By Arman
Located in Geneve, CH
Arman
Cellos bronze coffee table
Signed and numbered
Edition: EA III/V
Dimensions: 50 x 165 x 48 cm
Arman is a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or paint traces they leave to using them as the painting itself. He is best known for his "accumulations" and destruction/recomposition of objects. In October 1960, Arman, Yves Klein, Franc¸ois Dufre^ne, Raymond Hains, Martial Raysse, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely and Jacques Villegle´, and art critic and philosopher Pierre Restany founded the Nouveau re´alisme group. Joined later by Cesar, Mimmo Rotella, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Christo, the group of young artists defined themselves as bearing in common their "new perspective approaches of reality." They were reassessing the concept of art and the artist for a 20th century consumer society by reasserting the humanistic ideals in the face of Industrial Expansion.
In 1961, Arman made his debut in the United States, the country which was to become his second home. During this period, he explored creation via destruction. The "Coupes" and the "Cole`res" featured sliced, burned, or smashed objects arranged on canvas, often using objects with a strong "identity" such as musical instruments (mainly violins and saxophones) or bronze statues.
The son of an antiques dealer and amateur cellist, the artist absorbed an intense appreciation for music, the art of collecting and the cultivation of discriminating taste from an early age. After studies at the Ecole Nationale des Arts De´coratifs in Nice, Arman decamped to Paris to study art history at the Ecole du Louvre. His work in these early years focused on abstract paintings inspired by the work of Nicolas de Stae¨l. An avid reader, Arman sought inspiration through books and art reviews, as well as during frequent road trips throughout Europe with his artist friends from Nice, Claude Pascale and Yves Klein.
1972
Arman, Paris, Fernand Hazan, collection "Ateliers d'aujourd'hui"
Otto Hahn
1973
Arman, New-York, Harry N. Abrams
French Edition : Pierre Horay, with text by Pierre Restany.
Henry Martin
1982
Arman: Conscious Vandalism / Vandalismo cosciente, Ve´rone, Edizioni Factotum-Art
Sarenco
1984
Arman, New-York, Abbeville Press
Jan Van der Marck
The Public Sculpture of Arman, New-York, Marisa del Re Gallery
Frederic Ted Castle
Arman, Galerie Beaubourg, reprinted from the journal CiMayse, Paris, no. 170, May-July 1984.
"Accumulations by Arman", Art in America, New-York, vol. 71, no. 11, December 1983.
Frederic Ted Castle
1987
Arman, Paris, La Diffe´rence
Bernard LaMarche-Vadel
1988
Arman. 13 peintures / Arthur Rimbaud. Lettres du Voyant, Paris, La diffe´rence, collection "Tels qu'en eux-me^mes" (livre publie´ a` l'occasion de l'exposition "Arman. Peintures 87-88", Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 1988).
Jan Van der Marck
1990
Arman Estampes, Paris, Editions Marval
Jane Otmezguine, Corice Canton Arman and Marc Moreau
1991
Arman, Catalogue raisonne´ II, Paris, La Diffe´rence
Denyse Durand-Ruel
1992
Me´moires accumule´s d'Arman, Paris, Belfond
Otto Hahn
1993
Arman, Paris, La Diffe´rence, collection "Classiques du XXIe`me sie`cle"
Pierre Cabane
1994
Arman, Catalogue raisonne´ III, Paris, La Diffe´rence
Denyse Durand-Ruel
2004
Arman Inclusions, Bordighera, Edizioni Cudemo
Tita Reut
EXHIBITION CATALOGS
1959
Piccolo gioco administrativo del caso, Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria Apollinaire
1960
A` toute allure, Arman. Allures d'objets, Pierre Restany, Paris, Gallerie Saint-GerMayn
1962
Arman et la logique formelle de l'objet, Arman, Pierre Restany, Los Angeles, Dwan Gallery
1963
Arman, Arman, Alain Jouffroy, Milan, Galleria Schwarz
1964
Introduction a` la peinture d'Arman , Arman, Claude Pascal. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum
1964
Arman, Yves Klein, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum
Arman and Esthetic Change, Arman, Gene R. Swenson, New-York, Sidney Janis Gallery
1965
Arman, Paul Wember, Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange
1967
Arman: un acte de foi dans la spiritualite´ de la matie`re , Arman, Pierre Restany, Paris, Galerie Illeana Sonnabend
