biography of Eduardo CHILLIDA (1924-2002)
Personal data
Birth : 01/10/1924 - San Sebastián, Spain
Death : 08/19/2002 - San Sebastián, Spain
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Spain
Education
1947 : Círculo de Bellas Artes (Drawing) – Alcala 42 – Madrid, Spain
Professional data
Work and Life
1951:Comes back definitively to San Sebastian, Spain
1948:Moves to Paris, France
Prizes
1960
1960 : Prix Kandinsky – Paris, France
Awards
1958
1958 : Graham Foundation Award for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts – Chicago IL, United States
Awarded by : Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts – 4 West Burton Place – Chicago IL, United States
Affiliated to an association
1977 : Hispanic Society of America – 613 West 155th Street – New York NY, United States
1983 : Royal Academy of Arts – Burlington House Piccadilly – London, United Kingdom
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume : 
Drawing-Watercolor : Works
| Gravitation | |
| Date of creation : 1989 Medium : Sculpture Materials : chinese ink-paper Process : collage Technical data : /paper Size : 122 x 81 cm | |
| Peine del Viento VI | |
| Date of creation : 1968 Medium : Sculpture | |
| Abesti Gogora v. EEUU | |
| Date of creation : 1966 Medium : Sculpture | |
| Monumento a Fleming | |
| Date of creation : 1955 Medium : Stone | |
| Desde Dentro | |
| Date of creation : 1954 Medium : Sculpture | |
| Torso | |
| Date of creation : 1950 Medium : Sculpture | |
| Metamorfosis | |
| Date of creation : 1950 Medium : Sculpture | |
| Alrededor del Vacío IV | |
| Medium : Sculpture | |
| Aizean | |
| Medium : Sculpture | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2004
Centre d’Arts Plastiques – Royan, France
2004 – 10/03/2004
2003
L’oeuvre graphique
Musée Rignault – Les Arques, France
06/21/2003 – 09/07/2003
L’oeuvre graphique
Centre d’Art Contemporain Georges Pompidou – Carjac, France
06/21/2003 – 09/07/2003
L’oeuvre graphique
Musée Zadkine – Les Arques, France
06/21/2003 – 09/07/2003
2002
Eduardo Chillida
Saarland Museum – Saarbrücken, Germany
05/12/2002 – 07/14/2002
2001
Grafiken und Skulpturen aus vier Jahrzehnten
Museum Liner Appenzell – Appenzell AI, Switzerland
09/15/2001 – 01/06/2002
1999
Galerie Lelong Paris – Paris, France
1999
Peggy Guggenheim Collection – Venice VE, Italy
1999
Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao, Spain
1999
Centre Cultural Contemporani Pelaires – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1999
1998
Kunstmuseum Bonn – Bonn, Germany
1998
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia – Madrid, Spain
1998
IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern/Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno – Valencia, Spain
1998
Galería Marlborough – Madrid, Spain
1998
1997
Hetjens Museum – Düsseldorf, Germany
1997
Museo de Bellas Artes – Bilbao, Spain
1997
1996
Museum Würth Moderne Kunst – Künzelsau, Germany
1996
Galerie am Lindenplatz AG – Vaduz, Liechtenstein
1996
1995
Galerie Lelong Paris – Paris, France
1995
1993
Schirn Kunsthalle – Frankfurt, Germany
1993
Galería Maeght – Barcelona, Spain
1993
1992
Galerie Forsblom – Helsinki, Finland
1992
Musée Picasso – Antibes, France
1992
Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1992
Galería Juana de Aizpuru – Sevilla, Spain
1992
Galerie Beyeler – Basel BS, Switzerland
1992
1991
Kunsthalle Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
1991
Sala Rekalde – Bilbao, Spain
1991
NBK Neuer Berliner Kunstverein – Berlin, Germany
1991
1990
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung – Munich, Germany
1990
Lunds Konsthalls – Lund, Sweden
1990
Galerie Lelong Paris – Paris, France
1990
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1990
1989
Sidney Janis Gallery – New York NY, United States
1989
Kunstmuseum Bonn – Bonn, Germany
1989
Galerie Forsblom – Helsinki, Finland
1989
Westfälisches Landesmuseum – Münster, Germany
1989
1988
Galerie Lelong Zürich – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1988
Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum – Saint Louis MO, United States
1988
1987
Galería Joan Prats – Barcelona, Spain
1987
1986
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia – Madrid, Spain
1986
Fundació Joan Miró – Barcelona, Spain
1986
1982
Galerie Beyeler – Basel BS, Switzerland
1982
1981
Museo de Bellas Artes – Bilbao, Spain
1981
Kestner Gesellschaft – Hanover, Germany
1981
1980
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
1980
Palacio de Cristal – Madrid, Spain
1980
1979
NGA National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
1979
1978
Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden – Baden-Baden, Germany
1978
1977
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts – Fogg Art museum – Cambridge MA, United States
1977
1974
Galería Juana de Aizpuru – Sevilla, Spain
1974
1973
Galerie Buchholz – Munich, Germany
1973
1972
Ulmer Museum – Ulm, Germany
1972
1971
Sala Gaspar – Barcelona, Spain
1971
1970
Galerie Maeght – Paris, France
1970
Galerie Renée Ziegler – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1970
1969
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1969
Kunsthaus – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1969
Kunstmuseum Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
1969
1967
Saint Louis Art Museum – Saint Louis MO, United States
1967
1966
Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum – Duisburg, Germany
1966
Retrospective
MFAH Museum of Fine Arts – Houston TX, United States
1966
1965
Kestner Gesellschaft – Hanover, Germany
1965
1964
Poésie de l’espace chez Eduardo Chillida
Galerie Maeght – Paris, France
1964
