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Bernar Venet    (French, 1941)

 Bernar Venet - 2b+ (Prints) h: 22 x w: 30 in / h: 55.9 x w: 76.2 cm
Bernar Venet
2b+ 2001
 
 Bernar Venet - 4b+ (Prints) h: 22 x w: 30 in / h: 55.9 x w: 76.2 cm
Bernar Venet
4b+ 2001
 
 Bernar Venet - 5y- (Prints) h: 22 x w: 30 in / h: 55.9 x w: 76.2 cm
Bernar Venet
5y- 2001
 
 Bernar Venet - Formulae (3y-) (Prints) h: 22 x w: 30 in / h: 55.9 x w: 76.2 cm
Bernar Venet
Formulae (3y-) 2001
 
  

Biography
1941 Born: in Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, France
1955 - 1958 Studied at the Ecole Libre and Groupe Scolaire Paul Lapie, Saint-Aubon, France
1958 - 1959 Studied art at La Villa Thiole, Nice, France
1959 - 1961 Worked as stage-director, Opera de Nice, France
1961 - 1962 Military Service, French Army, Algeria
1966 Moved to New York, NY
1988 Design Award for Sculpture, Norfolk, VA
1990 Grand Prix des Arts de La Ville de Paris, France
1991 Creates several musical compositions including Random Sound and Resonance, a made in collaboration with the army at the 4th RIMA, Fréjus, France
1996 "Master in Residence" Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
1997 Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria
2005 Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, France

Exhibitions
2008 "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)
2007 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)
2006 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)
2005 Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques, Autoportraits, Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, France
2004 "Lignes indéterminées - l'espace de la perturbation", Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, France
"Sculptures on Park Avenue", New York, NY
2003 "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
2002 Art Omi International Art Center, New York, NY
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
2001 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
2000 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
1999 “Blickachsen 2” Skulpturen im Kurpark, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany
1998 - 1999 "L'hypothèse du Tableau Volé", Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
1998 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
1997 “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
1994 "Retrospective", Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Columbia (solo)
1993 "Retrospective", Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Nice, France (solo)
1992 "Public Sculpture", Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
1989 "Art conceptuel", Musée de l'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
1978 "From Nature to Art, From Art to Nature", Venice Biennale Venice, Italy
1977 "Recent Works", Musée d'Art Moderne de St-Etienne, St-Etienne, France
1976 "Retrospective", La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA (solo)
1974 - 1975 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
XIII Bienal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1971 "Retrospective", New York Cultural Center, New York , NY (solo)
1964 "Salon Comparaisons", Musée de l'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
Selected Public Collections:
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

Literature
2004 Bernar Venet – Lignes Indéterminées – L’Espace de la Perturbation. Paris: Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, 2004
2003 Kuspit, Donald. Bernar Venet : Le Sublime par les mathématiques, monographie. Paris, France: L’Yeuse, , 2003
2002 Mc Evilley, Thomas. Bernar Venet, monographie. Switzerland: Benteli Verlag; Paris: Artha, 2002
2000 Pierre, Arnauld. Bernar Venet « Le Discours et la méthode », monographie. Milan: Prearo Editore, 2000
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