biography of Pierre ALECHINSKY (1927)

Personal data


Birth : 1927 - Brussels, Belgium
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Belgium

Address

Paris, France

Representatives

Art Forum Ute Barth – Kartausstrasse 8 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

Professional data


Work and Life

1965:Travels in USA and learns acrylic painting on paper with Walasse TING, USA.
1955:Makes the film “Calligraphie japonnaise”, Japan.
1952:Works in the “atelier 17” with Stanley William HAYTER in Paris, France.
1952:Is in correspondance with japanese artists from Kyoto, Japan.
1951:Travels in Paris, France.
1947:Enters in the group “Jeune Peinture belge”, Belgium.

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Acrylic/paper
Print-Multiple : Etching

Subject

composition
Traditional culture
men
illustration
literature

Movements and styles

1949-1951 : Cobra
Abstraction
Figurative Art

Works

Encres à deux pinceaux
Date of creation : 1976
Medium : Ink
Subject : composition
In collaboration with : APPEL
 
Micky
Date of creation : 1972
Medium : Ink
Subject : composition
 
Logogrammes-dessins
Date of creation : 1972
Medium : Etching
In collaboration with : C. DOTREMONT
 
Vulcanologie
Date of creation : 1970
Medium : Acrylic/paper
Subject : composition
 
Melmoth
Date of creation : 1970
Medium : Etching
 
Lithos
Date of creation : 1970
Medium : Acrylic/paper
Subject : composition
 
Le Tout-Venant
Date of creation : 1966
Medium : Ink
 
Paroles infantiles
Date of creation : 1961
Medium : Lithograph in colors
Process : drawing
 
LE MONDE PERDU
Date of creation : 1959
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 204 x 308 cm
 
Métiers
Date of creation : 1951
Medium : Etching
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

Les impressions d’Alechinsky
BNF Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris, France
06/07/2005 – 09/04/2005

Oeuvres sur papier
Collège Jacques Cartier – Chauny, France
01/07/2005 – 02/01/2005

2004

Peintures de 2003, encres de Chine de 2002 sur des indications de jeu d’Erik Satie
Galerie Sonia Zannettacci – Paris, France
2004

MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
06/30/2004 – 09/27/2004

2003

Printemps de l’Estampe Contemporaine
Musée Rignault – Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France
03/21/2003 – 06/09/2003

Musée Faure – Aix-les-Bains, France
02/07/2003 – 04/02/2003

Espace Jean Legendre – Théâtre de Compiègne – Compiègne, France
01/10/2003 – 02/14/2003

2002

Alechinsky : 50 ans d’imprimerie
Musée du Québec – Québec QC, Canada
2002 – 03/23/2003

Baukunst Galerie – Cologne, Germany
2002

Chapelle de l’Ancien Carmel – Tarbes, France
06/27/2002 – 09/15/2002

Pierre Alechinsky
Espace Culturel François Mitterand – Beauvais, France
05/04/2002 – 06/28/2002

1998

Rétrospective
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume – Paris, France
1998

Quelques couleurs
Galerie Sonia Zannettacci – Geneva GE, Switzerland
1998

Pensées de pinceau
Silkeborg Kunstmuseum – Silkeborg, Denmark
1998

1996

Labor de imprenta de cinco decadas
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo y Instituto de Artes Graficas – Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
1996

Centro Cultural Sa Nostra – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1996

1993

Zwischen den Zeilen
Saarland Museum – Saarbrucken, Germany
1993

1992

Graphics Rétrospective
TFAM Taipei Fine Art Museum – Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
1992

1990

Aléchinsky sur Rhône
Musée Réattu – Arles, France
1990

Peintures et livres
Musée bibliothèque Pierre-André Benoit – Alès, France
1990

1987

Margin and Center
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
1987

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France

ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Samuel Vanhoegaerden – Zeedijk 720 – Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Die Galerie – Grüneburgweg 123 – Frankfurt, Germany

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Franck Bordas – 37 rue Louise Weiss – Paris, France

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Art Forum Ute Barth – Kartausstrasse 8 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Die Galerie – Grüneburgweg 123 – Frankfurt, Germany

ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Baukunst Galerie – Theodor Heuss Ring 7 – Cologne, Germany

