Gloria Friedmann
Gloria Friedmann (born 1950 in Kronach) is a German-French sculptor, painter, photographer and installation artist. • Illustration — Denkmal / Monument (1990), dead tree - set into a concrete wall Friedmann participated in documenta 8.
Gloria Friedmann
Moltkeplatz Kunstwerk von Gloria Friedmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Gloria Friedmann was born in 1950.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor · photographer
- Fields
- abstract art · installation artwork
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Gloria Friedmann (born 1950 in Kronach) is a German-French sculptor, painter, photographer and installation artist. • Illustration — Denkmal / Monument (1990), dead tree - set into a concrete wall Friedmann participated in documenta 8.
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Biography
Biography
She was born in Kronach, Bavaria. In 1977, Friedmann moved to France. In the 1980s, she settled in Aignay-le-Duc (Côte-d'Or), where she lives and works. Since 1980, she has participated in numerous exhibitions in France, for example, at the Sélest'art biennale, in Alsace, in 1995, at the Maeght Foundation, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in 2013, and at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, in Paris, in 2016. She began to achieve recognition with her sculptures inspired by nature and animals. Subsequently, she embarked on the creation of monumental open-air sculptures. Friedmann is also a painter and photographer. She has a studio in Aignay-le-Duc, where she exhibits her paintings, sculptures, and photographs. In 2018, she was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour. She is married to the French artist Bertrand Lavier.
Selected works
Selected works
• Existentia (1987), documenta 8, Kassel • Denkmal / Monument, dead tree - set into a concrete wall (1990), Essen, Germany
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1950
Gloria Friedmann was born on 1 January 1950.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q87125: Gloria Friedmann
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- “Gloria Friedmann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1091374651, Gloria Friedmann: Schwanengesang (1992 : Warth).
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- 1.Les “tableaux vivants” de Gloria Friedmann au Musée de la chasse et de la nature. Claire Gilly. Le Monde. 23. décembre. 2016.
- 2.Chantal Béret. Friedmann,Gloria [ Kronach 1950 ]. Dictionnaire universel des créatrices. Béatrice Didier, Antoinette Fouque et Mireille Calle-Gruber (dir.). Éditions Des femmes. 2013. 1641-1642.
- 3.Bénézit B00068360
- 4.article fr Arts. Une biennale rafraîchissante, un chêne calciné, des grands formats et le sexe déplacé par la vidéo: quatre expos qui prennent des chemins de traverse. Les dernières cimaises d'Alsace auteur1=Hervé Gauville Libération (journal) Libération 11 octobre 1995 url https://www.liberation.fr/culture/1995/10/11/arts-une-biennale-rafraichissante-un-chene-calcine-des-grands-formats-et-le-sexe-deplace-par-la-vide_147405/
- 5.D'allégorie en mythe, Gloria Friedmann déploie sa promenade philosophique. Philippe Dagen. 18. avril. 2013. Le Monde.
- 6.Gloria Friedmann montre l’homme derrière la bête. Philippe Dagen. Le Monde. 23. décembre. 2016.
- 7.Gloria Friedmann - Vidéo. Centre Pompidou.
- 8.Exposition : Gloria Friedmann en invitée du comte de Buffon. Le Monde. 22. août. 2019. 2020-06-27.
- 9.Suspension. Centre Pompidou. 2024-05-03.
- 10.Gloria Friedmann. AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes.
- 11.Exposition Musicanimale : l'Envoyé spécial de Gloria Friedmann Philharmonie de Paris. philharmoniedeparis.fr.
- 12.Bonjour Tristesse. Centre Pompidou. 2024-05-03.
- 13.Gloria Friedmann, Fondation Maeght, Saint Paul de Vence / 30 mars - 16 juin 2013. artpress. 2013-05-23.
- 14.Côte-d'Or - Insolite . Dijon : un sapin planté en haut du visage en feuilles. Le Bien public. 11. janvier. 2020. 2020-06-27.
- 15.Une nouvelle sculpture de Gloria Friedmann installée place Grangier à Dijon. France Bleu. juin. 2020. 2020-06-27.
- 16.Gloria Friedmann Le Consortium. leconsortium.fr.
- 17.Gloria Friedmann. AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes.
- 18.F. mutualart.com.
- 19.L’artiste allemande Gloria Friedmann. Radio France internationale. mai. 2017.
- 20.Côte-d'Or - Loisirs. Montbard : l'exposition de Gloria Friedmann inaugurée au musée et parc Buffon. Le Bien public. 27. avril. 2019. 2020-06-27.
- 21.Les Authentiques: Les Pionnières. mutualart.com.
- 22.Gloria Friedmann, la terre en partage. thesteidz.com.
- 23.Islands Never Found. mutualart.com.
- 24.Dialogue Liechtenstein. mutualart.com.
- 25.Nice to See You! 160 Works from the Collection. mutualart.com.
- 26.Light / Dark. mutualart.com.
- 27.Trying art: Disturbing Narratives exhibition features works that distress, baffle. The Straits Times. 2019-07-02.
- 28.Décret du 13 juillet 2018 portant promotion et nomination. legiondhonneur.fr.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Philippe Dagen, Gloria Friedmann : La chasseresse et l’œuvre-proie, Le Monde 2 L'été, , ,
- Fréderic Bonnet, La peinture était une terre inconnue, Le Journal des Arts, , ,
- Fabrice Bousteau, Dans l'atelier de Gloria Friedmann, Beaux Arts, , ,
- Magali Moulinier, L'animal métaphorique, Bêtes et Hommes, , ,
- Gloria Friedmann. Éditions du Regard. 2001. 2841051250.
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1091374651, Gloria Friedmann: Schwanengesang (1992 : Warth).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q87125: Gloria FriedmannWikimedia Foundation
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