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Arman (Pierre Fernandez Armand) (1928-2005)

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Name
Arman (Pierre Fernandez Armand) (1928-2005)
Nationality
French
Biography
Born Armand Pierre Fernandez November 17, 1928, in Nice. A prominent member of the Nouveau Réalistes in the 1960s. Relocated to New York City in 1973. He is known primarily for sculptures made from accumulations of found, like objects. His first solo exhibitions were in London and Paris, 1956. He exhibited internationally at the Venice Biennale, Documenta 4, Kassel, and Expo 67, Montreal. He first exhibited in the United States at the Cordier Ekstrom Gallery in 1961. There have been two retrospectives of his work: at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, 1964, and at the Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain in Nice, 2004. He acquired United States citizenship in 1973 but retained his French citizenship as well.
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Assets (90 in total)

Violon Andler, 1974 (mixed media)
Office Fetish, 1984 (rotary telephones and metal poles)
Arman in Saint Lazare Station in Paris on July 22, 1985 (b/w photo)
Tamerlan's Memorial, 1961 (mixed media)
24eme Caprice de Paganini, 1962 (sliced violin, oil on panel)
Arman, New York City, 1991 (b/w photo)
Long Term Parking, 1982 (toy cars in cement)
Accumulation Watchbox, 1964 (boxes and Matchbox toy cars in plexiglas)
The Lovers of Bird (mixed media)
Untitled, 1965 (leather shoes and mirror in perspex box)
Arman (1928-2005) Outside St Lazare Station in Paris Near his Work of Art (Cases and Bags), July 22, 1982 (b/w photo)
Sculpture L'heure de tous, located in the Cour du Havre, Gare Saint Lazare (Saint-Lazare), Paris 8th arrondissement. Sculptor: Arman (Armand Pierre Fernandez, 1928-2005), 1985.
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