,.[2][3]
He is the Chairman and Art Director of the Valmont Group since 1990. He is inspired by artists and creations selected and sponsored by Fondation Valmont.[4][5][6]
Sharing his vision of aesthetics, Didier dedicates his passion for art to sublimate by creating very limited editions of refined packaging to welcome exceptional formulas.
The marriage of art and beauty became the main claim of the brand: When Art meets Beauty.
Early Life and career[]
Guillon was born on March 28, 1953 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is the descendant of an international art collector, Charles Sedelmeyer and also the great-great son of French sculptor and art historian Stanislas Lami and descendant of the sculptor and Egyptologist Alphonse Lami. His father, Claude Guillon, was the co-founder of Laboratoires Expanscience.
Didier studied at the Panthéon Assas University in Paris where he graduated with a Business Law degree in 1979.
Perpetuating a family tradition, Didier Guillon is a noted art collector. In reaction against the profusion of furniture, artworks, sculptures and paintings accumulated at home, he found himself closed to the American minimalism of mid 20th century represented by Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella and Donald Judd.
Literally the “love at first sight” is what drives Didier Guillon in his choices: together with the American minimalism, his preferences embrace a long list of international artists among which: , Joan Gardy Artigas, , , , , , , and .
Personal life[]
Didier Guillon and Sophie Vann Guillon have led Valmont Group for more than 30 years, working together to shape the identity and development of the brand. Mentors, ambassadors, pygmalions, initiators and managers... they dialogue, debate and create, all in a spirit of mutual esteem, purposefully pursuing a shared passion.
FONDATION VALMONT: A FATHER AND HIS SON[]
In 2015, Didier Guillon gives birth to Fondation Valmont an institution hosting his collection and dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art by supporting young artists.
In 2018, became the main headquarter of Fondation Valmont The exhibitions held in this typical 16th century Venetian palace contribute significantly to the Venetian art scene by presenting every year collective projects. Didier Guillon shares his passion for art... from one generation to the next... there's only one mask! The roots of art, the ultimate ambition. Maxence joins Didier Guillon in his discoveries and creations.
Maxence, 23 years old, started his career as a volunteer. After an experience in Asia, then another in Africa, he continued his studies in the footsteps of his father in the legal field.
From gallery to museum, Maxence makes his father's passion his own. Father and son share their emotions around art. When Maxence discovers the German artist A.R. Penk, Didier joins him in his choices, and follows his son's wise advice by buying Robert Combas. The two Guillon complement each other perfectly. As of January 2022, Didier Guillon once again expresses his freedom and independence by appointing his son Maxence, to take over Fondation Valmont... while Didier will permanently move to Venice, to celebrate art in all its forms. Art and passion for universal beauty... This appointment nourishes the passion that drives Maxence today. His professional career, combined with multiples trips as well as his international experience, allow him to accept the challenge by stepping into the Valmont group.
DIDIER GUILLON : An artist[]
As a non-traditional curator, and a cultural agitator, Didier Guillon often holds exhibitions where he invites artists to think about a thematic and explore new fields of creation.
He likes to express his visions and ideas with metaphors: the mask, the gorilla and the cage are reminiscent throughout his works. With his icons he likes to raise questions on our world and its current challenges, points out issues and searches for ways to enchant reality. True to his nature, he exhilarates as he relentlessly works to fine-tune his ideas. Over the last years, he designed multiple works in various media, several dimensions, skillfully combining a wide array of materials. He likes to think of new ways to approach, discuss and appreciate contemporary art.
Exhibitions[]
2013
- Le Jardin Suspendu – Verbier – Switzerland
- MagicEvent: Benedicte Blanc Fontenille- Montréal – Canada
- Plats d’Artistes – Hydra – Greece
- 55th Venice's Biennale – Glasstress – Venice – Italy
2014
- Collection d’Artistes – Hôtel Le Meurice – Paris – France
- Collection d’Artistes – New-York – United States of America
- Plats d’Artistes – Hong-Kong
2015
- The Dialogue of Fire – 56th Venice's Biennale – Venice – Italy
- Collection d’Artistes – Barcelona – Spain
- Collection d’Artistes – Tokyo – Japan
2016
- El Cuor No Se Vende – Hydra – Greece[7]
- Collection d’Artistes – La Maison Valmont, Berlin, Germany
- The Room of Dreams, Judi Harvest – Barcelona, Spain[8]
- Yves Bélorgey – Kempinski Hotel – Geneva, Switzerland
- Quentin Garel – Spa By Valmont – Verbier, Switzerland
2017
- Iliodora Margellos – La Maison Valmont, Geneva, Switzerland
- Beauty and the Beast – in the context of the 57th Biennale of Venice, Italy[9][10]
- El Bocho – in La Maison Valmont, Berlin, Germany
2018
2019
- The Elegant Symmetry of the Gorilla : Geneva, Munich, Hong Kong [13]
- Hansel & Gretel – White Traces in Search of Your Self : Venice, Palazzo Bonvicini[14]
- White Mirror : Tokyo - New York - Milan - Chengdu[15]
2020
- Venetian Love : Venice, Palazzo Bonvicini[16]
- Les Résidences Valmont : When Art & Beauty meet Hospitality
- Tinstwalo African Colors : Berlin, Munich, Milano
- Scarface, Parfum d’artiste
2021
- Janus : Venice, Hydra[17]
References[]
- ^ "Sophie Guillon".
- ^ Hambi, Christina. "Didier Guillon: The Art Of Leadership". Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Fondation Valmont presenta l'esposizione "Beauty and the Beast"". beautytudine (in Italian). June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "La société vaudoise Valmont acquiert la parfumeuse du pape". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Living, LuxEco (October 9, 2015). "Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep: Valmont Baptizes The Bear Bracelet To Preserve Fish In British Columbia". HuffPost. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Didier Guillon on the Valmont Foundation". Flash Art. July 29, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "7 mostre da vedere nell'estate 2016". My Luxury (in Italian). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Casale, Rocky. "Creating Judi Harvest's Soft Pillows of Murano Glass". Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast a Venezia – Vogue.it". Vogue (in Italian). May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast: a Venezia una mostra d'eccezione". Fashion in Town (in Italian). July 11, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Maison Valmont's Intimate Art Exhibition in a Swiss Castle – Galerie". galeriemagazine.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Le contemporain envoûte le château". lacote.ch (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "The Elegant Symmetry of the Gorilla, itinerant exhibition 2018-2019 – Galerie". fondationvalmont.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Hansel & Gretel – White Traces in Search of Your Self". fondationvalmont.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "White Mirror by Didier Guillon". fondationvalmont.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Venetian Love". fondationvalmont.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "The Rebirth of Art and Beauty in Venice". fondationvalmont.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- Living people
- 1953 births