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Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa studied at the Basque Country University of Fine Arts, then moved to Paris, where he attended Paris’s École des beaux-arts (ENSBA) and read philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII and the Collège international de philosophie. He lives and works in Paris and San Sebastian. Juan’s work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions, including Populism (Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Oslo, Vilnius, 2005), chacun à son goût, Bilbao Guggenheim museum, and the 2007 Lyon, 2014 São Paulo and 2015 Jakarta Biennials. Solo exhibitions include the MuHKA in Antwerp, and the Reina Sofia in Madrid. Since 2006, Juan has regularly collaborated with the Éditions Matière, designing five books together: Camarades, à présent je suis de droite (2005); Faible passion du réel / Le Théorisme, méthode de salut public (2006); Concert pour poing levé (2007), Citations pour le président Sarkozy (2009); and Rééducation (2012).