Jean Tinguely

 
Jean Tinguely (1925 – 1991) was a Swiss sculptor, founding member of the Nouveaux Réalistes also associated to group “Zero”. Moving to France in 1952, he soon had his first solo exhibition at Galerie Arnaux, in 1954. His early experiments with movement in sculpture led him to take part in 1955 to the first ever kinetic art exhibition “Le Mouvement” together with Pol Bury, Vasarely, Calder and Duchamp. The Meta Matics are arguably his most famous works. These machine-like sculptures are equipped with electric motors and programmed to create original artworks – but could also be self-destructive. In 1961 he married artist Niki de Saint Phalle. Together they produced numerous sculptural installations (Hon, Le Cyclop, The Garden of Tarot, La Fontaine Stravinsky). He exhibited widely throughout his life (1967's World Exhibition in Montreal, MoMA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago). A large touring retrospective of his work was held between 1972 and 1973.

See also Le Cyclop.
 
Jean Tinguely - Torpedo Institut
2015
French edition
Edition Patrick Frey
sold out
A complete study on Tinguely's Torpedo Institut, an ever-evolving & never-ending iconoclastic exhibition venue shut down after his death – and against his will. Gathering the Swiss artist's latest works, and those of his closest friends (Niki de Saint Phalle, Daniel Spoerri, Ben...), this “total anti-museum” is now reassigned to its rightful place among Tinguely's oeuvre in the form of this exceptional publication.


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