Bernar Venet

Phaidon’s monograph on the work of celebrated French conceptual artist and sculptor Bernar Venet accompanies the exhibition ‘Hypotheses’ at Waddington Custot, London.

Having emerged from the late 1960s avant-garde scene in New York, Venet developed a personal aesthetic based on an innovative use of mathematics and science, where control, chance and chaos converge to form a fine equilibrium. Conversant in many media, Venet is mostly known for his monumental outdoor sculptures in major cities worldwide. In autumn 2019 his Arc Majeur was inaugurated in Belgium; at almost 200 feet in height (60 metres), this sculpture is taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.