Valentin

‘Untitled (Two Snakes)’, 2025. 130x100 cm Oil on raw cotton This painting was on view at @gene_gallery in our duo exhibition “Whispering Grounds”, with @xiaoyigao_ . It ended 3 days ago, thank you to everyone who took the time to visit it 🍃🌅💌 Last pic: my uncle doing insane hanging leg raise at 70 years old

‘Mayhem, First of Many’, 2025. Oil on jute 220 x 130cm Currently on view in Shanghai at @gene_gallery until January 4th. Merry Christmas and Happy new year 🎄❄️🫕

“Whither Went We, Wight?”, 2025. Oil on cotton, 160x260cm This painting is currently on view at @gene_gallery in Shanghai, as part of the duo show “Whispering Grounds” with @xiaoyigao_ Show continues until January 4, 2026 ❄️🌿 📸: Gene Gallery

Installation views of our duo show “低语地 Whispering Grounds” with @gene_gallery in Shanghai 🦋 thank you so much to everyone who took the time to visit it so far, and to the gallery team who supported us with the process! Exhibition is still on until January 4, 2026 ❄️❄️

Sooo happy to be showing this new painting in @friezeofficial Seoul with @galeriepeterkilchmann – My first time showing in South Korea, so excited! You can try to catch it in the next few days, until September 6 🍰🪷 “The Lesson”, 2025. Oil on linen, 130 x 100 cm 📸: Sebastian Schaub

“Crystal Clear (Dusk)“, 2025. 145 x 55 cm Oil on linen Today is the last day of my solo exhibition ‘The Dream Synopsis’ at @galeriepeterkilchmann in Paris. Thank you so much to anyone who visited the show and contributed to it 💙💧🩵 📸: Hafid Lhachmi

Four more paintings on Tibetan paper (76 x 51 cm each), which are currently included in my solo show « The Dream Synopsis » in Paris, with @galeriepeterkilchmann . This series of works on paper marked a new approach in my practice. I wasn’t confident while making them because of the unpredictability of the surface. The oil can bleed right through it if I’m not careful with layering; yet their handmade quality and thickness also makes them surprisingly robust. More importantly, they revealed a more vulnerable side of my process. While working on them, it felt like returning to an inner childhood, “back to basics”, forgetting the pressure around me and simply wanting to create images that felt gratifying for myself. I will definitely make more in the future! The show is still on for 15 more days, until July 19th, 2025 🦎🥥 P3: « Gold-Bearer ». 2025 Oil and gold ink on Tibetan paper P6: « Unshaken (There’s no time for this) ». 2025 Oil and gansai on Tibetan paper P8: « Escapade ». 2025 Oil on Tibetan paper P10: « Archivist ». 2025 Oil and gold ink on Tibetan paper 📸 1-10: Sebastian Schaub 📸 11-12: Hafid Lhachmi

‘Compound III’, 2024. Oil on canvas 130 x 100 cm This painting was part of my first solo show with @galeriepeterkilchmann , « Mountain Stories – 蜀風», back in fall 2024 in Zürich. It was one of the first pieces (the 2nd one, to be precise) that I completed during my artist residency abroad, last May 2024. It was also the first time in my life that I was painting in China – a place that I struggled to call home for a long time of my life, until now. On the occasion of @zurichartweekend 2025, the @swisspost collection printed postcard editions of it (A5 size); they can currently be found across different Zürich institutions, such as the Löwenbrau in front of the Migros Museum or at the Kunsthaus. They are free to take, if you spot them please grab one or two home! 🔖～ (In the meantime, my solo exhibition in Paris « The Dream Synopsis » continues to run until July 19th, with the ever supportive @galeriepeterkilchmann 🍀) 📸 1-3: Sebastian Schaub 📸 4: Nicolas Duc

“Ruled by Secrecy”, 2025. 76 x 51.5 cm Oil and gold ink on Tibetan paper This work is currently on view at @galeriepeterkilchmann , Paris. It is part of a new series of paintings on paper I made this year, for my show “The Dream Synopsis”. Exhibition continues until July 19th 🌇🎇 📸 1-4 & 6: Sebastian Schaub 📸 5: Hafid Lhachmi

“The Rehearsal”, 2025. 140x180 cm, oil on linen This painting is included in my first solo exhibition in Paris, “The Dream Synopsis”, with @galeriepeterkilchmann . It’s currently open and runs until July 19th. Thank you so much to everyone who supported me, contributed to this show in so many ways and came to the opening night! And of course, huge thanks to the @galeriepeterkilchmann team, without whom this couldn’t have happened ✨🥬 (And thank you Paris for empowering me with good food 🥐) 📸: Hafid Lhachmi

Now on view in Paris: Valentin Rilliet - The Dream Synopsis We are thrilled to present the second solo exhibition with new works by Swiss painter Valentin Rilliet. The exhibition’s title refers to Rilliet’s approach to creating his recent works through a more, open, associative, or dreamlike perspective, moving away from site and source specific themes that characterized his previous series. In these new oil paintings and works on paper, the artist opens the narrative field of his practice, playfully creating a unique mythology through which he continues to develop his visual language. On view through July 19,2025 11-13 rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris Photos: Hafid Lhachmi #ValentinRilliet #TheDreamSynopsis #Galeriepeterkilchmann #swissartist #pgw2025 #artcontemporain

Valentin Rilliet – The Dream Synopsis Join us this Friday, May 23, at 6 PM for the opening of The Dream Synopsis, the first solo exhibition in France by Swiss artist Valentin Rilliet. 📍Galerie Peter Kilchmann 11–13 rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris 🗓️ Opening: Friday, May 23, 6 PM 🎤 Artist Talk: Saturday, May 24, 5 PM – Conversation between Valentin Rilliet and curator Marie Maertens 🖼️ Special Hours: May 23–25, 2025 (for Paris Gallery Weekend – including Sunday opening!) We're thrilled to present the first solo exhibition in France by Swiss artist Valentin Rilliet. Known for his dreamlike and intuitive visual language, Rilliet's new body of work includes richly layered oil and ink compositions, featuring a new series created on Tibetan paper. His bicultural background and recent residencies in China deeply influence his storytelling approach. On view until the 19th of July. The gallery will also be open on Sunday, May 25, from 2 to 6 PM, in celebration of Paris Gallery Weekend. #ValentinRilliet #TheDreamSynopsis #GaleriePeterKilchmann #ParisGalleryWeekend #ContemporaryArt #ArtExhibition #galeriepeterkilchmann