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Online Exhibition

Jacques Olivar

Online exhibition open

3–7 December 2025 · In conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach

Kalkeriet Contemporary

Black-and-white portrait of Mini Andén in a dark jacket, her hair caught by the wind
Jacques Olivar, Barefoot on Sacred Earth (Mini Andén, South of France), 2002 · Not for sale. Photograph © Jacques Olivar.

Jacques Olivar builds his portraits around the relationship between a sitter and a place. Working on film, he looks for locations with a particular atmosphere and leaves room for the gestures that emerge during a sitting. A glance off-camera or the fall of light along a street can give a single frame the sense of a scene already in progress. This selection revisits Kalkeriet Contemporary’s 2025 exhibition, presented in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach.

Exile on Frank Lloyd’s (Elyse Taylor, Los Angeles), 2005

Jacques Olivar

Exile on Frank Lloyd’s (Elyse Taylor, Los Angeles), 2005

Not for sale

Olivar uses light and clothing to give a sitter a place within the composition. Against a spare backdrop, a stance or gesture can carry the scene.

Esther Cañadas, Paris, 1998

Jacques Olivar

Esther Cañadas, Paris, 1998

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
60 × 80 cm (medium) or 89 × 120 cm (large)
Edition of 5, signed and numbered

Reserve
Yasmeen Ghauri, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, 1995

Jacques Olivar

Yasmeen Ghauri, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, 1995

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
79 × 100 cm (medium) or 158 × 200 cm (large)
Editions of 5 (medium) and 3 (large), signed and numbered

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Olivar draws on remembered places and scenes from cinema when choosing a location. Those associations help establish the mood of a portrait before the sitting begins.

Flamenco (Laura Ponte), 1998

Jacques Olivar

Flamenco (Laura Ponte), 1998

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
87 × 120 cm
Edition of 10, signed and numbered

Reserve
Christy Turlington, South of France, 1993

Jacques Olivar

Christy Turlington, South of France, 1993

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
65 × 80 cm (medium) or 113 × 140 cm (large)
Edition of 5, signed and numbered

Reserve

Olivar uses colour to bring a sitter into relation with a place. A colour can recur across the setting and the figure, binding the portrait to the light in which it was made.

Rhea Durham, Cuba, 2000

Jacques Olivar

Rhea Durham, Cuba, 2000

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
69 × 80 cm
Edition of 5, signed and numbered

Reserve
Long Way Home (Elyse Taylor, Cape Town), 2004

Jacques Olivar

Long Way Home (Elyse Taylor, Cape Town), 2004

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
95.5 × 120 cm
Edition of 20, signed and numbered

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Olivar looks for places that have a story before the sitter arrives. The conditions of the location help him establish a scene, leaving a small gesture free to change how it is read.

Another Day in Paradise (Alexandra Tomlinson, Palmdale, California), 2015

Jacques Olivar

Another Day in Paradise (Alexandra Tomlinson, Palmdale, California), 2015

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
94 × 120 cm
Edition of 20, signed and numbered

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After Hours (Alison Nix, Butte, Montana), 2007

Jacques Olivar

After Hours (Alison Nix, Butte, Montana), 2007

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
97 × 110 cm
Edition of 10, signed and numbered

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The position of the camera determines how much of a place comes into the portrait. Olivar can work at the distance of a passerby or bring the viewer into the same confined space as the sitter.

Blue Cadillac (Antonia, Ibiza, Balearic Islands), 2013

Jacques Olivar

Blue Cadillac (Antonia, Ibiza, Balearic Islands), 2013

Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper
96.5 × 119 cm
Edition of 10, signed and numbered

Reserve

Reserve or enquire

Reserve a work from Jacques Olivar or enquire about dimensions, materials and availability.

A reservation is only confirmed after written confirmation from Kalkeriet Contemporary.

For direct enquiries, contact info@kalkeriet.com +46 79 33 63 270

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