Claudia Comte was born in 1983 in Morges, Switzerland and is currently working and living in Grancy, Switzerland and Berlin, Germany. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen (2019); Zigzags and Diagonals, MOCA Cleveland (2018); Swiss Performance Now, Kunsthalle Basel (2018); KölnSkulpture #9, Köln (2017); La Ligne Claire, Basement Roma (2017); NOW I WON, Messeplatz, Art Basel (2017); 10 Rooms, 40 Walls, 1059 m2, Kunstmuseum Luzern (2017); Desert X, Palm Springs (2017); The Language of Things, Public Art Fund, New York (2016); Easy Heavy III, Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich (2014); Sharp Sharp, If I were a rabbit, where would I keep my gloves?, BolteLang (2013); and Elevation 1049, Gstaad (2013).
Fifteen artists are exhibiting works in the Saudi Arabian desert at this year's Desert X AlUla, which runs from 11 February to 30 March 2022. They were asked to explore ideas surrounding oases and illusions under the theme 'Sarab', Arabic for mirage.
Alicja Kwade and Claudia Comte are among the 15 artists who will show in Saudi Arabia next month.
The gallery's first exhibition includes works by Katharina Grosse, Norbert Bisky, Friedrich Kunath, and Alicja Kwade.