Daniel Dewar (b. 1976, Forest of Dean, United Kingdom) and Grégory Gicquel (b. 1975, St. Brieuc, France) are a British-French artist duo living and working in Paris. Known for their multidisciplinary practice that blends traditional craft techniques with classical sculpture, Dewar and Gicquel explore themes of labor, production, and the blurred boundaries between animate and inanimate forms. Their works—often incorporating ceramics, stone, wood, textiles, and concrete—engage deeply with manufacturing processes, addressing concepts of functionality, decoration, and artistic autonomy.
Working collaboratively since 1997, the duo was awarded the prestigious Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2012. Their works have been exhibited internationally at institutions including the Centre Pompidou and Musée Rodin (Paris), Kunsthalle Basel, Portikus (Frankfurt), Witte de With (Rotterdam), MACRO (Rome), Secession (Vienna), Museum of Modern Art (Dublin), Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CAPC (Bordeaux), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), and the Biennale de Lyon. Their practice has been featured in prominent publications, including Artforum, Frieze, and Flash Art. Dewar and Gicquel’s work is held in numerous public collections, including the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; BY ART MATTERS, Hangzhou (China); the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (FNAC); the Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain, Geneva (Switzerland); OZ Art NWA, Bentonville, Arkansas; and several regional collections under the Fonds Régionaux d’Art Contemporain (FRAC) network, including FRAC Aquitaine (Bordeaux), FRAC Basse-Normandie (Caen), FRAC des Pays de la Loire (Carquefou), FRAC Île-de-France/Le Plateau (Paris), and FRAC Corse (Corté), among others.
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel