John Mr. Armleder

John Mr. Armleder , Swiss artist born with Geneva in 1948.

Internationally recognized, the work of John Mr. Armleder is before a whole test of transformation of the statute of the work of art on the level of its perception and its reception. The complexity of the relations which a work can maintain with various mediums and interactions that it causes are in the center of the step of the artist.

In 1969, John Armleder founds the Groupe Variation with other artists close to Fluxus. Their ambition is to control all the phases of the artistic production: creation with the presentation and the diffusion of works. The performances which it puts in scene at the time will influence its practice which plays of the integration and the disturbance of the places.

From this frame of mind, John Armleder withdraws a certain distance and its artistic activity

, based on a certain irony, feels some. It develops the first geometrical abstract paintings, free formal.

Compared to the tendency Néo-géo, it carries out parts between sculpture and painting, the Furniture-sculpture. The references and the loans with the history of art are clearly acknowledged.

Its work, readily multiple and apparently disordered falls under various practices. Apparent irony, detachment and indifference offer tracks to the apprehension of this work but also a great jubilation. The intelligence, the subtlety and the control of the conditions which it itself stated allow all the possible bounces the artist.

Personal exposures

1973

Ayacotl.Une collection of dry beans, gallery Variation, Geneva
Rainbows in heaven and other drawings 1972 - 1973, Palate of the Athenaeum, Geneva

1975

Some objects wheels 1967 - 75, Gaëtan Gallery, Carouge

1976

Six contemporary Genevese artists, Palate of the Athenaeum, Geneva

1977

Young stag comes my face, Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva

1980

First stage, 12 murals, Street Vignier, Geneva 891, Gallery Malika Malacorda, Geneva C Space, New York (with Helmut Federle, Christophe Gossweiler) 891 und weitere Stücke, Kunstmuseum, Basle

1981

Center of Contemporary art, Geneva (with Mr. Disler, Helmut Federle)

1982

The Corridor Gallery, Reykjavik Toni Gallery To stack, Bern Museum of Art and History, Freiburg
Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva Window Fri-Art, Freiburg The Living room Arts Museum, Reykjavik

1983

Arbeitten auf Paper 1962 - 1983, Kunstmuseum, Solothurn
Conference, performance, installation, cantonal gymnasium of Bugnon, Lausanne
Gallery Grita Insam, Vienna
Installation and work recent, Rivolta Gallery, Lausanne
Neuen Arbeiten, Gallery Suzanna Kulli, St Gallen
the corner of the mirror, the Consortium, Dijon

1984

Subsidiary, Basle (with Christian Floquet)
Malacorda Gallery, Geneva
Gallery Claudia Knapp, Chur
Künstlerhaus, Stuttgart Southern Market, Geneva (with Dorothée Selz, Charlemagne Palestine)
Sculptures, paintings and drawings, John Gibson Gallery, New York

1985

Gallery Media, Neuchâtel Gallery und Lager Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne
Paintings, Gallery Variation/Malacorda, Geneva
Gallery Media, Neuchâtel (with Lawrence Weiner)
Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva (With Aldo Walker)
Furniture Sculpture, John Gibson Gallery, New York

1986

Neue Arbeiten, Gallery Suzanne Kulli, St Gallen
ENAD, Limoges
preparatory Drawings and work recent, Rivolta Gallery, Lausanne
Furniture Sculpture, John Gibson gallery, New York
Tanit Gallery, Munich Bismarckstrasse/Zwirner Gallery, Cologne (with Olivier Mosset)
Biennale de Venise, Swiss House (catalogs)
Galerie Catherine Issert, Saint Paul de Vence
Galerie Toni Gerber, Bern Galerie Bama, Paris
Stadtische Kunstverein, Regensburg (with Olivier Mosset)
Paintings and Furniture Sculpture, Lisson Gallery, London
Musée of Art and History, Geneva

