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Audemars Piguet believes that creativity feeds culture, connects people and gives purpose to our lives.
Audemars Piguet Contemporary, the brand’s dedicated art programme, embodies this spirit by commissioning international artists to create contemporary artworks. The resulting artworks belong to the artists and contribute to their body of work. With the support of two in-house curators, new commissions are realised across a variety of scales and media, enabling artists to explore new territories in their practice. The team follows each carte blanche commission process from inception to exhibition.
The nomadic programme fosters collaborations with cultural institutions around the world to present commissions to global audiences.
Each Audemars Piguet Contemporary commissioned artwork is as an opportunity for new creation, bringing together audiences and broadening horizons, as well as leading to a better understanding within and between individuals.
Aleksandra Domanović
"Becoming Another"
View storyAlexandra Pirici
"Encyclopedia of Relations"
View storyAlexandre Joly
"Wild Constellations"
View storyAndreas Angelidakis
“Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity”
View storyArin Rungjang
"Voyage"
View storyCao Fei
"Isle of Instability"
View storyCheng Ran
"Circadian Rhythm"
View storyDan Holdsworth
"Continuous Topography"
View storyJana Winderen
"The Art Of Listening: Under Water"
View storyKolkoz
"Curiosity"
View storyKurt Hentschläger
"Measure"
View storyLars Jan
"Slow-Moving Luminaries"
View storyNatasha Tontey
"Primate Visions: Macaque Macabre"
View storyMeriem Bennani
"Windy"
View storyPetrit Halilaj and Álvaro Urbano
"Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas"
View storyPhoebe Hui
"The Moon is Leaving Us"
View storyQuayola
"Remains: Vallée de Joux and Promenade"
View storyRobin Meier
"Synchronicity"
View storyRyoji Ikeda
"Data-verse 3"
View storySallisa Rosa
"Topography of Memory"
View storySemiconductor
"HALO"
View storySun Xun
"Time Spy"
View storyTheo Jansen
"Strandbeest"
View storyTomás Saraceno
"Albedo"
View storyYu Ji
"Stone, Barnacles, and Seeds (2022)"
View StoryInternational exhibitions of commissioned artworks
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Year Audemars Piguet Contemporary was established
Alexandra Pirici: "Attune"
Artist Alexandra Pirici presents Attune – a major new site-specific installation with live performative action as part of a solo exhibition that will run from 25 April until 6 October 2024 at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin.
View storyNatasha Tontey: "Primate Visions: Macaque Macabre"
Artist Natasha Tontey presents Primate Visions: Macaque Macabre – a new large-scale, immersive exhibition that runs from 16 November 2024 until 6 April 2025 at Museum MACAN (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara), Jakarta, Indonesia.
View storyPetrit Halilaj & Álvaro Urbano: "Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas" (2023) MACBA, Barcelona
Petrit Halilaj & Álvaro Urbano’s "Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas" (2023) is on view from 11 October 2024 to 12 January 2025 at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, MACBA.
View storySallisa Rosa: "Topography of Memory"
"Topography of Memory"— a new installation by artist Sallisa Rosa commissioned Audemars Piguet Contemporary – will premiere at the Collins Park Rotunda in Miami Beach from 5-17 December coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach followed by an extended presentation at the Pinacoteca de São Paulo from 16 March – 28 July 2024.
View storyRyoji Ikeda’s "data-verse" trilogy at Copenhagen Contemporary
Ryoji Ikeda’s data-verse trilogy—commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary in 2015 and showcased between 2019 and 2021—was on view at Copenhagen Contemporary as part of the exhibition Yet, It Moves! from 12 May to 31 December 2023.
View storyPetrit Halilaj and Álvaro Urbano: Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas
Lunar Ensemble for Uprising Seas—a new installation by artists Petrit Halilaj and Álvaro Urbano—is now on view in Venice from 22 April to 5 November at Ocean Space within the historic deconsecrated San Lorenzo Church.
