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1906 |
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Born April 9 in Pécs, Hungary |
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1925 - 1927 |
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Studies medicine at the University of Budapest. Although he
decides to abandon his medical studies after two years,
scientific methodology and objectivity should later influence
his approach to art. |
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1927 - 1929 |
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Studies art at the Podolini-Volkmann Academy in Budapest.
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1929 |
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Enrols at Alexander Bortnyik’s Mühely Academy, widely recognised
as the centre of Bauhaus studies in Budapest.
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1930 - 1934 |
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Moves to Paris, where he works as a graphic artist for various
agencies, including Havas, and for the renowned printer Draeger.
Begins his Zebra studies and engages in his first optical
experiments. Marries Claire Spinner in 1931. Their first child
André is born the same year. A second son, Jean-Pierre, is born
in 1934. |
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1935 - 1945 |
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Assembles an important body of graphic works , developing the
aesthetic foundations for his plastic language. In 1944,
inaugurates the Galerie Denise René in Paris with a
solo-exhibition, and in 1945, participates for the first time in
the Salon des Surindépendants. |
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1946 - 1950 |
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Moves decidedly towards Constructivist and geometric abstract
art, inspired by artists such as Malevitch, Moholy-Nagy and
Walter Gropius. His vacations at Gordes and Belle-Isle from 1947
onwards play an important role in inspiring this shift away from
figurative representation. Publishes his first edition of
prints. Exhibits at the Salon des Surindépendants (1946), the
Salon des Réalités Nouvelles (1947) and Galerie Denis René in
Paris (1948). |
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1951 - 1959 |
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Works predominantly in black and white. Develops and defines the
visual elements of Op Art, the movement with which his name has
become inextricably linked. In 1955 publishes his Yellow
Manifesto and receives the Critics Award in Brussels and the
Gold Medal at the Milan Triennial. Completes a series of murals
for the University of Caracas in Venezuela, as well as several
architectural integrations such as Hommage à Malevitch.
Participates in numerous exhibitions such as Le Mouvement at the
Galerie Denise René (1955), 50 Ans d’Art Moderne at the Palais
International des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (1958), and Inaugural
Selection at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York
(1959). Has solo exhibitions at the Buenos Aires and Caracas
museums of art (1958/59) and at Galerie Der Spiegel in Cologne
(1959). |
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1960 - 1965 |
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Receives the International Guggenheim Award in New York (1964),
the Grand Prix de la Gravure in Ljubljana in Slovenia (1965) as
well as the Grand Prize at the VIII Art Biennale of São Paolo
(1965). Also awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et
Lettres in Paris (1965). Participates in many group exhibitions,
incuding Documenta III in Kassel, Germany (1964) and, most
notably, The Responsive Eye at the Museum of Modern Art in New
York (1965). Also has numerous solo exhibitions, including shows
at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (1963), the Pace
Gallery in New York (1964), the Palais des Beaux-Arts in
Brussels (1965) and the Kunsthalle in Bern in Switzerland
(1965). |
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1966 - 1970 |
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Completes several architectural projects, including one for the
French pavilion at the World Expo in Montreal (1967). Also
completes two films Les Multiples and Précinetisme. Interviews
of the artist by Jean-Louis Ferrier are published. Awarded
Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur (1970). Numerous
group exhibitions, among them Lumière et Mouvement at the Musée
d’Art Moderne de la Ville in Paris (1967) and 10 Ans d’Art
vivant, 1955-65 at the Fondation Maeght (1968) in Saint
Paul-de-Vence in France, as well as solo exhibitions at the
Sidney Janis Gallery in New York (1966 and 1968), Galerie Denise
René in Paris (1969) and the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
(1969). |
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1971 - 1975 |
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Inauguration of the Vasarely Museum in Gordes in France (1971).
Publishes the four volumes of Plasti-cité and receives the
International Art Book Award for two of the volumes in 1971 and
1975. Solo exhibitions at the Galerie Denise René (1972) and
Sidney Jannis Gallery (1972). Designs the set for the Racine
Opera Bérenice, performed in Hungary. |
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1976 - 1982 |
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Inauguration of the Vasarely Foundation in Aix-en-Provence
(1976) and the Vasarely Museum in his hometown of Pécs (1978).