1987

Gallery Piero Cavellini, Milan, California
Munro Gallery, Hamburg
Gallery Daniel Bücholz, Cologne
Gallery Nächst St Stephan, Vienna, Austria
Arbeiten auf Paper 1967 (a) 1987, Gallery Susanna Kulli, St Gallen
Paintings & Furniture Sculpture, Gallery Jean-François Dumont, Bordeaux
Kunstmuseum, Winterthur, ARC, Museum of Modern art of the Town of Paris, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Furniture Sculpture, John Gibson Gallery, New York
Paintings, Stalemate Hearn Gallery, New York
Works one paper, Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Grenoble
Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva
Tanit Gallery, Munich
Gallery Joost Declercq, Ghent
Hoffman Borman Gallery, Santa-Monica
Furniture Sculptures & Paintings, Leger Gallery, Malmö

1988

Gallery Tanit, Munich
Works one paper, Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
Gallery van Gelder, Amsterdam
Paintings, Furniture-Sculptures, Gallery of Beautiful arts, School of the Art schools, Nantes
Furniture Sculpture, Grammo Fine-Arts, Antwerp
Furniture Sculpture, John Gibson Gallery, New York
Furniture Sculpture, Hoffman Borman Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Gallery Anselm Dreher, Berlin
Stiching Nieuwe Muziek, Middelburg
Carpet, Gallery Marika Malacorda, Hotel Richemond, Geneva

1989

Massimo de Carlo, Milan
the Consortium, Dijon
Furniture Sculpture, Paintings, John Gibson Gallery, New York
Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva

1990

Louis Ferdinand & John M.Armleder, Louis-Ferdinand, Center of Contemporary art, Chateauroux
Gallery Jean-François Dumont, Bordeaux
Sollertis Gallery, Toulouse
Gallery Georges Dezeuze, Regional School of the Art schools of Montpellier District, Montpellier
Furniture Sculpture 1980-1990, Rath Museum, Geneva
Munro Gallery, Hamburg
Gallery Catherine Issert, Saint-Paul
Gallery Susanna Kulli, St Gallen
Toni To stack, Bern
Tanit Gallery, Cologne
Gallery Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
Berliner House, Gallery Ryszard Varisella, Frankfurt
Rath Museum, Geneva

1991

Castello di Rivara, Turin
Gallery Carry-plane, Marseilles
John Gibson Gallery, New York
Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
Ground, San Francisco (with Sylvie Fleury and Olivier Mosset)
Gallery Van Gelder, Amsterdam
Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva
Paolo Vitolo Contemporanea, Rome
Paintings, T of has Gallery, Saanenmöser

1992

For Paintings (1982-92) and Works one Paper (1966 - 92/Exchange Museum, Utrecht
Sollertis Gallery, Toulouse
John Gibson Gallery, New York
Massimo de Carlo, Milan
Furniture Sculpture, Arts center of Dax, Dax
Gallery House of the Young people, Neuchâtel (with Sylvie Fleury and Olivier Mosset)
Genevese Center of contemporary engraving, Geneva

1993

Wiener Secession, Vienna
National center of Contemporary art, Arson Villa, Nice
Work on paper, Gallery Marika Malacorda, Geneva
Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
Gilbert Brownstone, Paris
Gallery Catherine Issert, Saint-Paul
the Laydet Warehouses, Paris

1994

Gilbert Brownstone & Co, Paris
Center of Contemporary art Capitou, Frejus
Villa of the Park, Annemasse
Gallery Van Gelder, Amsterdam (with Sylvie Fleury and Olivier Mosset)
Factory, Art and Public, Geneva
Plates, Daniel Baumann & CPLY, Thonex
Sollertis Gallery, Toulouse
C.B. Art Gallery, Sydney

1995

Gallery Susanna Kulli, St Gallen (with Olivier Mosset, Stingel, Rockenschaub)
work multiplied, Cabinet of the Prints of the Museum of Art and History, Geneva
Center of Contemporary art, Saint-Andrew Abbey, Center of Contemporary art, Meymac
Center of Contemporary art, the House, Douai
Gallery M.D.J. Contemporary art, Neuchâtel
Schloss Wolfsberg, Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft, Ermatingen
Gallery Klaus Nordenhake, Stockholm
Sfeir-Semier Gallery, Kiel
Gallery Massimo de Carlo, Milan
Gallery Air of Paris/Jean-François Dumont, Paris
the House, Douai
Gallery Jean-François Dumont, Bordeaux
Part-Furnished, Jousse-Seguin gallery, Paris

