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Name | Tinguely, Jean | |
Dates of birth and death | * 22.5.1925 Freiburg i. Ue., † 30.8.1991 Bern | |
Municipality of origin (CH) | Basel, La Roche (FR), Pont-la-Ville (FR) | |
Nationality | CH | |
Brief biography | Plastiker, Maler und Zeichner. Vertreter des Nouveau Réalisme. Verheiratet mit Eva Aeppli, später mit Niki de Saint Phalle | |
Fields of activity | Skulptur, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Eisenplastik, Objektkunst, Assemblage, Collage, Zeichnung, Druckgrafik, Film, Kinetische Kunst | |
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In 1925, the mother Jeanne Louise Tinguely-Ruffieux moves with her only child to Basel, where the father Charles Célestin Tinguely had lived since 1918. While a boy, Jean Tinguely tinkers with mechanical constructions in the forest, driven by waterwheels. In 1940, he begins an apprenticeship as a [more...]
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Last modification | 17.11.2020 | |
