ARMAND ARMAN – “THE ORACLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ART” – 2003 SPORT ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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Born Armand Pierre Fernandez, France, 1928; died 2005, New York.

1960

New Realists art group co-founded with Pierre Restany

Poubelles et Accumulations exhibition, Galerie Schmela, Dusseldorf, Germany

Le Plein exhibition, Galerie Iris Clert, Paris, France

1964

International Biennale of Prints award, Tokyo, Japan

Arman exhibition, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1967-1968

Taught at University of California, Los Angeles

1970

The Black Panthers exhibition, Reese Palley Gallery, New York, New York

Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

1972

Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite decoration by President of the Republic of France

1972

Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite decoration by President of the Republic of France

1973

Received American citizenship

Arman Retrospective, Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York, New York

1975

Conscious Vandalism exhibition, John Gibson Gallery, New York, New York

Arman exhibition, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France

1978

New Works, Galerie Charles Kriwin, Brussels, Belgium

Arman Jewelry, Ehrlich Gallery, New York, New York

1980

Book of Violin exhibition, Amano Gallery, Osaka, Japan

1983

Parade of Objects Retrospective 1955-83, Musee Picasso, Antibes, France

1985

Oeuvres Choisies exhibition, Gallerie Bonnier, Geneva, Switzerland

1988

Musical Instruments, Sculpture & Works on Paper, Princeton Gallery of Fine Art, N. J.

1990

Dirty Paintings, Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, New York

Color Scales: New Paintings, Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

1992

Archeology of the Future exhibition, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France

1995

Starry Night: Homage to Van Gogh, Reflex Modern Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland

Arman, Galerie 3, Athens, Greece

1999

Arman exhibition, Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel

2001

The Magic of Objects exhibition, Galleri GKM, Malmo, Sweden

Through and Across Objects exhibition, Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida

2002

Cycles of Life exhibition, Galerie Anne Lettree, Paris, France

Poster by Arman for Roland Games tennis matches, France

Africarmania exhibition, Chateau Notre Dame des Fleurs, Vence, France

2003

Arman exhibition, Musee d’Art Contenporain, Teheran, Iran

2004

Pinturas exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spain

Arman Arme exhibition, Musee des Beaux Arts, Reims, France

2006

Armand Rernandez exhibition, Yeh Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Arman: No Comment, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France

2007

New Realism exhibition, the Hanover Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany

Polychromes exhibition, Imago Gallery, Palm Desert, California

2008

Arman exhibition, Connaught Brown Gallery, London, England

Arman: The Day After exhibition, Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York, New York