Yves Arman
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Yves Arman, born Yves Fernandez on September 18, 1954 in Nice, died on February 15, 1989, in Sarragosa, Spain. Yves was an art dealer, collector, and writer. The son of French-born American artist Arman
, and French composer Eliane Radigue
, Yves was named after his godfather, Arman's best friend Yves Klein
. Yves moved to New York
in 1975 and held an art gallery on Madison avenue in the late seventies and early eighties. In 1987 he moved to Monte Carlo
where he had one child, a girl named Madison. Yves was a close friend of the American artist Keith Haring
, who was Madison's godfather.
Yves Arman wrote the book Marcel Duchamp: Plays and Wins, on the work and ideas of Marcel Duchamp
which was published by Marval Press in 1984 (ISBN 1299242022). He made a second book of photos with short comments entitled Etant donné qu'Eros c'est la vie, edited in 1888, on the theme of Marcel Duchamp's last work: Etant donnés
1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage. Yves's motto was "In art we trust," and as a note to Duchamp, "L'art c'est la vie"--"Art is life."
Famously a reckless driver, Yves Arman died in a car crash in 1989, while driving through Spain to meet with his family and Haring. Haring painted Yves' coffin with his famous icon of an angel, as Yves often wore a 1" pinback of this design.
Arman
Arman was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Pierre Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman is a painter who moved from using the objects as paintbrushes to using them as the painting itself...
, and French composer Eliane Radigue
Eliane Radigue
Eliane Radigue is a French electronic music composer. She started her work in the 1950s and her first creations were presented in the late 1960s. Until 2000 her work was almost exclusively created on a single synthesizer, the ARP 2500 modular system and tape...
, Yves was named after his godfather, Arman's best friend Yves Klein
Yves Klein
Yves Klein was a French artist considered an important figure in post-war European art. He is the leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by the art critic Pierre Restany...
. Yves moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1975 and held an art gallery on Madison avenue in the late seventies and early eighties. In 1987 he moved to Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
where he had one child, a girl named Madison. Yves was a close friend of the American artist Keith Haring
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s.-Early life:...
, who was Madison's godfather.
Yves Arman wrote the book Marcel Duchamp: Plays and Wins, on the work and ideas of Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
which was published by Marval Press in 1984 (ISBN 1299242022). He made a second book of photos with short comments entitled Etant donné qu'Eros c'est la vie, edited in 1888, on the theme of Marcel Duchamp's last work: Etant donnés
Étant donnés
Étant donnés is Marcel Duchamp's last major art work which surprised most of the art world who believed he'd given up art for chess almost 25 years earlier...
1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage. Yves's motto was "In art we trust," and as a note to Duchamp, "L'art c'est la vie"--"Art is life."
Famously a reckless driver, Yves Arman died in a car crash in 1989, while driving through Spain to meet with his family and Haring. Haring painted Yves' coffin with his famous icon of an angel, as Yves often wore a 1" pinback of this design.