1996

Gallery Jean-François Dumont, Bordeaux
Sollertis Gallery, Toulouse
Carlotta Villa, Ratti Foundation, Tremezzo
Tanit Gallery, Munich
Wall painting, Art & Public, Geneva
Carlotta Villa, Ratti Foundation, Tremezzo
Gallery 1991 Joào Graça, Lisbon
ECAL, Lausanne
Territorio Italiano, piacenza, gallery 360°, Tokyo

1997

Perspex Sculptures, Gallery Gilbert Brownstone & Co, Paris
Murals, 1967-1997, the Square, Tarbes
Murals, 1967/1998, the Box, Bourges

1998

Wall paintings, 1967-1998, Casino, Luxembourg
Gallery Erna Hecey, Luxembourg
Rewind Fast-forward - At any speed, Mehdi Chouakri Gallery, Berlin
Arbeiten auf paper 1967/1995, gallery Suzanna Kulli, St-Gallen
Galleria Massimo de Carlo, Milan
the Square, Ibos - Total Pau
domes, Ace Contemporary, Los Angeles
Variation, Mamco; Cabinet of the Prints, Geneva

1999

At any speed, Kunsthalle Baden Baden
Ace contemporary, Los Angeles
Works 1967/1997, Brownstone gallery, Corréard & Co, Paris
Artspace, Auckland (New Zealand)
Gift' T C it, Anselm Dreher, Berlin
Mondo Tiki, Tanit gallery, Munich
Atrium UBS, Geneva
Ace Gallery, New York

2000

Around a passion (12), Castle of Strawberry, Corbieres
Gallery Massimo de Carlo, Milan
Gallery Suzanna Kulli, St-Gallen
Tanit Gallery, Munich
Ace Gallery, New York
Museum of Modern art, New York
Gallery Kees van Gelder, Amsterdam
Projects 72, Museum off Modern Art, New York
Sylvie Fleury, John Armleder, Kunstmuseum, St-Gallen
Enter At your own risk I, Mehdi Chouakri Gallery, Berlin

2001

Enter At your own risk II, kunstraum, Innsbruck
John Armleder & Gerold Miller, Gallery Trabant, Vienna
Gallery Catherine Issert, Saint-Paul de Vence
Disco music, Lab Design, Miami (with Alicia Larocha)
Mural, the Store, Grenoble
Gallery Sarah Cottier, Sydney, Australia
360° Galery, Tokyo
Modulor 105624-0, gallery Anselm Dreher, Berlin
Gallery 20.21, Essen
John Armleder, Piotr Uklanski, Projects, The Museum off Modern Art, New York

2002

Gallery Sollertis, Toulouse
Galeria Massimo di Carlo, Milano
Gallery Susanna Kulli, St Gallen
Seven, New Wallpaintings, of Pury & Luxembourg, Zurich
Chouakri Brahms, Berlin
No bread, just profit, Chouakri Brahms, Berlin
Recent Works, Specta gallery, Copenhagen
Waugh! Waugh! Waugh! Waugh! Waugh! , Mondo Fantasio, Supplement, Pirhana, gallery Mäder Edition, Basle

2003

Art off this century, New York
Eric Linard Editions, the Valley of the Nymphs, the Guard-Adhémar
Ion, gallery Vera Munro, Hamburg
Voltes, New neons and mirrors, of Pury & Luxembourg, Zurich
Eric Linard Editions, the Valley of Numphes, the Guard-Adhémar
Javier Lopez, Madrid
FS, Anselm Dreher Gallery, Berlin
Gallery Sketch, (with Sylvie Fleury), London

2004

360° Gallery, Tokyo
Ace gallery, New York
Supernova, Cophenhagen Edition, Copenhagen
Incognito, Paris
Kunstverrein the Ruhr, Essen
Kunstraum HBK, Braunschweig
Choaukri Brahms Gallery, Berlin
Works one paper, Kunsthalle, Zurich
Rocket Gallery, London

2006

Art&Public, Geneva
Retrospective John Armleder, MAMCO, Geneva

John Armleder represented Switzerland at the time of great demonstrations or international exhibitions: Biennial of Paris (1975), Swiss House (Biennale de Venise, 1986), Prospective customer (Frankfurt, 1986), Dokumenta (Kassel, 1987), Biennial of Sydney (1986), Toyama Now (Triennial of Japan, 1993), Open Ends (Moma, New York, 2000), World Fair of Seville.

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