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Xavier Cariou and Damien Bénéteau began working together in 1996 after completing their photographic studies in Toulouse. From 1996 to 2002, using the pseudonym “LesCyclopes”, they directed their photography towards digital manipulation, placing theemphasis on the fine line which separates the virtual from the real. They worked for the press at the same time (fashion magazines and daily newspapers). In 2000 they reverted to using their own names and took the decision to move towards a different style of photography, embracing a variety of subjects (portrait, landscape, still life...). Since 2006, they have been making videos and creating installations, combining photography, video and sound.

Biography

Solo Exhibitions
2008 - «Justifié par le haut » Upper East, Paris
2005 - " C'est des sorcières...." Abel 14, Paris
2002 - " Mundo Mix", Sao Paulo
2002 - " Mutation", Sao Paulo
Group exhibitions
2001 - " Landed", Antwerpen
2001 - " Exhibition F.R.A.C région Aquitaine », Tarbes
2001 - " Le mariage à trois", Galeries Lafayette , Paris
2000 - " Le corps mutant", Enrico Navarra, Paris
2000 - " La Beauté en Avignon", Le Transfo, Avignon
2000 - " Mue", Centre Georges Pompidou , Paris
Videos
2007- « Heatherette » for M.A.C cosmetics,New-York
2007 - « Machine's Face » et « Un Dimanche à Saint Goustan »
2006 - « K4 » and « Dissonance » in collaboration with David K (musician)
2006 - « Rochas, Olivier Theyskens, Portrait » for Rochas, Paris
2005 – « C'est des sorcières.... », Abel 14, Paris
2003 – « Les Papillons » for Rochas, Paris
2002 – « Les Abeilles » for Rochas, Paris
2001 – « Les Canaris » for Olivier Theyskens, Paris
1999 – « Irréprochable » for Shirtology, Paris
Bibliography
2008 – « » by Dr. Valerie Steele, Yale University Press
2008 – « Portraits 2000-2008 », Monographs, publication in 2008
2005 – « C'est des sorcières.... », exhibition catalogue, Abel 14
2004 – « Topolino », Assouline
2003- « Fashion at the edge » by Caroline Evans, Copyrighted Material
2000 – « Qu’est-ce que la mode, aujourd’hui », Beaux Arts magazine
2000 – « Le Corps Mutant », exhibition catalogue, Enrico Navarra
2000 – « La Beauté », exhibition catalogue, Flammarion
1999 – « Fashion 2001 », Visionaire 2000
Magazines
- Attitude
- Art-press
- Beaux Arts
- Carl’s Cars
- Flaunt
- I-D
- Le Journal des Arts
- Le Monde
- L’express
- Libération
- L’officiel
- N° D Magazine curated by Olivier Theyskens
- Max
- Rendez-Vous
- Style.com
- Sunday Times Style
- Tank
- V
- Visionaire
- Wad
- West East
- W
Commercials
- BMW
- Bourjois cosmetics
- Jitrois
- M.A.C cosmetics
- Mac Donald
- Olivier Theyskens
- Rochas
- Shirtology
- Stephane Kélian
- Vichy cosmetics