Lydie Arickx (born 10 January 1954) is a French

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Biography

After studying at the School of Graphic Arts (FASE) under

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from 1974 to 1978, she gave her first solo exhibition in 1979 at the Jean Briance Gallery, with pastel and oil paintings. By the early 1980s, she participated in international events such as the Basel Fair (Foire de Bâle),

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and Art Paris. In 1988 she presented her work in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain and the United States, where her work was presented by Amaury Taittinger in New York City. In 1991, Arickx settled in the

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, where she has worked on larger projects in monumental sculpture. Since 1993, she made a series of monumental frescoes for different sites in France. In 1998, she established the Alex Bianchi les Rencontres du Cadran, which hosted 80 international and emerging artists over five consecutive years. In 1999, for the 800th anniversary of the jurade

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, Arickx presented a double solo exhibition on the theme of crucifixion. More recently she has experimented with a range of materials in her art work, including

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, wood, fabrics,

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s and fibers and

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. Arickx's work can be found in major national public collections such as the

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, FNAC, in the public space of

Hôpital Paul-Brousse Hôpital Paul-Brousse is a hospital in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France. It is named after Paul Brousse Paul Brousse (; 23 January 18441 April 1912) was a French socialist, leader of the '' possibilistes'' group. He was active in the Jura Federa ...

Villejuif Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Name The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the Pope Callixtus II on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa Ju ...

, the central hospital of

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(center hospitalier intercommunal Créteil) and others.

Personal exhibitions (selection)

1982: ''Jean Briance Gallery'', Paris (aide à la première exposition) ; « L’Amour » : galerie l’Escapade, Genève. 1983: ''Amaury Taittinger Gallery'', New York ; galerie Jean Briance, Paris. 1992: ''Psyche gallery, Martigues'' ; galerie 27, Toulouse ; galerie Varga Darlet, Bordeaux. 2000: ''exposition personnelle dans l'atelier de Guy Lebaigue'', Nontron. 2011: «''Toreate matter''» Espace Van Gogh, Espace Van Gogh, Arles, « L’abandon de la conscience » Le Carmel, Tarbes. 2018: As long as there are ogres, château de Biron. 2021: ''bare life'', exposition personnelle, galerie Capazza.

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French women painters 1954 births Living people French women sculptors People from Villecresnes 20th-century French women artists 21st-century French women artists 20th-century French sculptors {{France-painter-20thC-stub