1962
Kunsthalle Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
1962
1961
Galerie Maeght – Paris, France
1961
1958
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts – Chicago IL, United States
1958
1956
Galerie Maeght – Paris, France
1956
1955
Kunsthalle Bern – Bern BE, Switzerland
1955
1954
Galería Clan – Madrid, Spain
1954
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 : Jan Krugier Gallery – 980 MADISON AVE # 3 – New York NY, United States
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galeria Colon XVI – Colon de Larreategui, 16 – Bilbao, Spain
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Ditesheim – 8 Rue du Château – Neuchâtel NE, Switzerland
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Baukunst Galerie – Theodor Heuss Ring 7 – Cologne, Germany
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galeria Colon XVI – Colon de Larreategui, 16 – Bilbao, Spain
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie – 29-31 Grand-Rue – Geneva GE, Switzerland
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Galeria Colon XVI – Colon de Larreategui, 16 – Bilbao, Spain
KUNSTKÖLN 2003 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
04/05/2003 – 04/09/2003
Represented by : Galerie Meyer-Ellinger – Brönnerstrasse 22 – Frankfurt, Germany
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°22
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
02/13/2003 – 02/18/2003
Represented by : Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie – 29-31 Grand-Rue – Geneva GE, Switzerland
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie – 29-31 Grand-Rue – Geneva GE, Switzerland
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Ditesheim – 8 Rue du Château – Neuchâtel NE, Switzerland
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Chorus-Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft – Wichernweg 22a – Munich, Germany
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Springer & Winckler Galerie – Fasanenstrasse 13 – Berlin, Germany
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Springer & Winckler Galerie – Fasanenstrasse 13 – Berlin, Germany
Art Miami, n°12
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/04/2002 – 01/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Adriana Schmidt – Albertusstrasse, 26 – Cologne, Germany
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Art Of This Century – 63 avenue de Breteuil – Paris, France
pAn Amsterdam
RAI – Parkhal – Amsterdam, Netherlands
09/30/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lambert Tegenbosch – Putterstraat 48 – Heusden, Netherlands
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Ditesheim – 8 Rue du Château – Neuchâtel NE, Switzerland
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Art Of This Century – 63 avenue de Breteuil – Paris, France
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Art Selection – Weinbergstrasse 64 – Kilchberg, Switzerland
1999
INTERART ‘99 – 14a Fira Internacional d’Art
Valencia, Spain
10/20/1999 – 10/24/1999
Represented by : Dionis Bennassar – San Lorenzo 15 bajo – Madrid, Spain
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galeria BAT-Alberto Cornejo – Rios Rosas 54 – Madrid, Spain
1954
Premier Salon de la Sculpture Abstraite
Galerie Denise René – Paris, France
1954
1950
Salon de Mai
Paris, France
1950
Group exhibitions
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
Un jardin secret
Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image Imprimée – La Louvière, Belgium
05/17/2003 – 08/17/2003
20th Century Spanish Works on Paper
Galerie Stefan Röpke – Cologne, Germany
04/25/2003 – 06/28/2003
6th Sharjah Arts International Biennal
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
04/08/2003 – 05/08/2003
De Picasso à Barceló, les artistes espagnols
Fondation Pierre Gianadda – Martigny, Switzerland
01/31/2003 – 06/09/2003
Le Cabinet de Gabriel Orozco
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Picardie – Amiens, France
01/24/2003 – 02/22/2003
2002
Abstracciones 1955-2002
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía – Madrid, Spain
2002
Eduardo Chillida / Antoni Tàpies
Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin – Berlin, Germany
07/20/2002 – 09/27/2002
2001
Rumbos de la escultura española en el siglo XX
Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
12/11/2001 – 02/10/2002
Chillida/Tàpies: materia y pensamiento visual (Chillida/Tàpies: Matter and Visual Thought)
Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao, Spain
10/02/2001 – 05/19/2002
1996
Chillida, Miró, Riera i Aragó, Tàpies
Galerie Franz Swetec – Düsseldorf, Germany
1996
1973
International Biennial of Graphic Art
Ljubljana, Slovenia
1973
1968
Documenta 4
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Karlsaue, Galerie an der Schönen Aussicht – Kassel, Germany
06/27/1968 – 10/06/1968
1967
Dix Ans d’Art Vivant
Fondation Maeght – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
1967
1962
Three Spaniards: Picasso, Miró, Chillida
MFAH Museum of Fine Arts – Houston TX, United States
1962
1960
New Spanish Painting and Sculpture
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1960
1959
Documenta II – Kunst nach 1945
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Schloss Bellevue – Kassel, Germany
07/11/1959 – 10/11/1959
1958
Sculptures and Drawings from Seven Sculptors
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
1958
29° Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1958
1954
X Triennale di Milano
Milan MI, Italy
1954
1950
Les Mains Eblouies
Galerie Maeght – Paris, France
1950
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