1968
Arman, John Ashbery, New York, Sidney Janis Gallery
Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria Schwarz
1969
Arman 1960-1965, Gre´goire Mu¨ller, Paris, Galerie Mathias Fels
Arman. Accumulations Renault, Franc¸ois Mathey, Paris, Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs
1970
Arman Accumulations Renault, Karl-Heinz Hering, Zurich, Kunsthaus
Arman Piu' pittore che natura, Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria dell'Ariete
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1972
Objets de luxe et fe´tiches raisonnables, Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria Arte Borgogna
Arman : Les Moments d'Arman, Jacques Putman, Paris, Galerie de l'Œil
1973
Selected Activities, Peter Schjedahl, New-York, John Gibson Gallery
Oggetti di lusso e feticci ragionevoli, Arman, Pierre Restany, Galleria Arte Borgogna
Arman: An Archeologist of the Present, Arman. Jan Van der Marck, New-York, John Gibson Gallery
1974
Le juste poids d'un Homme et d'une œuvre, Arman, Pierre Restany, Arles, Salles romanes du Cloi^tre Saint-Trophime
Logician of Form / Magician of Gesture , Arman. Selected Works : 1958-1974, Jan Van der Marck, La Jolla, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art Arman. Concrete Lyrics, Andrew J. Crispo, New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery
Arman et la logique formelle de l'objet , Arman, L'Œuvre graphique, Pierre Restany, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Galerie Alexandre de La Salle
1975
Arman, Objets arme´s, 1971-1974, Jacques Lassaigne, Paris, Muse´e d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris
Arman. Lyrical Surfaces, Andrew J. Crispo, New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery
Arman's Violin-Service, A Game of Correspondances , Arman, Violin-Service, Pierre Restany, Paris, Galerie Claude Tchou
Arman, Surgeon of the Mass-Productive Civilization, Arman, Yoshiaki To^no, Nagoya, Galerie Valeur
1978
Arman. Hard & Soft, Jan Van der Marck, New-York, Andrew Crispo Gallery
The Iron Age and its Monuments, Arman. L’Age de fer et ses monuments, Daniel Abadie, Paris, Galerie Beaubourg
Accumulations : Radiant and Wretched, Arman. Accumulations, Shunkichi Baba, Nagoya, Galerie Valeur
1980
Petite histoire du collage et de l’assemblage , Arman. Se´lection re´trospective, Otto Hahn, Cluse, Centre d’Art et de Culture de Flaine
Arman, Se´lection re´trospective, Pierre Restany, Cluses, Centre d'Art et de Culture de Flaine
Zucche in carroze, Arman, Jan Van der Marck, Portofino, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna
1981
Arman : uno sguardo sempre nuovo sul mondo , Arman. Opere del 1979, Pierre Restany, Rome, Le Point Art Studio
1982
Fu¨nfundszwanzig Jahre als Erfolg / Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur , Arman, Parade der Objeckte, Retrospektive 1955 bis 1982, Pierre Restany, Hanovre, Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammlung Sprengel
Arman. Le Traite´ du violon, Maurice Roche, Paris, Galerie Abel Rambert
Arman , Arman. Carvings and Drawings, Otto Hahn, Dublin, The Salomon Gallery
Arman. Papiers de´coupe´s 1982, Ted Castle, Paris, Galerie Beaubourg
Arman Retrospektiv , Arman. Parade der Objekte, Retrospektive 1955 bis 1982, Joachim Bu¨chner et Bernhard Holeczeck, Hanovre, Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammlung Sprengel
Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto , Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto, Walter Scho¨nenberg, Lugano, Museo Civico di Belli Arti
1984
Vinticinque anni di felicita` , in Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto, Pierre Restany, Lugano, Museo Civico di Belle Arti
L’allure d’Arman , Arman, Daniel Abadie, Knokke le Zoute, Christian Fayt Art Gallery
Arman’s Apocalypse, Arman. The Day After, Sam Hunter, New York, Marisa del Re Gallery
A la recherche du concert perdu , Arman. Recent Sculptures, Michel Butor, Monte Carlo, Galerie Le Point
Arman, scultore del're´alisme socie´tal , Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto, Andre´ Verdet, Parme, Palazzetto Eucherio Santivale
1985
Un de´lire spirale´ d'Arman , Arman, Andre´ Verdet, Zurich, Scho¨ner Wohnen Haus Galerie
