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Rachid Khimoune (Algerian, b. 1953)
Les enfants du monde
bronze. signed and numbered
artist's edition of 4
foundry mark - L. Cappe
7.5 x 4.63 x 2.38
Overall: 8.25 x 4.63 x 2.38
RACHID KHIMOUNE, Algerian-French artist and sculptor.
Born in 1953 in Decazeville, France. Lives and works in Paris, France.
Rachid Khimoune graduated from the School of Art of Paris in 1974; he initially started to work with painting before choosing sculpture. In 1980 he won the first prize of the Foundation of France. He works in an Art Brut, Naif art style similar to Jean Dubuffet and Enrico Baj.
Being the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and an extensive oeuvre, Rachid Khimoune has been exhibiting since 1975 and his work can be found in several museums, and public and private collections.
The artist behind the project Rachid Khimoune, has been responsible for a number of major, successful public art installations in France. Most famously, the installation close to the Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library) ‘Les Enfants du Monde’ (The Children of the World). Rachid’s newer works are masks and totems cast in bronze: poetic images forged in a furnace. Rachid uses discarded objects and disused parts of machines, to create new human and animal forms. Here his interest in metal-working and Arab art-African art coincides with the assemblage of found objects; one mask is a collage constituted by a large model of the Eiffel Tower stuck into the end of a trumpet. Another has a jerry-can for a face, and the golden patina and surface-working of the bronze does not dispel the idea which this image creates: of a human mouth drinking oil. Born in France to parents from Algeria, Khimoune embraces the role of the artist as a global citizen, using art as a universal language.
Select Awards
Lauréat du Prix de la Fondation de France (1980)
Chevalier des Arts et Lettres (2002)
Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris (2004)
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2007)
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Ar[T]senal, Dreux, France
2016 Musée Tavet Delacour, Pontoise, France
2015 Parvis de l’Hotel de ville, Paris
2015 Beirut Art Fair, Beyrouth, Liban
2015 Galerie Francoise Souchaud, Lyon
2014 Musée Rabelais, Seuilly, France
2013 Galerie Vallois & Friedman, New-York
2013 Galerie Françoise Souchaud, Lyon
2013 Françoise Souchaud’s gallery, Lyon
2012 Vallois’ gallery, Paris. France
2010 World Expo, Shanghai. China
2009 “Children of the World”, artsawa, DubaI, UAE
2008 U Want Art Gallery, Shanghai. China
2008 Arab World Institute, Paris. France
2007 « Salon du Collectionneur » Grand Palais, Paris. France
2006 Vach’Art (Cow Parade), Paris. France
2003 Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo. Monaco
2002 Casa de Francia, Mexico city. Mexico
1999 Bourdelle Museum, Paris. France
1997 Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris. France
1995 Del Léon Gallery, Venice. Italy
1993 Pablo Picasso Museum, Antibes. France
1988 Symposium of sculptures in Seoul. South Korea
1986 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, New-York. USA
1984 Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris. France
1976 University Georgetown Washington. USA
1975 Galerie Sanguine, Collioure. France
Select Projects
2010 « The Children of the World », 21 Bronze sculptures, Shanghai. China
«The Christmas Tree of Rachid Khimoune», The 15th Anniversary of Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs, Paris
2009 « El Mamoun the Moroccan », sculpture and drawing, Marrakech. Morocco
2009 « The Children of the World », 21 Bronze sculptures, Dubaï. UAE
2007 « Naomi the African girl », sculpture, Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso
2006 « The Bull », sculpture, Turin. Italy
2006 « The Family », sculptures, Ordino. Andorra
2004 « Jean-Baptiste from Monaco », sculpture, Monte Carlo. Monaco
2003 « Felipe the Mexican », sculpture, History Museum of Cuernavaca. Mexico
2002 « Enzo the Italian », sculpture, Sienna. Italy
2001 « The Children of the World », 21 Bronze sculptures, Paris. France
2000 Bronze door for the building « Le Vinci », Paris la Défense. France
1995 Creation of a tapestry for the Mobilier National de France
1993 « The Crusaders », sculptures, Chartres. France
1989 l’Homme Valise, relief, Arab World Institute, Paris. France
1987 The Warriors , sculptures, Seoul Olympic Parc. South Korea
1987 Mural relief, New-York, USA
Select Group Exhibitions
2019 Château de Crouseilles, Gers. France
2018 Château Roubine, Var. France
2017 Galerie 3F, Paris. France
2015 In Situ Art Festival, Fort d’Aubervilliers. France
2015 Exposition Gold, Galerie Agnès Monplaisir, Paris. France
2014 In Situ Art Festival, Fort d’Aubervilliers. France
2014 Courchevel. France
2014 Art Protects, Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris. France
2010 Musée d’Aubigny, Auvers sur Oise. France
2010 Jardin de Basoche, Lyon. France
2010 Exposition Universelle, Shanghai. Chine
2010 Parc des Sculptures Jing’An, Shanghai. Chine
2009 Art Fair, Abu Dhabi. EAU
2008 Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. France
2008 Biennale Européenne d’Art Contemporain, Eragny sur Oise. France
2008 Galerie U Want Art, Shanghai. Chine
2008 Salon Art Paris, Abu Dhabi. EAU
2007 Salon du Collectionneur au Grand Palais, Paris. France
2006 Biennale de Lyon à Turin. Italie
2006 Exposition Vach’Art, Paris. France
2005 Biennale des lions à Lyon. France
2004 Exposition de groupe à Athènes. Grèce
1999 Galerie Yoshii, Paris. France
1999 Festival du film fantastique à Gérardmer. France
1999 Musée Bourdelle, Paris. France
1997 Biennale de la sculpture, Monte Carlo. Monaco
1996 Portrait de Ralph Gibson, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris. France
1995 Galerie Del Léon, Venise. Italie
1988 Inauguration de l’institut du monde arabe, Paris. France
1988 Symposium de sculptures à Séoul. Corée du sud
1986 Centenaire de la statue de la liberté, New-York. USA
1986 Institut Français, Barcelone. Espagne
1986 Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. France
1985 Centre culturel, Hanovre. Allemagne.
1985 Musée d’Art et d’histoire, Brive. France
1984 Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. France
Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris. France
1981 Salon Réalités Nouvelles, Paris. France
1978 Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris. France
1976 Venise. Italie
1976 Salon international, Toulon. France
1974 Salon de mai, Paris. France
- Creator:Rachid Khimoune (1953)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Width: 4.63 in (11.77 cm)Depth: 2.38 in (6.05 cm)
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- Condition:good condition. Casting and pitting marks inherent. Light wear to base.
- Gallery Location:Surfside, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3827955852
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