biografía de Jaume PLENSA (1955)

Personal data


Birth : 1955 - Barcelona, Spain
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Spain

Address

Barcelona, Spain

Education

Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi – Barcelona, Spain
La Llotja – Escola d’Arts Aplicades i Oficis Artistics – Passeig Isabel II – Barcelona, Spain

Professional data


Work and Life

Also lives and works in Paris, France

Work


Categorie and medium


Sculpture-Volume : Bronze - Installation - Iron - Resin

Artistic periods

1983-1984 : Starts working with the technique of cast iron and develops a concept of zoomorphic sculptures

Works

WHAT IS...?
Date of creation : 2002
Medium : Aluminium
Size : 260 x 88 x 88 cm
 
Primary Thoughts
Date of creation : 2001
Medium : Sound installation
Technical data : steel, psychoanalyst's couch, neon & loudspeakers
Size : 290 x 264 x 264 cm
 
Las tres gracias
Date of creation : 1990
Medium : Sculpture
Materials : bronze-iron
Size : 197 x 108 x 92 cm
 
La Raó
Date of creation : 1986
Medium : Sculpture
Materials : iron
 
Casa dorada para pájaros
Medium : Sculpture
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2008

Save our Souls
Albion – London, United Kingdom
01/16/2008 – 02/29/2008

2006

Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Vienna – Vienna, Austria
2006

2005

Contemporary Arts Centre – New Orleans LA, United States
04/23/2005 – 06/13/2005

2004

Silent Noise
University Gallery – University of Massachusetts – Amherst MA, United States
09/18/2004 – 12/12/2004

Oeuvre gravée
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Caen, France
06/12/2004 – 09/05/2004

Silent Noise
The Arts Club of Chicago – Chicago IL, United States
01/20/2004 – 03/27/2004

2003

Crystal Rain
Galerie Lelong Paris – Paris, France
09/25/2003 – 10/31/2003

2002

Galería de arte contemporánea SCQ – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
04/04/2002 – 04/30/2002

Primary Thoughts
Galeria Helga de Alvear – Madrid, Spain
01/25/2002 – 03/23/2002

2000

Chaos-Saliva
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia / Palacio Velázquez – Madrid, Spain
2000

1999

Galeria Toni Tàpies – Edicions T – Barcelona, Spain
1999

Love Sounds
Kestner Gesellschaft – Hanover, Germany
1999

Jaume Plensa
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Palais Liechtenstein – Vienna, Austria
1999

1998

Galerie Daniel Templon – Paris, France
1998

1997

Wie ein Hauch
Galerie Volker Diehl – Berlin, Germany
1997

Malmö Konsthall – Malmo, Sweden
1997

Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume – Paris, France
1997

Fundació Joan Miró – Barcelona, Spain
1997

Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim – Mannheim, Germany
1997

1996

Islands
Richard Gray Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
1996

1995

Wonderlands
Galerie Daniel Templon – Paris, France
1995

1993

Mémoires Jumelles
Galerie de France – Paris, France
1993

Mémoires Jumelles
Galerie Alice Pauli – Lausanne VD, Switzerland
1993

1992

Gentili Arte Contemporanea – Florence FI, Italy
1992

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Albion – 8 Hester Road – London, United Kingdom

ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Albion – 8 Hester Road – London, United Kingdom

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – Suite 2503 875 North Michigan Avenue – Chicago IL, United States

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – Suite 2503 875 North Michigan Avenue – Chicago IL, United States

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galleria Gentili – Via San Marino – Montecatini Terme, Italy

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Art Of This Century – 63 avenue de Breteuil – Paris, France

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Art of this Century – 530 West 25th Str., 6th Floor – New York NY, United States

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – Suite 2503 875 North Michigan Avenue – Chicago IL, United States

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Alter Ego Contemporary Art – Doctor Dou 11 – Barcelona, Spain

ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Academia – Residenz Ignaz Rieder Kai 9 – Salzburg, Austria

The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Galerie Volker Diehl – Zimmerstrasse 88-91 – Berlin, Germany

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – 4th Floor 1018 Madison Avenue – New York NY, United States

Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Volker Diehl – Zimmerstrasse 88-91 – Berlin, Germany

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – Suite 2503 875 North Michigan Avenue – Chicago IL, United States

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Scheffel – Ferdinandstrasse 19 – Bad Homburg, Germany

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Art of this Century – 530 West 25th Str., 6th Floor – New York NY, United States

The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Art of this Century – 530 West 25th Str., 6th Floor – New York NY, United States

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galeria Helga de Alvear – Doctor Fourquet 12 – Madrid, Spain

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Templon – 30 rue Beaubourg – Paris, France

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Chelouche Contemporary Art Gallery – Chelouche Contemporary Art Gallery Ltd. 5 Hissin – Tel Aviv, Israel

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Templon – 30 rue Beaubourg – Paris, France

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Academia – Residenz Ignaz Rieder Kai 9 – Salzburg, Austria

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : La Caja Negra – Fernando VI, 17-2° izq. – Madrid, Spain

The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong New York – 528 West 26 th street – New York NY, United States

Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Gentili – Via Vacchereccia, 12 – Vangile, Italy

2000

FIAC, n°27
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/25/2000 – 10/30/2000
Represented by : Galerie Alice Pauli – 9 rue du Port Franc – Lausanne VD, Switzerland

Art Expo – Fira d’Art de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
05/18/2000 – 05/22/2000
Represented by : Arte del Siglo XX Luis Burgos – Ibanez de Bilbao 15 Lonja – Bilbao, Spain

Salon de Mars
Palexpo – Geneva GE, Switzerland
03/31/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Academia – Residenz Ignaz Rieder Kai 9 – Salzburg, Austria

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Der Brücke – Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

SAGA – 12ème Salon des Arts Graphiques Actuels
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
04/23/1998 – 04/27/1998
Represented by : Alfredo Melgar Ediciones – Calle Lope de Vega 47 – Madrid, Spain

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galería Carles Taché – Consell de Cent 290 – Barcelona, Spain


Group exhibitions

2004

La création contemporaine à la Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
Campredon – Maison René Char – L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
03/20/2004 – 06/20/2004

2003

Sept Lieux – Sept Matières
Hôtel du Département, Centre d’Art Présence Van Gogh, Château de l’Empéri, Galerie du Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Musée de l’Arles Antique – Marseille, France
10/17/2003 – 01/15/2004

2001

Rumbos de la escultura española en el siglo XX
Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
12/11/2001 – 02/10/2002

2000

Faith : The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Contemporary Art at the Millenium
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art – Ridgefield CT, United States
2000

1998

Jeux de Genres
Espace Electra Fondation EDF – Paris, France
1998

Artranspennine98
Tate Liverpool – Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
05/23/1998 – 08/16/1998

1997

Escultura Española Actual
Galería Marlborough, S.A. – Madrid, Spain
1997

Projekte auf Papier
Galerie Volker Diehl – Berlin, Germany
1997

1996

Happy End
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf, Germany
1996

En Filigrane – un regard sur l’estampe contemporaine
Galerie Colbert – BNF Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris, France
1996

Art Espanyol per a la fi de segle
Centre Cultural Tecla Sala – L¿Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
1996

Abstrakt/Real
Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 20er Haus – Vienna, Austria
1996

1993

Katalanische Skulptur im 20. Jahrhundert
Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum – Duisburg, Germany
1993

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2002

Arte y Parte n° 38
Santander, Spain
04/2002-05/2002

Arte y Parte n° 36
Santander, Spain
12/2001-01/2002

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