Solo exhibitions at the Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art
(1977) and the Phoenix Art Museum (1979). Creates 154 prints
that are transported into space aboard the Soyuz 7 by a
French-Soviet team of cosmonauts . |
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1983 - 1990 |
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Named Honorary Citizen of the City of New York and delivers a
series of lectures in the United States. In France, Vasarely is
named Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1985) and
promoted to the rank of Grand Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite in
France (1990). Inauguration of the Vasarely Museum at the Zichy
Palace in Budapest (1987). |
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1997 |
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Dies March 15 in Paris. |
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2006 |
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The Expanded Eye, Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland
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2005 |
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The Kinetic Eye: Optical and Kinetic Art, 1950-1975, 13
May – 25 September, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art,
Strasbourg, France |
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2005 |
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Victor Vasarely in black and white, Robert Sandelson,
London |
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2004 |
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Victor Vasarely: Black and White paintings from 1950s, 16
October – 13 November 2004, Robert Miller Gallery, New York
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2004 |
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Victor Vasarely: Founder of Op Art, Naples Museum of Art,
Naples, Florida |
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2004 |
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Victor Vasarely – Parcours 1930-1980, La Fondation
Demeures du Nord, Lille |
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2003 |
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Victor Vasarely, Robert Sandelson, London
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2001 |
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Vasarely Inconnu, Palais Bénédictine, Fécamp
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2000 |
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Vasarely, Fundacion Juan March, Madrid, Spain
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1998 |
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Vasarely – Geometrie, Abstraktion, Rhythmus. Die Fünfziger
Jahre, Ulmer Museum, Ulm |
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1997 - 1998 |
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Vasarely – Erfinder der Op-Art, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum,
Ludwigshafen, Kunstverein Wolfsburg and Joseph Albers Museum,
Bottrop |
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1996 - 1997 |
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Vasarely: Hommages, Musée Communal des Beaux-Arts,
Charleroi and Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence
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1995 |
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Victor Vasarely – 50 Years of Creation, Musée Olympique,
Lausanne |
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1992 |
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Le Mouvement, Fondation Maeght, St-Paul-de-Vence
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1992 |
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Retrospective, Kunstforum Vienna, Austria
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1987 |
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Vasarely, Esterhazy Castle, Eisenstadt
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1987 |
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Victor Vasarely, Okresné Museum, Prague
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1986 |
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Vasarely, National Museum of Fine Arts, Algiers
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1986 |
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Galerie der Stadt Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
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1980 |
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The Art Of Victor Vasarely, Midland Center of Arts,
Midland, Michigan |
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1979 |
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The Optic Art of Vasarely, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix,
Arizona |
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1977 |
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Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas |
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1975 |
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Cultural Centre, Modena, Italy |
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1972 |
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Exposition de sérigraphies et de multiples, Philadelphia
Art Museum |
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1972 |
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Sidney Janis Gallery, New York |
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1972 |
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Galerie Denise René, Paris |
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1970 |
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From Renoir to Vasarely, Salon d’Automne, Grand-Palais,
Paris |
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1969 |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary |
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1969 |
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Folklore Planétaire, Galerie Denis René, Paris
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1968 |
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Vasarely, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
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1968 |
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10 Ans d’Art Vivant, 1955-65, Fondation Maeght, St
Paul-de-Vence, France |
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1967 |
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Lumière et Mouvement, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville,
Paris |
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1967 |
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Multiples, Galerie Denise René, Paris |
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1966 |
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Sidney Janis Gallery, New York |
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1965 |
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The Responsive Eye, Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1965 |
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Kunsthalle, Berne, Switzerland |
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1964 |
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Documenta III, Kassel, Germany |
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1964 |
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Vasarely et l’Art Social, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris
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1964 |
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Pace Gallery, New York |
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1963 |
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L'Unite Plastique, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
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1963 |
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Taft Museum, Cincinatti |
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1959 |
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Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne |
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1959 |
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Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas |
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1959 |
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Inaugural Selection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New
York |
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1958 |
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50 Ans d’Art Moderne, Palais International des
Beaux-Arts,Brussels |
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1958 |
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires |
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1955 |
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Le Mouvement, Galerie Denise René, Paris
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1955 |
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Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne |
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1955 |
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Palais de Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles; APIAW, Liege
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1950 |
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Galerie Arne Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhague |
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1948 |
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Tendences de l’Art Abstrait, Galerie Denise René, Paris
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1944 |
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Galerie Denise René, Paris |
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1930 |
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Galerie Kovacs Akos, Budapest |
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