Transformation of Things, Arman, Mashashi Miura, Seoul, Walker Hill Art Center
A la recherche du concert perdu, Arman, Michel Butor, Gene`ve, Galerie Sonia Zannettacci
Le jour apre`s la cole`re, Arman, Franc¸ois Bazzoli, Toulon, Muse´e de Toulon
Arman, Claude Fournet, Toulon, Muse´e de Toulon
Arman Retrospektive, Adolph Hanspeter, Zurich, Galerie Pavillon Werd
1986
Arman’s Gods and Goddesses , Arman. Gods and Goddesses, Henry Geldzahler, New York, Marisa del Re Gallery
Arman: Hard & Soft Ware, Arman. Hard & Soft Ware, Pierre Restany, Paris, Courre`ges
1987
Arman. Rythmes et Couleurs, Claude Fournet. Nice, Galerie Ferrero
1988
Ope´ras – rituels , Arman. De´sordres lyriques, Georges Aperghis. Paris, Ope´ra de Paris, Salle Favard
De´sordres lyriques, Arman. Michel Beretti, Paris, Ope´ra de Paris, Salle Favard
Arman as a Painter: From Guts to Geist, Arman Paintings, Pierre Restany, New-York, Marisa del Re Gallery
1989
La seconde parade des objets , Arman Retrospektiv, Pierre Restany, Lunds, Lunds Kunsthall, Malmo¨, Galleri GKM
Arman. Shooting Colors, Pierre Restany, Paris, Galerie Beaubourg
Le montreur , Arman. Works 1955-1989, Jeffrey Robinson, Londres, The Mayor Gallery
Arman Sculpteur Designer, Jeffrey Robinson, Roanne, Galerie La Taille Douce
Arman. A Retrospective, Manuela Rossi, Seoul, Gana Art Gallery
Deux ans plus tard, Arman. Retrospektiv, Siwert Bergstro¨m, Lunds, Lunds Konsthall, Malmo¨, Galleri GKM
1990
Arman's Dirty Paintings , Arman. Dirty Paintings, Donald Kuspit, New-York, Marisa del Re Gallery
Arman, Monochrome Accumulations 1986-1989, Donald Kuspit, New-York, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery
Arman: au pays de son inspiration, Dora Llipoulou-Rogan, Athe`nes, Galerie 3
Per Arman : un accumulo di ragioni, Arman, Manuela Rossi, Milan, Galleria Arte Borgogna
Grande Musique et Fortes Allures, Arman, Pierre Restany, Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery
1991
Arman: A Radical Portrait of Modernity , Arman 1955-1991 : A Retrospective, Pierre Restany, Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts
Arman: Be´tons 1970-1974, Catherine Francblin, Paris, Galerie Georges-Philippe Valois
Arman: An Artist of Our Time , Arman 1955-1991: A Retrospective, Allison de Lima Greene, Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts
Painting as Object Art / Oggettistica in pittura, Arman in Italy, Achille Bonito Oliva, Milan, Fondazione Mudima
Arman: a Search for Beauty, Arman in Italy, Henry Martin, Fondazione Mudima
1993
Arman. Cycles, Donald Kuspit. New York, Marisa del Re Gallery
Arman, de l’objet…a` la couleur-objet , Arman, Georges Dussaule, Cagnes sur Mer, Cha^teau-Muse´e / Galerie Beaubourg
Association d’image, Arman, Andre´ Froumessol, Cagnes sur Mer, Cha^teau-Muse´e / Galerie Beaubourg
Arman, Maxime Longre´e, Charleroi, Galerie Pascal Retelet
De la peinture a` la fleur, Arman, Michel Santinelli, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Cha^teau-Muse´e / Galerie Beaubourg
1994
La Nuit e´toile´e et Arman, Arman. La Nuit e´toile´e, Isabelle Sobelman, Pierre Nahon, Vence, Galerie Beaubourg
L’elenco appunto , La ceramica di Arman, Umberto Eco, Bologne, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Edizioni Maggiore
1995
La ceramica di Arman, Henry Martin, Bologne, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Edizioni Maggiore
Arman, un homo ludens en Gre`ce, Arman, Manos Stefanidis, Athe`nes, Galerie 3
La ceramica di Arman , La ceramica di Arman, Flaminio Gualdoni, Bologne, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Edizioni Maggiore
1996
Arman. Interactives, Caroll Janis, New York, Sidney Janis Gallery
1997
Arman: Accumulations in Relation, Patrick Pacheco, Londres, James Mayor Gallery
1998
Arman, Arman. De´sordres Lyriques, Bernard LaMarche-Vadel, Paris. Ope´ra de Paris, Salle Favart
Esthe´tique du dandy des gadoues , Arman. De´sordres Lyriques, Michel Tournier, Paris, Ope´ra de Paris, Salle Favart
1998
Arman, Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
Arman, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Arman, Culturgest, Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Arman: Variations sur un Le´nine...
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Early 2000s French Modern Arman Furniture