St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n°7
Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France
01/31/2003 – 02/03/2003
Represented by : Galerie Birch – Bredgade 23 – Copenhagen, Denmark

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Die Galerie – Grüneburgweg 123 – Frankfurt, Germany

KunstRAI
Amsterdam, Netherlands
05/15/2002 – 05/20/2002
Represented by : Galerie Moderne Silkeborg – Hostrupsgade 39 – Silkeborg, Denmark

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galerie Pascal Retelet – 838 route de La Colle – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

Europ’ART Genève – Foire internationale d’art, n°11
Palexpo – Geneva GE, Switzerland
05/01/2002 – 05/05/2002
Represented by : Galerie Willy d’Huysser – 35 place du Grand Sablon – Brussels, Belgium

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Nuova Gissi – Piazza Solferino 2 – Turin TO, Italy

AAF – The Third Affordable Art Fair
Battersea Park – London, United Kingdom
10/18/2001 – 10/21/2001
Represented by : Paper Mint Art Gallery – 70 Maxted Road – London, United Kingdom

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Georges – 19-21 Rue Vieille du Temple – Paris, France

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Sander – Prinz-Christians-Weg 16 – Darmstadt, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong New York – 528 West 26 th street – New York NY, United States

KunstRAI, n° 17
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/05/2001 – 06/10/2001
Represented by : Galerie Espace – Keizergracht 548 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Die Galerie – Grüneburgweg 123 – Frankfurt, Germany

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Catherine Putman Editions – 4 Rue de Talleyrand – Paris, France

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France

Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Il Bulino – Via Urbana 148 – Rome, Italy

Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

2000

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine, n°1
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
10/19/2000 – 10/23/2000
Represented by : Galerie Anne Lettrée – 46 rue de Seine – Paris, France

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Tornabuoni Arte – Tornabuoni Arte Via Fatebenefratelli 36 – Milan MI, Italy

Salon de Mars
Palexpo – Geneva GE, Switzerland
03/31/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Galerie Sonia Zannettacci – 16 rue des Granges – Geneva GE, Switzerland

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Die Galerie – Grüneburgweg 123 – Frankfurt, Germany

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Baukunst Galerie – Theodor Heuss Ring 7 – Cologne, Germany

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Salamon – L’ArteModerna – Via San Quintino, 4 – Turin TO, Italy

1998

SAGA – 12ème Salon des Arts Graphiques Actuels
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
04/23/1998 – 04/27/1998
Represented by : Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Georges – 19-21 Rue Vieille du Temple – Paris, France

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France


Group exhibitions

2007

Bestiaire
Musée Jean de la Fontaine – Château-Thierry, France
03/30/2007 – 06/17/2007

2004

La création contemporaine à la Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
Campredon – Maison René Char – L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
03/20/2004 – 06/20/2004

2003

Sept Lieux – Sept Matières
Hôtel du Département, Centre d’Art Présence Van Gogh, Château de l’Empéri, Galerie du Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Musée de l’Arles Antique – Marseille, France
10/17/2003 – 01/15/2004

Cobra in de Hermitage: The Past of the Present
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
05/16/2003 – 09/30/2003

Le cabinet de Joachim Blüher
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Picardie – Amiens, France
04/29/2003 – 05/28/2003

Exposition vente, André Breton, 42 rue Fontaine
Calmels Cohen – Drouot Richelieu – Paris, France
04/01/2003 – 04/18/2003

Le Cabinet de Jean-Michel Alberola : le fait accompli
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Picardie – Amiens, France
03/07/2003 – 04/12/2003

Bestiaire
Espace Henri Matisse – Creil, France
01/16/2003 – 03/15/2003

2001

Portraits photographiques d’artistes
Salle Rossini – Paris, France
10/04/2001 – 10/06/2001

Evidence of Love, Romance, Desire & Fantasy
Jack Rutberg Fine Arts 357, North La Brea Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States
02/09/2001 – 03/31/2001

1991

Pour saluer le dessin
Musée Ingres – Montauban, France
1991

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Books

2001

Cobra – COpenhague BRuxelles Amsterdam
Publisher: Editions Gallimard – 5 rue Sébastien-Bottin – Paris, France
Author: Stokvis Willemijn
2001
ISBN : 207011693X

Legals