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Jean-Michel Sanejouand

1934 – 2021

Plastician from France

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Lived 1934 – 2021 (aged 86). Jean-Michel Sanejouand was a French painter, visual artist, sculptor, land artist and installation artist.

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Solo exhibitions 1967 "Première organisation d'espace", Ecole Polytechnique (Paris). 1968 "Deux organisations d'espace", Galerie Yvon Lambert (Paris). 1973 "Les Organisations d'espace de Sanejouand", Centre National d'Art Contemporain (Paris). 1979 "Espaces-Peintures", The Antwerp Gallery, FIAC (Paris). 1982 "Espaces-Peintures", Lens Fine Art Gallery (Antwerp, Belgium). 1986 "Rétrospective: des Charges-Objets aux Espaces-Peintures", Palais des Beaux-Arts (Lyon, France). 1991 "Espaces-Peintures 1978-1986", MAC (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France). 1991 "Les Charges-Objets 1963-1967", Galerie Froment-Putman (Paris). 1995 "Rétrospective 1963-1995", MNAM Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris). 1996 "Peintures", Galerie Barbier, FIAC (Paris). 2002 "Libre et Change", Galerie Chez Valentin (Paris). 2005 "Sanejouand", Le Plateau (Paris). 2011 "Espaces et Cie", Galerie MAM, Drawing now, Carrousel du Louvre (Paris). 2012 "Retrospectivement", Frac des Pays de la Loire (Carquefou), HAB gallery (Nantes), as part of "Jean Michel Sanejouand's year in Pays de la Loire". 2015 "Un peu d'espace(s)", Galerie Art : Concept (Paris). 2018 "Beyond color", Galerie Art : Concept (Paris). 2018 "Operation contact", Galerie Kreo (Paris and London).

Main group exhibitions 1967 "Superlund", Lunds Konstall (Sweden). Curator: Pierre Restany. Also featuring: Arman, Christo, Erik Dietman, Yona Friedman, François Morellet, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Nicolas Schöffer, Constantin Xenakis... 1976 Venice Biennale, French pavilion (Italy). Curator: Pierre Restany. Also featuring: Fred Forest, Raymond Hains, Alain Jacquet, Bertrand Lavier, Jean-Pierre Raynaud... 1986 "Qu'est-ce que l'art français ?" (What is French art ?), Toulouse (France). Curator: Bernard Lamarche-Vadel. Also featuring: Erik Dietman, Robert Filliou, Gérard Garouste, Gérard Gasiorowski, Jacques Villeglé... 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville, French pavilion (Seville, Spain). 1999 "Les Champs de la Sculpture" (Sculptures of Champs-Élysées), where "Le Silence" was first exhibited. Also featuring: Tony Cragg, Erik Dietman, Barry Flanagan, Raymond Hains, Keith Haring, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Bernar Venet, Lawrence Weiner... 2006 "La force de l'Art", Grand Palais (Paris). Curator: Anne Tronche. 2012 "Ends of the earth: Land Art to 1974", MOCA (Los Angeles, USA). 2015 "Cycle des histoires sans fin", MAMCO (Geneva, Switzerland). 2020 "Platform: Paris/Brussels", David Zwirner's online viewing room.

Monumental sculptures 1996 "Le Silence" (The Silence), a bronze sculpture whose largest version is two meters high. Until 2019, It was installed in a private park of sculptures near Biarritz (France). 2005 Le Magicien (The Magician), a five-meters high bronze, installed in the gardens of Palais Saint-Georges, close to the railway station of Rennes (France).

Collections Centre Pompidou, Paris Fonds régional d'art contemporain, Ile de France Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean-Michel Sanejouand?

plastician from France (1934–2021)

When was Jean-Michel Sanejouand born?

Jean-Michel Sanejouand was born on 18 July 1934 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.

When did Jean-Michel Sanejouand die?

Jean-Michel Sanejouand died on 18 March 2021 in Baugé-en-Anjou.

What was Jean-Michel Sanejouand's occupation?

Jean-Michel Sanejouand was a painter, visual artist, sculptor, land artist and installation artist.

What nationality was Jean-Michel Sanejouand?

Jean-Michel Sanejouand was French.

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