About – Seth

Born in Paris in 1972, Seth began expressing himself on the walls of his city in the mid-90s.

His stomping ground was the 20th arrondissement, where he made a name for himself in the graffiti scene by painting characters.

After graduating from the École des Arts Décoratifs, Seth went on to work in advertising, animation and comics, but never ceased his work on the streets.

In 2003, he began traveling around the world, exchanging ideas with artists from different cultures.

Drawing from experience, he published the book Globe Painter in 2007 and took part as author and presenter in the documentary series Les Nouveaux explorateurs broadcast on Canal +. The program takes viewers on a voyage of discovery through the prism of urban art.

Throughout his travels, Seth has developed a distinctive painting style based on the theme of childhood. His conviction: public space is not a place to teach lessons, but a place to question, to dream, to look beyond. Seth portrays children whose innocence often contrasts with the harshness of their environment. Their faces are rarely visible, allowing viewers to project their innermost selves. His vortexes serve as doorways to imaginary worlds.

Exhibitions

We Are Here
Group Exhibition, Petit Palais, Paris, France
June to November 2024

Urban Vision
Group Exhibition, Jupiter Museum of Art, Shenzen, China
April to July 2024

Globe-painter
Solo exhibition, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
October 2023

Biennale de Chengdu
Group exhibition, with M Art Center, Chengdu, China
July 2023

Seth se la joue
Solo exhibition, Musée en Herbe, Paris, France
June 2023 to May 2024

Empreinte carbone
Solo exhibition, Fluctuart, Paris, France
October 2022 to February 2023

Retropestiv
Solo exhibition, Collégiale Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, Le Mans, France
June to August2022

La clef des champs
Solo exhibition, M Art Center, Shanghai, China
March to July 2022

Chinoiseries
Solo exhibition, Le VOG contemporary art center, Fontaine, France
May to July 2021

Upside down
Group exhibition, KIRK Gallery, Aalborg
April to May 2021

A Cappella
Solo exhibition, Chapelle Saint Sauveur, Saint-Malo, France
July to November 2020

Inside Out
Group exhibition, KIRK Gallery, Aalborg
May to June 2020

Playtime
Solo exhibition, Galerie Itinerrance, Paris
February to April 2020

1,2,3 Soleil
Solo exhibition, Institut Culturel Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux
July to October 2019

Made in Haiti
Exhibition with Martha Cooper, Fabien Castanier Gallery, Miami
April 2019

A l’école buissonnière
Solo exhibition, M 50 Art Center, Shanghai
March 2019

Chambrum Rangeum
Solo exhibition, Dorothy Circus Gallery, London, UK & Rome, Italy
November 2018

Mausa Vauban
Group exhibition, UNESCO Mausa Vauban, Neuf-Brisach, France
June 2018

Like Child’s Play
Solo exhibition, MOCA Shanghai
February 2018

Urban Nation Berlin
Group exhibition, Berlin, Germany
September 2017

Wall Drawings, Urban Icons
Group exhibition, MAC Lyon, France
September 2016

Range ta chambre
Intervention, Mira Lanza, Rome
July 2016

Icastica, Arezzo Art Festival 2015
Intervention, 999 gallery, Icastica
September 2015

Walking on a dream
Solo exhibtion, Galerie Itinerrance, Paris
March 2015

Looking through
Group show, Bund 18, Shanghai
November 2014

In & out
Group show, Mac de Créteil
September 2014

Urban Legends
with Philippe Beaudelocque, Group show, MACRO Roma
May 2014

Seth-Vilcollet
duo show, Galerie Geraldine Zberro, Paris
January 2014

Graffiti « Etats des Lieux »
with Philippe Beaudelocque, Galerie du Jour agnés.b
September 2013

Tour XIII
Group intervention, Galerie Itinerrance, Paris
September 2013

Les bains douches
Group exhibition, Galerie Magda Danysz
March 2013

Les Entrailles du Palais
Group intervention, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
November 2012

Intramuros
Solo exhibition, galerie Géraldine Zberro, Paris
November 2012

Graffiti « Etats des Lieux »
Group exhibition, Galerie du Jour agnés.b, Paris
September 2009

Selective bibliography

Seth On walls
La Martinière Editions, 2022

Wall Drawings Urban Icons
Silvana Editoriale, 2016

Extramuros Globe-painter Chronicles
Alternatives Editions, 2012

Tropical Spray Journey to the heart of Brazilian graffiti
Alternatives Editions, 2010

Globe-painter 7 months of voyage and graffiti
Alternatives Editions, 2007

Kapital One year of graffiti in Paris
with Gautier Bischoff
Alternatives Editions, 2000

Documentary Host

Globepainter in the Reunion and Madagascar
Produced by Julien Malland et Vincent Lefebvre
52mn, 2012 © Bonne Pioche Productions

Globepainter in Brazil
Produced by Frédéric Febvre
52mn, 2009 © Bonne Pioche Productions

Icône de rue
en Ukraine, réalisé par Olivier Lemaire
52mn, 2012 © Bonne Pioche Productions

Graffiti Chicha
au Pérou, réalisé par Olivier Lemaire
52mn, 2012 © Bonne Pioche Productions

Défaites le mur
en Israël-Palestine, réalisé par Vincent Lefebvre
52mn, 2012 © Bonne Pioche Productions

Graffiti Yassa
au Sénégal, réalisé par Vincent Lefebvre
52mn, 2011 © Bonne Pioche Productions