View storyAlexandra Pirici: The Ren
Alexandra Pirici’s Encyclopedia of Relations – commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary – was presented at the Renaissance Society, Chicago, as part of the “Intermissions” series in December 2023.
View storyYu Ji, OCMA
"Half Peel Half Pulp III" (2022) and "Protrude" by Shanghai-based artist Yu Ji were included in the artist’s first US museum solo exhibition the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), Yu Ji: A Guest, A Host, A Ghost, from 23 June to 22 October 2023.
View storyAndreas Angelidakis: Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
Andreas Angelidakis’ Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity¬ ¬– commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary – was on view at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (ΕΜΣΤ) in the major group show “Modern Love (or Love in the Age of Cold Intimacies)” from 15 December 2022 – 5 November 2023.
View storyYu ji, "Stone, Barnacles, and Seeds (2022)"
A new immersive artwork by Shanghai-based artist Yu Ji titled “Stone, Barnacles, and Seeds” (2022), commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary and curated by Li Qi, premiered at West Bund Art & Design in Shanghai from 10 to 13 November 2022.
View storyAndreas Angelidakis, “Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity (2022)”
Artist Andreas Angelidakis has announced early details of a new large-scale immersive artwork that will be unveiled this October, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary.
View storyAlexandra Pirici, Encyclopedia of Relations
Audemars Piguet Contemporary is pleased to support Alexandra Pirici’s Encyclopedia of Relations (2022) at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale de Venezia.
View storyMeriem Bennani, Windy
This June, artist Meriem Bennani will reveal her first public sculpture, Windy (2022), co-commissioned by High Line Art and Audemars Piguet Contemporary.
View storyCao Fei, Isle of Instability (Supernova – Maxxi)
Cao Fei: Supernova—on view 16 December 2021 – 8 May 2022 at MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome—is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Italy.
View storyAleksandra Domanović, Becoming Another
Becoming Another (2021) by Aleksandra Domanović is on view in Berlin from 16 September to 10 October 2021 at the former Der Tagesspiegel print house on Potsdamer Straße.
View storyRyoji Ikeda, "data-verse 3"
Artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda considers the data-verse trilogy to be his ultimate project.
View storyCao Fei, Isle of Instability (Staging the Era - UCCA)
Cao Fei: Staging the Era—on view 12 March – 6 June 2021 at UCCA Centre for Contemporary Art Beijing—is the artists’ first major solo exhibition in China.
View storyPhoebe Hui, "The Moon is Leaving Us"
Hui’s work notably marks the first Audemars Piguet Art Commission to be exhibited in Asia, opening in the Duplex Studio at Tai Kwun from 25 April – 23 May 2021.
View storyCao Fei, "Isle of Instability"
West Bund Art and Design, Shanghai, China. November 11 – 15 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork).
View storyJana Winderen, "The Art Of Listening: Under Water"
Collins Park Rotunda, Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, USA. December 5 – 8, 2019 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork).
View storyArin Rungjang’s "Voyage"
was shown at West Bund Art & Design in Shanghai, China (November 7 – 10, 2019).
View storySun Xun’s "Time Spy"
was shown as part of the solo exhibition "Sun Xun, Espía del Tiempo" at the Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía (C3A) in Córdoba, Spain (November 11, 2019 – March 1, 2020).
View storyRyoji Ikeda, "data-verse 2"
"Beyond Watchmaking", Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo, Japan October 10 – November 4, 2019 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyRyoji Ikeda, "data.anatomy [for Audemars Piguet]"
"Beyond Watchmaking", Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo, Japan October 10 – November 4, 2019 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyJana Winderen, "Du Petit Risoud aux profondeurs du Lac de Joux"
Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland (with a special concert at HeK, House of Electronic Arts, Basel) June 12 – 16, 2019 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyQuayola’s Remains, "Vallée de Joux" and "Promenade"
were part of the solo exhibition "Quayola: Asymmetric Archaeology Gazing Machines" at the HOW Art Museum in Shanghai, China (March 23 – June 6, 2019).
