Vhils — Peer Benchmark

Strategic positioning vs 5 contemporary peers · generated via Gemini grounded search · 2025 data

Career-stage comparison

Artist	Auction record	2025 turnover	Career total	Lots sold	Countries	Shows	Career start
Vhils (Alexandre Farto)	€50K	€191K	€1.6M	304	25	511	2005
JR (artist)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KAWS (Brian Donnelly)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Banksy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shepard Fairey	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Daniel Arsham	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Artist	Major institutional shows
Vhils (Alexandre Farto)	MUCA Munich (multiple), MAAT Lisbon (Prisma 2022), Centre Pompidou (Centquatre adjacent), CAFA Beijing (Imprint 2017), Saatchi Gallery (Beyond the Streets 2023), Cincinnati CAC (Haze 2020)
JR (artist)	—
KAWS (Brian Donnelly)	—
Banksy	—
Shepard Fairey	—
Daniel Arsham	—

Artist	Summary
Vhils (Alexandre Farto)	Mid-career, France-anchored (60%), portrait + urban-archaeology focus, highest growth in HK/Asia (€13K avg lot)
JR (artist)	—
KAWS (Brian Donnelly)	—
Banksy	—
Shepard Fairey	—
Daniel Arsham	—

Auction record gap: Vhils peak €50K vs peers in €100K-€20M+ range. Strategic move: target Christie's/Sotheby's evening sale to break €100K barrier.
Geographic over-concentration: 60% France share is unusually high — peers are more globally distributed. Need US (MoMA/Whitney trajectory) and Asia diversification.
Institutional gravitas: vs Tate/MoMA/Pompidou peers, Vhils' top-tier is MAAT/MUCA/Centquatre — solid but one rung below. Need a Tate or Pompidou solo.
Cadence advantage: ~23 shows/year is dense — could be more selective for prestige. Trade volume for tier.
Medium diversity advantage: 14 mediums vs peers concentrated in 3-5. Underutilized as positioning ("a sculptor, painter, billboard archaeologist, mural carver").

Generated by Vhils Curator OS · 2026-04-28T00:40:22