Bio-chronologie du sculpteur Arman

DIX MILLE CENDRILLONS

[di mil sɑ̃dʁijɔ̃] n.f. A mural accumulation on canvas. Shoes with highlights of different techniques (Flecked Painting, Serious Painting…)

SERIOUS PAINTING-COUPE

UNTITLED

[sˈɪriːəs pˈeɪntɪŋ kup] n.f. A mural cut on canvas. Paint highlights are done on the object and background; the object is completely painted over and the background is made of brush strokes.

TUBES ET COULÉES-COLÈRE

UNTITLED

[tyb e kule - kɔlɛʁ] n. A mural rage on canvas. Tubes and pourings of paint cover the object.

2002 - Mai

Arman creates the poster for the international tennis tournament Roland Garros.
He inaugurates a new painting technique: Serious Painting.

2002 - Summer

The Galerie Beaubourg at the Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs castle presents an exhibition dedicated to African object accumulations made by Arman.

“Arman: Musique”, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Grenchen, Switzerland.
“Arman: Africarmania, Arman et l’Afrique”, Galerie Beaubourg, Vence, France.
“Arman: Dix Mots Pour”, Sonia Zannettachi Gallery, Switzerland.
“Arman: Œuvre Monumentale”, Ville du Lavandou, Le Lavandou, France.
“Arman:Works on Paper”, Villa Haiss Museum, Zell, Germany.
“Arman: Fragmentations”, FIAC, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France.

BROOM PAINTING-COUPE

UNTITLED

[bʁum pˈeɪntɪŋ-kup] n.f. A mural cut on canvas. Paint highlights are applied to the object with a broom.

2003 - Sept.

The Gallery Artsoum presents “Sans papier d’Arman”, a series of ink prints representing instruments.

“Arman: A Survey: 1954 – 2002”, Marlborough Gallery, New York.
“Arman: Centomilacenerentole”, Dante Vecchiato Galleria d’Arte, Padova, Italy.
“Arman”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Teheran, Teheran, Iran.
“Arman: Le Plein de l’Art”, Galleria Fonte d'Abisso, Milano, Italy.

BROOM PAINTING-COLÈRE

UNTITLED

[bʁum pɛ̃tyʁ - kɔlɛʁ] A mural rage on canvas. The paint highlights on an object are done with a broom.

BRONZE POLYCHROME

UNTITLED

[bʁɔ̃z pɔlikʁom] n.m. An repainted cut of and object; the slices are not the same color. The bronze patina gives the appearance and the color of the painting. Generally musical instruments are used for this technic.

SERIOUS PAINTING II

UNTITLED

[sˈɪriːəs pˈeɪntɪŋ tˈuː] n.f. Coupe murale sur toile. Rehaut de peinture sur l’objet et le fond, l’objet est complètement repeint et le fond est monochrome.

2004 - January

Launch of « Arman Inclusion », book by Tita Reut, Cudemo.
The Marlborough Gallery presents for the first time the Serious Paintings series at madrid “Arman Pinturas” Spain.

FLECKED PAINTING

UNTITLED

[flˈekt pˈeɪntɪŋ] n.f. A mural cut on canvas. Paint highlights are done on an object with numerous spots.

2004 - April

« Arman Peintures », Marlborough Gallery, April 15 June 19, Monaco Monaco.

2004 - May

The monumental sculpture “Contrepoint pour Violoncelle” is inaugurated in front of the Gianadda Foundation, Switzerland.

2004 - June

The “théâtre de la Photographie et de l'Image” presents Arman’s photographs in an exhibition « Arman Photographe », Nice.
« Arman Armé », Historial de la Grande Guerre, Péronne, France.
« Arman: Interactives and Serious Paintings », Imago Gallery, Palm Desert, California, USA
« Arman: Superpositions », New Art: 38th International Fair for Modern & Contemporary Art, Koln, Germany
« Arman: Opere Recenti », Centro d'Arte Cultura and Bugno Arte Gallery, Venice, Italy

ENCAGÉ-ACCUMULATION

CHICAGO 1871

[ɑ̃kaʒe akymylasjɔ̃] n.m. An accumulation of different technical treatments applied on an object in a mirror-polished bronze frame.

ENCAGÉ-POUBELLE

EPAVES ENCAGEES

[ɑ̃kaʒe pubɛl] n.m. Bronze dustbin, Atlantis patina in a mirror-finish bronze frame.

PEINTURE ENTOURÉE-COUPE

SANS TITRE

[pɛ̃tyʁ ɑ̃tuʁe kup] n.f. A mural cut on canvas. The paint highlights surround precisely the object, which is not entirely repainted, numerous spots.

2005 - Oct. 22th- Arman's Death

Arman dies in New York.

2010

« ARMAN », retrospective show at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Curator J.M. Bouhours, catalog in french.