Alain Jacquet

(French, 1939–2008)

portrait of a man (mario schifano) by alain jacquet

Alain Jacquet

Portrait of a Man (Mario Schifano), 1964

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Biography

Timeline

1939
Born: in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
1959 - 1960
Studied architecture at L’Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1962
Began to develop his famous Camouflages painted in vivid colours and often using motifs from older paintings
1964
First trip to the US where he met Warhol and Lichtenstein
2008
Died: New York, NY

Exhibitions

2005
"Alain Jacquet", Museum of modern and contemporary Art MAMAC, Nice, France (solo)
2002
"Alain Jacquet, camoufages 1961-1964", Couvent des Cordeliers, Châteauroux, France (solo)
"Alain Jacquet: du camouflage a la trame 1962-1968", Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France (solo)
2001
"Les Années Pop", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
2000
"Les 100 sourires de Mona Lisa", Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1999
Palais des Congrès, Paris, France (solo)
"Pop Impressions Europe/USA" (Wendy Weitman), Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1998
"Rétrospective: oeuvres de 1951 à 1998", Musée de Picardie, Amiens, France (solo)
Galerie Hervé Lourdel, Paris, France (solo)
Galerie Métropolis, Lyon, France (solo)
Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Bruxelles, Belgium (solo)
"Rendez-Vous", Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (solo)
"Masterpieces from the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Guggenheim", Musée Guggenheim, New York, NY
1997
"Made in France 1947-1997, 50 ans de création en France", Centre Georges Pompidou / Mnam, Paris, France (solo)
Galerie Hugo Lapa, Lisbonne, Portugal (solo)
1996
"Alain Jacquet: Oeuvres recentes", Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France (solo)
"Camouflages 62-63", Galerie Daniel Varenne, FIAC, Paris (solo)
1995
"Portraits", Galerie Pierre Nouvion, Monaco, France (solo)
1993
"L’atelier de New York", Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d’Art moderne, Paris, France (solo)
"Alain Jacquet, fait main, Variations sur la Terre", Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France (solo)

Literature

1998
"Rétrospective: oeuvres de 1951 à 1998", Amiens, France: Musée de Picardie, 1998 (catalogue)
1996
Bernard, Christian. Alain Jacquet, le camouflage. Geneva: Galerie Daniel Varenne, 1996 (catalogue)
1995
Merino, Edouard et Pierre Nouvion. Alain Jacquet, portraits, textes. Monaco: Galerie Pierre Nouvion, 1995 (catalogue)
1993
Millet, Catherineet Nicolas Bourriaud. Alain Jacquet, L’Atelier de New York 1980-1993, La Terre. Paris, France: M.N.A.M., Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1993 (catalogue)
1990
Smith, Ducan. Alain Jacquet, Paris: Art Press ed. , 1990
1989
Restany, Pierre. Alain Jacquet, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe, 1964 – 1989. Paris, France: La Différence, 1989
1978
Pagé S. et Pierre Restany. Alain Jacquet, Donut Flight 6078. Paris, France: Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1978 (catalogue)
1964
Ashbery, John. Alain Jacquet. New York: Alexander Iolas Gallery, 1964 (catalogue)