About Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Born 1942. Ernest Pignon-Ernest is a French visual artist and photographer.
Ernest Pignon-Ernest (born 1942) is a Fluxus and Situationist French artist, born in Nice.
Overview His first work was completed in 1966. It was a reaction to France's Nuclear Strike Force. In 1978–1979, his posters of Arthur Rimbaud could be seen all over France. In 1988–1990, he made drawings of Naples. In 1996, he initiated the collection of international artwork called Art Against Apartheid alongside Antonio Saura.
Pignon-Ernest's posters are in the collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
Pignon-Ernest joined the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), one of the main labour unions in France. With Henri Cueco, he co-founded the Syndicat national des artistes plasticiens CGT.
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Ernest Pignon-Ernest was born on 23 February 1942 in Nice.
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Ernest Pignon-Ernest is a visual artist and photographer.
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Ernest Pignon-Ernest is French.
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