Arman

1969 · 39493 — Austellungskatalog Kunstverein f. d. Rheinlande u. Westfalen. Düsseldorf 1969/70. Orig. printed wrappers. Unpaginated. Richly illustrated in colur and black/white. Enclosed 7 original photographs. <br/><br/><em>Catalogue from Louisiana 31. October - 30 November 1969. Text in Danish. Arman Armand Fernandez b Nice 17 Nov. 1928. French-born artist who became an American citizen in 1972. In 1957 with his friend Yves Klein he decided to be known by his first name only and the form ‘Arman’ was adopted in 1958 as a result of a printer's error on the cover of a catalogue. He moved to New York in 1963. Arman is best known for his assemblages of junk material ranging from modest collections of household debris Accumulation of Sliced Teapots 1964 Walker Art Center Minneapolis to towers of crushed automobiles encased in concrete. Encyclopedia.com </em> unknown