Jean Tinguely

Swiss kinetic sculptor, collaborator of Yves Klein, and fellow founder of New Realism in Paris.

Details

Lived: 1925–1991
Born: 1925
Died: 1991
Nationality: Swiss
Roles: Sculptor

People Jean Tinguely Knew

Relationships with other people, with sources for each connection.

Yves Klein

Painter
Sculptor

Collaborated with · 1958–1962

Klein and Tinguely exhibited and experimented together in Paris before both signed the 1960 founding declaration of New Realism.

— New Realism

Arman and Jean Tinguely both signed the founding declaration of Nouveau Réalisme in October 1960 and showed together in the group's exhibitions. Museum Tinguely in Basel mounted an Arman retrospective in 2011.

— New Realism; Arman

Connections and Sources

Jean Tinguely’s connections to people, places, and works, with the sources behind each one.