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KUNSTHAL ROTTERDAM Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 in Fribourg, Switzerland - 30 August 1991 in Bern) was a Swiss painter and sculptor. He is best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art, in the Dada tradition; known officially as metamechanics. He grew up in Basel and belonged to the Parisian avantgarde in 1950s and 60s. He signed the manifest of the New Realism movement (Nouveau réalisme) in 1960. His self-destroying Homage to New York (1960) failed to self-destruct at the Museum of…

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The exhibition of works by the Swiss sculptor, known for his kinetic art and meta-mechanical sculptural machines, featured works created from a wide range of media and found objects, turning debris into art. Continuing the Dada tradition far into the later part of the 20th century, Tinguely’s works satirize automation and the technological overproduction of material goods. #Tinguely #Dada #Bricolage #Sculpture #Surreal

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KUNSTHAL ROTTERDAM Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 in Fribourg, Switzerland - 30 August 1991 in Bern) was a Swiss painter and sculptor. He is best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art, in the Dada tradition; known officially as metamechanics. He grew up in Basel and belonged to the Parisian avantgarde in 1950s and 60s. He signed the manifest of the New Realism movement (Nouveau réalisme) in 1960. His self-destroying Homage to New York (1960) failed to self-destruct at the Museum of…

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