Pierre Huyghe (born September 11, 1962) is a French artist renowned for his engagement across a spectrum of mediums, encompassing films, sculptures, public interventions, and living systems.
Born in Paris in 1962, Pierre Huyghe resides and practices his art in both Paris and New York. He pursued his education at the École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
Huyghe has earned numerous accolades, including esteemed awards such as the Nasher Prize (2017), Kurt Schwitters Prize (2015), Roswitha Haftmann Award (2013), the Contemporary Artist Award from the Smithsonian Museum (2010), the Hugo Boss Prize from the Guggenheim Museum (2002), and a DAAD scholarship in Berlin (1999–2000).
Huyghe’s artistic exploration has primarily focused on time-based scenarios and site-specific installations since the early 1990s. His artistic creations encompass an array of forms including objects, films, photographs, drawings, music, fictional personas, and fully realized ecosystems. By doing so, he effectively treats the exhibition space and its rituals as objects unto themselves.