Jean-Michel Sanejouand

Jean-Michel Sanejouand (18 July 1934 – 18 March 2021) was a French artist. His work ranged from environments to monumental sculptures, from readymade-like objects, to paintings of oneiric landscapes in which (usually) one of his sculptures stands.

Jean-Michel Sanejouand
Born(1934-07-18)18 July 1934[1]
Lyon, France
Died18 March 2021(2021-03-18) (aged 86)[1]
Maine-et-Loire, France[1]
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture, painting

Biography

Born in Lyon, France, in 1934, he received a degree in law from the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon in 1955.[2] He lived and worked in Paris between 1959 and 1993.

His work can be encapsulated in a series of distinct periods, which the artist titled.

From 1962 to 1963, he worked on a series of sculptural paintings that he called "Charge-Objets" (English: "Charge-Objects").[3]

From 1969 to 1974 he created a series of works under the general title of "Organisations d'espace" (English: "Space Organizations").[4][5]

He died on 18 March 2021 at his home in Maine-et-Loire, France.[1]

Monumental sculptures
  • 1996 "Le Silence" (The Silence), a bronze sculpture whose largest version is two meters high. Until 2019, It was installed in a private park of sculptures near Biarritz (France).
  • 2005 Le Magicien (The Magician), a five-meters high bronze, installed in the gardens of Palais Saint-Georges, close to the railway station of Rennes (France).[6]

Collections

Bibliography
  • Les organisations d'espaces de Jean-Michel Sanejouand (1967-1974), Frédéric Herbin and Jean-Michel Sanejouand

Footnotes
  1. "Disparition de l'artiste Jean-Michel Sanejouand - lejournaldesarts.fr". Le Journal Des Arts (in French).
  2. "Sanejouand, Jean-Michel". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00160414. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.
  3. Duman, Bertrand (February 2017). "CHARGE-OBJECTS". l'Oeuil. No. 698.
  4. Herbin, Frédéric. Jean-Michel Sanejouand's Organisations d'espaces: 1967-1974. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. Grosenick, Uta; Stange, Raimar (2005). Insight - Inside: Galerien 1945 bis heute. DuMont. ISBN 978-3-8321-7202-2.
  6. "Le Magicien — WikiRennes". www.wiki-rennes.fr. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre (28 August 2020). "Musée national d'art moderne – Centre Pompidou". Navigart.fr (in French).
  8. "Rechercher et voir les oeuvres". www.lescollectionsdesfrac.fr.
  9. Lyon, Musée d’art contemporain de (3 December 2020). "Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon". Navigart.fr (in French).
  10. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections : Search Collections". www.philamuseum.org.
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