Stéphane Cipre

Is a contemporary sculptor who transforms language into matter. Born in Paris in 1968 to a Niçois family, he grew up on the French Riviera, a land of light and contrasts that has durably shaped his artistic vision.

Trained at an early age in the precision of gesture and the demands of fabrication within the family business, Cipre developed a direct relationship with volume, constraint, and finish. This solid artisanal foundation, enriched by studies in art and art history, underpins a practice in which technical mastery serves a strong and immediately recognizable visual language.

In the late 1990s, his work evolved toward a singular sculptural writing in which the word no longer illustrates but becomes form. Compressed, strapped, or sequenced letters give rise to powerful sculptures, often realized in cast aluminum—a material of luminosity and precision. Through these works, Cipre questions value, desire, and the circulation of meaning in an era shaped by commerce and globalization, a reflection he defines as “art as merchandise.”

His work has been presented internationally through galleries, foundations, and major art fairs, including Art Miami, Art New York, Art Paris, and Art Zurich. In Europe, his work has been widely exhibited in major cultural and art-market cities such as Paris, Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Aix-en-Provence, Monaco, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Mougins, and Calvi, as well as Geneva, Zurich, Brussels, Knokke, London, Venice, Forte dei Marmi, Barcelona, and Athens. It has also been shown in leading Alpine destinations including Courchevel, Megève, Val d’Isère, Verbier, Gstaad, and Crans-Montana.

Beyond Europe, his international presence extends to Miami, Aspen, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Porto Montenegro (Tivat), and Bombay (Mumbai). His work has notably been presented within major private foundations, including the Fundació Fran Daurel in Barcelona and the Copelouzos Family Art Museum in Athens, underscoring a trajectory rooted in both institutional recognition and the international collector circuit.

Instantly identifiable, Cipre’s work combines immediate visual impact with conceptual depth, while retaining a sensitive and narrative dimension. Figurative pieces and public artworks, such as Un Dimanche à Nice, installed in Nice, testify to his attachment to memory, place, and fundamental human emotions.

Today, Stéphane Cipre pursues a rigorous and coherent body of work, offering a contemporary sculpture that is at once readable, embodied, and enduring—designed to resonate across time, cultures, and perspectives.