Akim Monet

Akim Monet, an American citizen, was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968. He studied comparative literature at Cornell University in New York State. Monet currently resides and works between New York City, Switzerland, and Umbria, Italy.

"Akim Monet is a true visionary in more ways than one." - Andres Serrano, artist

"Part of the beauty and intensity of Akim Monet's photographs lies in their convergence of opposites, past and present. They occupy a sublime position in the space between." - Hilarie M. Sheets, writer for Artnews Magazine, The New York Times, and Art+Auction

"Monet's photographs, fascinated by the moment captured through the opening and closing of the shutter—creating the "burn," as the artist calls it—conjure a mystery and beauty akin to alchemy." - Liz Christensen, curator, Deutsche Bank Fine Art Program

"In his works, Monet establishes through the manipulation of light, luminescence, image, and icon a personal dialogue within contemporary art." - Dr. Ariane Grigoteit, curator, Deutsche Bank Collection