View storyRyoji Ikeda, "data-verse 1"
"May You Live in Interesting Times", 58th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy May 11 – November 24, 2019 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyTheo Jansen’s "Strandbeests"
was part of the solo exhibition "Dream Beasts. Le spettacolari creature di Theo Jansen" at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan, Italy (February 19 – May 19, 2019).
View storyQuayola’s "Remains: Vallée de Joux"
was part of the solo exhibition "Quayola: Asymmetric Archaeology" at Paradise Art Space in Seoul, South Korea (December 14, 2018 – February 24, 2019).
View storyTomás Saraceno for Aerocene, "Albedo"
Oceanfront at 22nd Street, Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, USA December 6 – 9, 2018 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyDan Holdsworth’s "Continuous Topography"
was part of the exhibition "LAND_SCOPE, Photographic Works from Roni Horn to Thomas Ruff" at the Münchner Stadtmuseum in Munich, Germany (November 30, 2018 – May 26, 2019).
View storyQuayola’s "Remains: Vallée de Joux"
was part of the exhibition "Entangle / Physics and the Artistic Imagination" at Bildmuseet in Umeå, Sweden (November 16, 2018 – April 7, 2019).
View storySun Xun’s "Time Spy"
was shown at West Bund Art & Design in Shanghai, China (November 8 – 11, 2018).
View storyCheng Ran’s "Circadian Rhythm"
was shown as part of the exhibition "Strange Days: Memories of the Future" at The Store X, 180 The Strand in London, United Kingdom (October 2 – December 9, 2018).
View storyKurt Hentschläger’s "Measure"
was part of the exhibition "Der süße Brei, eine Ausstellung über das Wachsen" at the Zentrum Für Erneuerbare Energien in Eberswalde, Germany (September 8 – October 5, 2018).
View storyQuayola’s "Remains: Vallée de Joux"
was exhibited at Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria (September 6 – 10, 2018).
View storyCheng Ran’s "Circadian Rhythm"
was shown at FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art in Cleveland, OH, USA (July 14 – September 30, 2018).
View storySun Xun’s "Time Spy"
was shown as part of the solo exhibition "Sun Xun" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney, Australia (July 9 – October 14, 2018).
View storyRobin Meier’s "Synchronicity"
was exhibited at the International Digital Art Biennial Elektra 2018 in Montreal, Canada (June 29 – August 5, 2018).
View storyTheo Jansen’s "Strandbeests"
was part of the exhibition "Wind Walkers: Theo Jansen's Strandbeests" at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore (June 23 – September 30, 2018).
View storySemiconductor, "HALO"
Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland June 14 – 17, 2018 Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (the 4th Audemars Piguet Art Commission)
View storyArin Rungjang, "Voyage"
"From Le Brassus to Bangkok: A Journey through Watchmaking", Central Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand June 8 – 17, 2018 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyRobin Meier’s "Synchronicity"
was exhibited at La Pop in Paris, France (June 8 – July 8, 2018).
View storyQuayola, "Promenade" and "Remains: Vallée de Joux"
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Basel, Miami Beach March – December 2018 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyRobin Meier’s "Synchronicity"
was exhibited at the Arsenal Contemporary in New York, NY, USA, in collaboration with The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (March 7 – April 22, 2018).
View storySun Xun’s "Time Spy"
was shown as part of the solo exhibition "Sun Xun: Time Spy" at Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO, USA (February 16 – October 21, 2018).
View storyCheng Ran’s "Circadian Rhythm"
was shown part of his solo exhibition "Diary of a Madman: Trilogy" at the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv, Israel (January 19 – March 17, 2018).
View storyDan Holdsworth’s "Continuous Topography"
was part of the solo exhibition "Dan Holdsworth: Mapping the Limits of Space" at the Graves Gallery in Sheffield, United Kingdom (December 16, 2017 – March 16, 2018).
