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Copyright the artist | | | Arman, (1928 - 2005) France
Frozen Civilization No.2, 1971
Accumulation of garbage embedded in polyester; 122 x 91.5 x 11 cm Nouveau Réalisme
UID 102-21
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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: Selected Works 1958-1974 La Jolla Museum, USA 15-09-1974 ~ 29-10-1974
Arman: Selected Works 1958-1974 Henry Art Gallery (University of Washington), USA 10-11-1974 ~ 08-12-1974
Arman: Selected Works 1958-1974 Fort Worth Art Museum, USA 18-01-1975 ~ 23-02-1975
Arman: Selected Works 1958-1974 Des Moines Art Center, USA 18-03-1975 ~ 20-04-1975
Arman: Selected Works 1958-1974 Albright Knox Art Gallery, USA 28-06-1975 ~ 03-08-1975
Out of Context Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, USA 16-09-1984 ~ 21-10-1984
Arman: Works from 1955 - 1989 The Mayor Gallery, United Kingdom 01-06-1989 ~ 31-08-1989
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Pop 60s Transatlantic Crossing Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 11-09-1997 ~ 17-11-1997
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 (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 (Kochi) The Museum of Art (Kochi), Japan 03-04-2005 ~ 22-05-2005
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 (Osaka) Daimaru Museum, (Umeda, Osaka), Japan 19-01-2005 ~ 06-02-2005
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 (Tokyo) The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Japan 06-11-2004 ~ 26-12-2004
Liberdade de Imprensa Colecção Berardo Galeria Diário de Noticias, Portugal 15-03-2006 ~ 05-05-2006
Berardo Museum Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 16-09-2007
POVO Fundação EDP, Portugal 18-06-2010 ~ 19-09-2010
Observers Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 14-02-2011 ~ 29-05-2011
Bibliography
Arman, 1973 Published by Abrams
Arman, 1987 Published by Edition de La Difference
Arman: Selected Works 1958-1974, 1974 Published by La Jolla Museum
Arman: Works 1955-1989, 1989 Published by The Mayor Gallery
Colecção Berardo - Art Pop & Ca., 2002 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729742873
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 972817652X
Liberdade de Imprensa Colecção Berardo, 2006 Published by Diário de Notícias ISBN 9729335923
Pop '60s Transatlantic Crossing, 1997 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 9728176384
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 2004 Published by TBS Television, INC.
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
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