Pierre Vasarely
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Pierre Vasarely, is born on October 4, 1960 in Paris, is the President of the Fondation Vasarely.
Biography[edit]
Pierre Vasarely is the only son of Geneviève Dupin (Paris 1935) and Jean-Pierre Vasarely, known as Yvaral, (Paris 1934 - Paris 2002). Only grandson of Klára Spinner (Budapest 1909 - Annet-sur-Marne 1990) and of Gyözö Vásárhelyi, known as Victor Vasarely (Pécs 1906 - Paris 1997), he was born on October 4, 1960 in Paris under the name of Pierre, Victor, Serge Vasarhelyi.
He studied in the city of Aix-en-Provence and graduated in political science (IEP d'Aix, 1984).
At the express request of his grandparents, he was associated for fifteen years in the administrative and cultural life of the Institution recognized as being of public utility in 1971.
He became a member of the French Union of Experts, notably as a specialist in Op Art and the work of Victor Vasarely in 2003.
He became president of the Vasarely Foundation on July 21, 2009.
He was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres on July 4, 2017: the badges were given to him by Frédéric Mitterrand, former Minister of Culture.
Functions and distinctions[edit]
- Knight of Arts and Letters, 2017
- Member of the ECP (European Parliament of Culture), 2016
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Pécs (Hungary), 2013
- Honorary Consul of the Republic of Hungary, 2012
- Member of the Art & Law Institute, since 2011
- Godfather of Pécs 2010, European Capital of Culture, 2010
- President of the Vasarely Foundation, Aix-en-Provence, since 2009
- Member of the Union Française des Experts, Paris, since 2003
Bibliography and exhibitions[edit]
Bibliography
- Republished “Notes Brutes”, collection of texts by Victor Vasarely, Hermann Editions, Paris, 2016
- Curator of the triptych exhibition: "MultipliCité", Vouland Museum - Avignon, Château de Gordes, Vasarely Foundation - Aix-en-Provence 2016
- Participated in the colloquium "Artist's Committees", Art & Law, National Institute of Art History (INHA), Paris, May 2016
- Contributed to the book: "Gordes: Le Temps des Artistes", C’est à Dire Editions, Péronnas, 2015
- Participates in the conference: "The inheritance transmission of copyright", Art & Droit, University Panthéon-Assas, Paris, April 2014
- Participates in the book: "Le Pop Up de Vasarely" by UG, Les Grandes People - Gallimard Editions, 2014
- Organizer of the Vasarely retrospective in Brussels, Zurich and Helsinki, preface to the exhibition catalog, 2013 - 2014
- Co-curator of the exhibition: "Victor Vasarely, from painted work to architectural work", Paris, 2013
- Exhibition curator, with Sylvie Girardet: "Vasarely has an eye on you", Espace SIG, Geneva, 2012
- Exhibition curator, "Vasarely et la Publicité", Université Lyon III and Fondation Vasarely, 2012
- Takes part in the book: "Vasarely has a look at you", "Collection Salut l´artiste", Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2012
- Participates in the work: "The Vasarely Collection of the Pécs Museum", Prepress, Hungary, 2011
- Participates in the work: "La Fondation Vasarely", Image en Maneuver Editions, Marseille, 2010
- Co-curator of the exhibition with Adrian Kelly and Jozsef Sarkany: "Vasarely - works 1930 - 1979", retrospective Vasarely Letterkenny, Aix-en-Provence, Paris and Pécs, 2008
- Interview: “The art plays tricks with your eyes”, Irish Times (Ireland), July 2008
- Interview: "La Nouvelle Affaire Vasarely", Le Point, April 2008
- Interview, "Victor Vasarely" DNES, Czech daily, November 2007
- Participates in the "Vasarely" exhibition catalog. Mora Ferenc Muzeum, Szeged (Hungary), 2007
- Interview: "Vasarely as much as Cézanne", Art Sud, January 2007
- Conference: "Victor Vasarely, from painted work to architectural work", Musée des Tapisseries, Aix-en-Provence, October 2007
- Conference: "Victor Vasarely" Higher School of Art of Aix-en-Provence, December 2006
- Participate in the Round Table: "Centenary of the birth of Victor Vasarely", conferences and round tables, Cité de la Musique in Marseille, November 2006
- Conference: "Victor Vasarely, his life, his work", Museum of Natural History of Marseille, November 2006
- Conference: "Victor Vasarely, from painted work to architectural work", Château de Gordes, October 2006
- Writes the article: "Centenary of the birth of Victor Vasarely", Amitiés France - Hungary review, December 2006
- Interview: “From Vasarhelyi to Vasarely”, Art Sud review, summer 2006
- Participated in the Art & Sciences colloquium: "Vasarely et la Musique", Music and Computer Science laboratory in Marseille, Cité de la Musique in Marseille, 2004
Exhibitions
- Co-curator of the exhibition "Victor Vasarely, from Op art to Planetary Folklore", Musée du Touquet-Paris-Plage, from October 26, 2019 to April 26, 2020.
- Curator of the exhibition From Op Art to the polychrome city of happiness , Galerie de l'Hotel du Département, Cours Mirabeau, Aix-en-Provence, from July 11 to September 29, 2019.
- Co-organizer of the exhibition Vasarely, the sharing of forms , Center Pompidou - Paris, from February 6 to May 6, 2019
- Co-organizer of the exhibition Vasarely, in the Labyrinth of Modernism , Musée Städel - Frankfurt, from September 26, 2018 to January 13, 2019
- Co-author with Philippe Dana of "Vasarely, a saga in the century", Edition Calmann-Levy, January 2019
- Co-organizer of the exhibition "Victor Vasarely, The Birth of op art", Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, summer 2018
- Curator of the traveling exhibition "Victor Vasarely, a retrospective in Turkey", Tophane-i Amiren İstanbul from February 2, 2017 to March 31, 2017 and Center d'Art d'Arkas İzmir from April 11, 2017 to June 10, 2017
Notes and references[edit]
See also[edit]
Related article[edit]
- Op art (optical art)
External links[edit]
- Bibliography devoted to Victor Vasarely at the documentation center Artexte
- Site of the Vasarely foundation
- Site of the Friends of the Vasarely Foundation
- Site of Pierre Vasarely, holder of the moral rights of Victor Vasarely
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