Key facts
- Born
- ( 1925-05-22 ) 22 May 1925, Fribourg , Switzerland
- Died
- 30 August 1991 (1991-08-30) (aged 66), Bern , Switzerland
- Known for
- Painting , Sculpture
- Spouses
- Eva Aeppli (1951–1960) Niki de Saint Phalle (1971–1991)
- Partner
- Milena Palakarkina (1986–1991)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Fribourg
- Place of death
- Bern
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- 4. documenta
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- kinetic art
- Movement
- Nouveau réalisme
- Image
- Portrait of Jean Tinguely, 1961.jpg
- Work location
- Basel
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- name in native language
- Jean Tinguely
- Commons category
- Jean Tinguely
- date of death
- 1991-08-30
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- La Roche
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- place of burial
- Neyruz
- date of birth
- 1925-05-25
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Jean Tinguely, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Tinguely's art satirized automation and the technological overproduction of material goods.
Life
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