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Philippe Hiquily (French, 1925)
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Philippe Hiquily
Coralie
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Philippe Hiquily
Gertrude
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Philippe Hiquily
L'Aurore
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Philippe Hiquily
La croquesue de diamants
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Philippe Hiquily
La Tapeuse
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Philippe Hiquily
La Traviata
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Biography |
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1925 |
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Born in Paris |
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1950 |
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Debuted as a sculptor, working mostly in iron, sheet iron (tole), brass and aluminum |
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1948 - 1953 |
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Studyied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (frequented the ateliers of sculptors Jean Tinguely and Germain Richier from whom he received his foundation in understanding sculpture) |
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1955 |
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Exhibited for the first time at the Palmes Gallery in Paris, followed by a show at the gallery Contemporaries in New York where he encountered major art world individuals such as Leo Castelli, Robert Rauchenberg, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns and Isamu Noguchi among others |
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1959 |
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Won the Prize of the Critics at the Paris Biennale |
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1960 |
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Began creating furniture that was dream-like and surrealist in spirit |
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1980 |
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Work in bronze commenced |
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1986 |
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First show at the gallery Patrice Trigano in Paris |
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Collections: Musée d'Art Contemporain, La Havane, Cuba; MOMA, NY, NY; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, Montréal; Musée d'Art Moderne, Centre G. Pompidou, Paris; Musée d'Art et d'Industrie de Staint-Etienne; Guggenheim Museum, NY, NY |
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