EMPREINTE-COLÈRE

[ɑ̃pʁɛ̃t kɔlɛʁ] n.f. An object coated with paint and violently thrown against the medium

PORTRAIT-ROBOT

[pɔʁtʁɛ ʁɔbo] n.m. An accumulation of personal belongings representative of the portrayed person.

1962 - First use of blowtorch

He purchases a blowtorch and starts to weld objects together, which allows him to erect his Accumulations in volume and height.
While he was only using polyester to fix objets on the canvas, Arman starts to immerse them completely in this medium to realize his first Inclusions.

1962 - June - Yves Klein's Death

Yves Klein dies in Paris.

1962 - Summer

The family moves out of the apartment “Parc de la Californie” to a house in the heights of Nice: 156 Chemin de la Lanterne.

1962 - Fall

Arman travels to New York and Los Angeles for a group exhibition of French and American artists entitled « The New Realists » at the Sidney Janis Gallery and a solo exhibition at the Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Exhibition at Galerie Saqqârah, Gstaad. Exhibition at Galerie Aujourd'hui, Brussels and Galerie Lawrence, Paris.

COLÈRE-EXPLOSION

[kɔlɛʁ ɛksplozjɔ̃] n.f. An object exploded and reassembled on a medium.

EMPREINTE-ACCUMULATION

[ɑ̃pʁɛ̃t akymylasjɔ̃] n.f. The object, its slice or its representation, is soaked with ink, poster paint, oil, or acrylic, and applied with repetition on a medium.

1963 - Sidney Janis Gallery

Firs solo exhibition at Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.

1963 - Dynamite

Arman dynamites the white MG convertible of filmmaker Charles Whilp for a great performance session filmed by the latter in a quary of Essen, Germany.

1963 - End of the New Realism

He decides to quit the New Realism movement.

1963 - December. USA

He takes all of his family, Eliane and the three children, to live with him in New York in an apartment uptown on 98th st, West side.
Exhibition at Galerie Schmella, Dusseldorf.
Exhibition at Galerie Lawrence, Paris.
Exhibition at Galerie Swartz, Milan.
Exhibition at Galerie Ad Libitum, Anvers.

COMBUSTION

[kɔ̃bystjɔ̃] n.m. Burned object.

1964 - Exhibition - Sidney Janis Gallery

Exhibition at Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.

1964 - Summer -Back to Nice

The family is back to Avenue de la Lanterne, Nice.

1964 - Sept. Plastic

His first solo museum exhibitions open at the Walker Hill Art Center, Minneapolis, and at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
After his visit to Amsterdam, he begins to create new works by placing burned objects in plastic.

COLÈRE-INCLUSION

[kɔlɛʁ ɛ̃klyzjɔ̃] n.f. An object included in polyester, concrete, or synthetic marble.

COMBUSTION-INCLUSION

[kɔ̃bystjɔ̃ ɛ̃klyzjɔ̃] n.f. An object included in polyester, concrete, or synthetic marble.

COUPE-INCLUSION

[kup ɛ̃klyzjɔ̃] n.m. A burned object included in polyester or concrete.

1965 - the exhibitions

He creates with the complicity of Daniel Spoerri and Robert Filliou an event called “Artist Key Club, locker lottery" in New York at Grand Central Station.
Exhibition « Pop art, Nouveau Réalisme » at Palais des Beaux-arts, Brussels.
Exhibition at Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago.
Exhibition at Galerie Bonnier, Lausanne.
Exhibition at Galerie Lawrence, Paris.
Exhibition at Galerie Michel Couturier, Paris.
Exhibition at Galerie Leone, Venice.