View storyLars Jan, "Slow-Moving Luminaries"
Oceanfront at 22nd Street, Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, USA December 7 – 10, 2017 Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (the 3rd Audemars Piguet Art Commission)
View storyCheng Ran’s "Circadian Rhythm"
was part of the solo exhibition "Diary of a Madman" at the Galerie Urs Meile in Beijing, China (September 9 – October 22, 2017).
View storySun Xun’s "Time Spy"
was shown at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York, NY, USA (September 8 – October 21, 2017).
View storySun Xun’s "Time Spy"
was shown as part of Midnight Moment, Times Square Arts in New York, NY, USA (July 1 – July 31, 2017).
View storyRobin Meier’s "Synchronicity"
was part of the exhibition "The Transported Man" at the MSU Broad Museum in East Lansing, Michigan, USA (April 29 – October 22, 2017).
View storyKurt Hentschläger’s "Measure"
was part of the exhibition "New Acquisitions from the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection" at the Borusan Contemporary in Istanbul, Turkey (February 19 – September 3, 2017).
View storySun Xun, "Reconstruction of the Universe"
Oceanfront at 22nd Street, Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, USA November 30 – December 4, 2016 Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (the 2nd Audemars Piguet Art Commission)
View storyCheng Ran’s "Circadian Rhythm"
was shown as part of the exhibition "To Break the Rules, You Must First Master Them", Yuz Museum in Shanghai, China (October 29 – November 13, 2016).
View storyCheng Ran’s "Circadian Rhythm"
was shown as part of the exhibition "Strange Days: Memories of the Future" at the New Museum in New York, NY, USA (October 19, 2016 – January 15, 2017).
View storyDan Holdsworth’s "Continuous Topography"
was part of the solo exhibition "A Future Archaeology" at Scheublein + Bak in Zürich, Switzerland (June 1 – September 2, 2016).
View storyCheng Ran, "Circadian Rhythm"
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Basel, Miami Beach March – December, 2016 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyDan Holdsworth, "Continuous Topography"
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Basel, Miami Beach March – December, 2016 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyRobin Meier’s "Synchronicity"
was part of the exhibition "All Around Us: Installations and Experiences Inspired by Bugs" at the Wood Street Galleries in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (April 22 – June 19, 2016).
View storyTheo Jansen’s "Strandbeest"
was part of the solo exhibition "Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen" at the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, IL, USA (February 6 – May 1, 2016).
View storyKolkoz’s "Curiosity"
was exhibited at FIAC Hors les Murs in Paris, France (October 22 – 25, 2015).
View storyRobin Meier’s "Synchronicity"
was part of the exhibition "L’ordre des lucioles" for the occasion of the 17e Prix de la Fondation d’entreprise Ricard in Paris, France (September 15 – October 31, 2015).
View storyTheo Jansen, "Strandbeest"
was displayed as part of the exhibition "Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen" at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, USA (September 19, 2015 – January 3, 2016).
View storyRobin Meier, "Synchronicity"
Volkshaus, Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland June 18 – 21, 2015 Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (the 1st Audemars Piguet Art Commission)
View storyKolkoz’s "Curiosity"
was exhibited at the Festival Les Folies de Maubeuge in Maubeuge, France (May 27 – June 7, 2015).
View storyAlexandre Joly, "Wild Constellations"
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Basel, Miami Beach March – December, 2015 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyKurt Hentschläger’s "Measure"
was part of the Sonic Acts Festival at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands (February 26 – 28, 2015).
View storyTheo Jansen, "Strandbeest"
Oceanfront at 22nd street, Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, USA December 3 – 7, 2014 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyKurt Hentschläger, "Measure"
Art Basel in Basel, Hong Kong, Miami Beach March – December, 2014 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyKolkoz, "Curiosity"
Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, USA December 5 – 8 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
View storyDan Holdsworth, "La Vallée de Joux"
Art Basel in Basel, Hong Kong, Miami Beach March – December, 2013 | Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary (A Studio Audemars Piguet artwork)
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