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Copyright the artist | | | Arman, (1928 - 2005) France
Cello Callipyge, 1973
Broken cello embedded in cement; 143 x 103 x 25 cm Nouveau Réalisme
UID 102-20
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Biography
Armand Pierre Fernandez born in Nice. In 1946 receives Baccalaureate in Philosophy and Mathematics from the Academy of France. Meets Yves Klein and Claude Pascal at a judo school in Nice. In admiration of Vincent Van Gogh, who signed only his first name on his paintings, they decide to give up their surnames. Until 1953 the three are strongly involved, spiritually and intellectually, with Zen Buddhism, Rosicrucianism, and Astrology. Collaborates with Klein on happenings. In 1958, the printer of a catalogue omits the "d" from his name, he decides to be known as Arman. 1959: makes his first sculptures: destruction, Poubelles (Garbage Bins) Accumulations. 1960: fills Galerie Iris Clert with garbage, creating Le Plein ("Full Up"). Signs a manifesto with artists of the Nouveau Réalisme and Critic/Art Historian Pierre Restany. Makes first visit to New York and is included in his first museum group exhibition, The Art of Assemblage at the Museum of Modern Art. In 1967 begins an "art-industry" collaboration with Renault, the French automobile manufacturer, which continues through the 1980's. Represents France at Expo '67 in Montreal. Exhibits at the XXXIV Venice Biennale and Documenta in Kassel, Germany, 1968. In 1969, traveling exhibition of Renault Accumulations opens at the Stedelijk Museum and tours throughout Europe. Decorated as Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite by the President of the Republic of France. In 1973 becomes a U.S. citizen, in the following year, first museum retrospective in the United States. Selected Works 1958-74, is held at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, California, and tours throughout the United States. In 1998 retrospective at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, France.
Exhibitions
Arman sur béton Galerie Bonnier, Switzerland 01-01-1973 ~ 31-12-1973
Uma Escolha numa Colecção Particular Galeria Valentim de Carvalho, Portugal 08-07-1993 ~ 28-07-1993
Nova Apresentação da Colecção Berardo Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 08-11-1999 ~ 01-03-2000
Colecção Berardo - Arte Pop & Ca. Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 19-04-2002 ~ 15-09-2002
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo) The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Japan 06-11-2004 ~ 26-12-2004
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Sapporo) Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art (Sapporo), Japan 26-07-2005 ~ 28-08-2005
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Osaka) Daimaru Museum, (Umeda, Osaka), Japan 19-01-2005 ~ 06-02-2005
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Gunma) The Museum of Modern Art (Gunma), Japan 19-02-2005 ~ 27-03-2005
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Hiroshima) Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan 29-05-2005 ~ 10-07-2005
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Nagoya) Nagoya City Art Museum, Japan 10-09-2005 ~ 30-10-2005
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art (Kochi) The Museum of Art (Kochi), Japan 03-04-2005 ~ 22-05-2005
Face - a - Face Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 02-10-2001 ~ 30-04-2001
Bibliography
Arman
Arman sur béton Published by Galerie Bonnier
Christie's, Contemporary Art, 1993 Published by Christie's
Colecção Berardo - Art Pop & Ca., 2002 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729742873
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 2004 Published by TBS Television, INC.
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