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Pierre Alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky is a Belgian artist. He has lived and worked in France since 1951. His work is related to tachisme, abstract expressionism, and lyrical abstraction.
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Born 19 October 1927 · Q328248
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2018· 2 entries
The Art Newspaper: Pierre Alechinsky and Fujiko Nakaya win £100,000 Japanese Praemium Imperiale art prize
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Awarded Praemium Imperiale (2018).
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2010· 2 entries
Wall Street Journal: Pierre Alechinsky, at 82, Conquers the Challenges of Corners
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Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2010).
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2006).
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1994· 1 entry
Was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Free University of Brussels, and in 1995 one of his designs was used on a Belgian stamp
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1955· 1 entry
Encouraged by Henri Storck and Luc de Heusch, he left for Japan with his wife
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1954· 1 entry
Had his first exhibition in Paris and started to become interested in Chinese and Japanese calligraphy
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1949· 1 entry
Joined Christian Dotremont, Karel Appel, Constant, Jan Nieuwenhuys, and Asger Jorn to form the art group COBRA
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1945· 1 entry
Discovered the work of Henri Michaux, Jean Dubuffet and developed a friendship with the art critic Jacques Putman
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1944· 1 entry
Attended the l'École nationale supérieure d'Architecture et des Arts décoratifs de La Cambre, Brussels where he studied illustration techniques, printing, and photography
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-10-19.
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