Jean-Michel Othoniel
Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 27 January 1964) is a French contemporary artist. He has worked in a variety of artistic media, including film, installation, photography, and sculpture. In 2000, he designed a new entrance for the Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre station of the Paris Métro.
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- Born
- 27 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Saint-Etienne, France
- Occupation
- Contemporary artist
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy · École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art
- Known for
- Le Kiosque des noctambules
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 27 January 1964) is a French contemporary artist. He has worked in a variety of artistic media, including film, installation, photography, and sculpture. In 2000, he designed a new entrance for the Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre station of the Paris Métro.
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In 2006, he showed necklaces of large beads, made by master glass-blowers in Murano, at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice; they were hung on the façade of the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, which houses the collection.
Jean-Michel Othoniel studied at École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy and École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are Le Kiosque des noctambules. Work by Jean-Michel Othoniel is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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• Born — 27 January 1964 • Birthplace — Saint-Etienne, France • Occupation — Contemporary artist • Illustration — The place Colette in Paris; Othoniel's entrance to the métro station is on the left.
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• Museum of Modern Art, New York, US
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