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Bernar Venet (French, 1941)
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Bernar Venet
Indeterminate line 1998
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Bernar Venet
Random combination of indeterminate lines on steel plate 1990
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Biography |
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1941 |
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Born: in Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, France |
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1955 - 1958 |
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Studied at the Ecole Libre and Groupe Scolaire Paul Lapie, Saint-Aubon, France |
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1958 - 1959 |
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Studied art at La Villa Thiole, Nice, France |
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1959 - 1961 |
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Worked as stage-director, Opera de Nice, France |
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1961 - 1962 |
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Military Service, French Army, Algeria |
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1966 |
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Moved to New York, NY |
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1988 |
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Design Award for Sculpture, Norfolk, VA |
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1990 |
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Grand Prix des Arts de La Ville de Paris, France |
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1991 |
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Creates several musical compositions including Random Sound and Resonance, a made in collaboration with the army at the 4th RIMA, Fréjus, France |
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1996 |
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"Master in Residence" Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL |
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1997 |
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Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria |
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2005 |
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Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, France |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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"Bernar Venet: Sotheby's at Isleworth," Isleworth Country Club, Orlando, FL (solo)
Eaton Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL (solo)
Galerie von Bartha, S-Chanf, Switzerland (solo)
Forsblom Galerie, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
"Bernar Venet in San Diego," California (solo)
Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA (solo) |
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2007 |
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National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea (solo)
Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, South Korea (solo)
Artcurial, Paris, France (solo)
"Benar Venet: Sculptures in Bordeaux," France (solo)
"Bernar Venet: Sculptures in Metz," France (solo)
L'Arsenal, Metz, France (solo)
Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
Museum Kuppersmuhle fur Moderne Kunst, Duisburg, Germany (solo)
Fischerplatz Galerie, Ulm, Germany (solo) |
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2006 |
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Gary Langsford Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (solo)
Museum/Kunsthalle Wurth, Kunzelsau, Germany (solo)
Robischon Gallery, Denver Colorado (solo)
Sculptures in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri (solo)
William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri (solo) |
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2005 |
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Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques, Autoportraits, Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, France |
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2004 |
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"Lignes indéterminées - l'espace de la perturbation", Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, France
"Sculptures on Park Avenue", New York, NY |
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2003 |
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"Bernar Venet :Arcs – defined portions of curves”, Galerie Scheffel and Kulturzentrum Englische Kirche, Bad Homburg, Germany
"Bernar Venet aux Tuileries", Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
"Autoportrait", Musée d'Art moderne et d'Art contemporain (MAMAC), Nice, France |
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2002 |
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Art Omi International Art Center, New York, NY
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France |
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2001 |
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Inauguration of the Chapelle Saint Jean, Château-Arnoux, France
"Salon du Mobilier et de l'objet design", The Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, France
Centre Européen d'Actions Artistiques Contemporain, Paris, France |
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2000 |
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Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and São Paulo, Brazil
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland |
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1999 |
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“Blickachsen 2” Skulpturen im Kurpark, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany |
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1998 - 1999 |
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"L'hypothèse du Tableau Volé", Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland |
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1998 |
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Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, Italy
"Dix Ans de Commandes Publiques", Centre Européen d'Actions Artistiques Contemporain, Strasbourg, France
Skulpturen, Galerie Orangerie-Reinz Cologne, Germany
"The French Connection- Nine French Artists Living in New York", Kent Fine Art, Kent, CT
"Alex Katz and Bernar Venet - New and Recent Works", Dorfman Projects, New York, NY
Musée d’Art Moderne de St. Etienne, St. Etienne, France |
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1997 |
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“Blickachsen” Skulpturen im Kurpark, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany
"International 97", Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
"Made in France 1947-1997", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France |
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1994 |
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"Retrospective", Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Columbia (solo) |
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1993 |
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"Retrospective", Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Nice, France (solo) |
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1992 |
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"Public Sculpture", Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
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1989 |
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"Art conceptuel", Musée de l'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France |
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1978 |
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"From Nature to Art, From Art to Nature", Venice Biennale Venice, Italy |
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1977 |
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"Recent Works", Musée d'Art Moderne de St-Etienne, St-Etienne, France |
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1976 |
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"Retrospective", La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA (solo) |
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1974 - 1975 |
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
XIII Bienal, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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1971 |
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"Retrospective", New York Cultural Center, New York , NY (solo) |
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1964 |
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"Salon Comparaisons", Musée de l'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France |
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Selected Public Collections: |
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Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio
The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Contemporary Art Center, San Diego, California
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Fond d’Art Contemporain des Musées de Nice, Nice, France
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C
Maison Européene de la Photographie, Paris, France
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
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Literature |
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2004 |
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Bernar Venet – Lignes Indéterminées – L’Espace de la Perturbation. Paris: Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, 2004 |
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2003 |
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Kuspit, Donald. Bernar Venet : Le Sublime par les mathématiques, monographie. Paris, France: L’Yeuse, , 2003 |
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2002 |
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Mc Evilley, Thomas. Bernar Venet, monographie. Switzerland: Benteli Verlag; Paris: Artha, 2002 |
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2000 |
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Pierre, Arnauld. Bernar Venet « Le Discours et la méthode », monographie. Milan: Prearo Editore, 2000 |
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