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Eduardo Chillida Biography
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1924 |
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Born: in San Sebastian, Spain
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1943 - 1946 |
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Studied architecture at the University of Madrid, Spain
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1947 |
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Left architecture and studied drawing at a private school in Madrid, Spain
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1954 |
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A group of Franciscan monks commission him to design the four doors of their basilica at Aranzazu (Basque country)
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1958 |
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Awarded the prize of the Graham Foundation, Chicago, IL
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1960 |
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Awarded the Kandinsky Prize by Nina Kandinsky
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1964 |
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Awarded Carnegie Prize for his sculpture at Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh, PA
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1966 |
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Won Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Prize and the Nordrhein-Westfalen Prize at Düsseldorf, Germany
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1971 |
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Visiting Professor at the Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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1974 |
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Awarded The Diano Marina Prize in Milan, Italy
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1975 |
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Awarded the Rembrandt Prize of the Johann-Wolfgang-von-Goethe,Stiftung, Frankfurt, Germany
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1978 |
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Shared with Willem de Kooning the Andrew W. Mellon Prize and received the Pau i Treva prize in Perpignan, France
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1981 |
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Received the Medalla de oro al Merito de las Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain
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1983 |
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Elected a Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK and received the European Prize for Fine Arts in Strasbourg, France
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1984 |
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The French government awarded him the Grand Prix National des Beaux-arts
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1985 |
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Received the Kaiserring prize, awarded by the city of Goslar, West Germany and received the Wolf Foundation prize for Sculpture in Israel
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1986 |
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Received the Revista Euzkadi prize in Bilbao, Spain
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1987 |
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Awarded the Principe de Asturias de las Artes Prize in Madrid, Spain and the Lorenzo-il-Magnifico Prize in Florence, Italy
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1988 |
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Received the Order for Science and Art, awarded by the Federal German Government
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1991 |
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Received the Imperial Prize created by the Japan Art Association
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1993 |
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Elected Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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1993 |
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Elected Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA
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2002 |
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Died: in San Sebastian, Spain
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2012
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Eduardo Chillida, Picasso-Museum, Münster (solo)
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2012
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Obras, Baukunst Galerie, Cologne (solo)
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2010
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
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2010
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Chillida and the challenge of philosophy, Museo Chillida-Leku, Hernani, Gipuzkoa (E) (solo)
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2009
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Chillida 1980 - 2000, Caixa Forum, Madrid, Spain (solo)
Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain (solo)
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2008 - 2009
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Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal, Germany
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2008
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Chillida. 1980 - 2000, CSIC Tarragona, Spain (solo)
Galeria Cayon, Madrid, Spain
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2006
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
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2004
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Galerie Lelong, Zürich, Switzerland; Paris, France
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2003
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Annely Juda Fine Art, London, UK
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK
State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
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2002
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Plastiken-Collagen-Gravitationen-Zeichnungen-Radierungen, Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
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2001
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Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
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2000
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Opening of the Chillida Museum in Leku, Hernani, Spain (solo)
Galerie Lelong, Zürich, Switzerland
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1999
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
Galerie Lelong, Paris, France
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
Museo Nacional Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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1998
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
IVAM, Valencia, Spain
Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
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1997
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Tasende Gallery Los Angeles, CA
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1995
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
Galerie Lelong, Paris, France
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1993
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Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
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1992
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
Palais Miramar, San Sebastian, Spain (solo)
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1990
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Hayward Gallery, London, UK
44th Biennale de Venise, Venice, Italy
Galerie Lelong, Paris, France
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1989
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
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1988
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43rd Biennale de Venise, venice, Italy
Galerie Lelong, Zürich, Switzerland
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1985
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Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, CA
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1985
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Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany
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1984
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Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art New York, NY
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1983
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Galerie Herbert Meyerellinger, Frankfurt, Germany
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1981
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Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland
Museum of FIne Art, Bilbao, Spain
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1980
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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (solo)
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1980
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Ministry of Culture, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid, Spain
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1979
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Retrospective, National Gallery, Washington D.C. (solo)
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1979
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Museum of Art Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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1977
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Galeria Iolas Velasco Madrid, Spain
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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1974
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Galerie d'Art Moderne, Basel, Switzerland
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1974
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The Hastings Gallery, Spanish Institute, New York, NY
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1972
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First retrospective of graphic works, Ulm Museum, Germany (solo)
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1969
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Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
Kunsthaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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1968
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Documenta IV, Kassel, Germany
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1966
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (solo)
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1965
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McRoberts and Tunnard Gallery, London, UK
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1964
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Galerie Maeght, Paris, France
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1962
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Kunsthalle, Bale, Switzerland
Picasso, Miró, Chillida, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
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1961
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
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1956
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Galerie Maeght, Paris, France (solo)
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1954
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Clan Gallery, Madrid, Spain
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Museo Chillida-Leku, Hernani, Spain
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TXCaixa Galicia Foundation, Vigo, Spain
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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| Literature |
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2004
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Eduardo Chillida, Éloge de l’horizon, interviews compiled and prefaced by Susana Chillida. Paris, France: Éditions Galerie Lelong, 2004
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2003
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Baraňano, Kosme M. de; Uriarte Cámara, Jesús: Chillida. Madrid,2003.
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2003
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Chillida Belzunce, Susana: Elogio del horizonte: Interview with Eduardo Chillida and Susana Chillida. Barcelona, Destino, 2003
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2003
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Ezquiaga, Mitxel: Museo Chillida-Leku : una utopía convertida en realidad Donostia-San Sebastián, ACC Comunicación Creativa, 2003.
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2003
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Kortadi, Edorta: Una mirada sobre Eduardo Chillida : vida y obra de un artista universal. Madrid, Síntesis, 2003.
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2003
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Maderuelo Raso, Javier: Chillida, elogio de la mano. Madrid, Editorial de Arte y Ciencia, Fundación Juan March, 2003.
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2003
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Patino Perez, Antón: Eduardo Chillida : vida e filosofia. Ourense, Diputación Provincial de Ourense, 2003.
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2001
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Chillida, Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume. Paris, France: Editions du Jeu de Paume / Réunion des musées nationaux, 2001
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1998
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Chillida : Retrospectiva 1948-1998, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, 1998
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