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Richard Texier (born June 28, 1955) is a French
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of Richard Texier *1993: Manufacture des œillets,
In 2009, Texier began a series of special paintings entitled Chaosmos. This ongoing work includes more than a hundred paintings. The word Chaosmos was first used in 1939 by 
*« Pantheo Vortex is a collection of paintings begun in 2011. The series is based on the principle of The Cathedral of Rouen by Monet, or by the limitless modern artistic propositions of a conceptual nature. The paintings in this series are both photos and paintings. The image is obtained by using a digital graphic palette and aims to confuse by placing the real in the false and vice versa. The intention is not to trouble or perplex but rather to inspire and encourage the viewer to look beyond simple appearances. The choice of "vortex" in the naming of the work is explicit. According to the dictionary definition a vortex is a human pictoral interpretation which enables the viewer, via IT, to formulate a description of the infinite, and that of mystery.» (…) »
:Citation de Paul Ardenne « faire de l’essentiel une œuvre d’art à la mesure », , in Art press , "Supplément Richard Texier", July–August 2014,
*« Ce projet antheo-Vortexest une stratégie de création pour aborder le mystère et la dimension magique de l’existence. (…) L’art est le seul espace non dogmatique, non religieux où il semble possible d’aborder un sujet qui se dérobe, par définition, aux tentatives d’exploration. (…) »
:Citation de Richard Texier, , in Art press , "Supplément Richard Texier", July–August 2014,
Elastogénèse 
*«(…) This new series explores the elasticity of the imaginary, the emptiness of the early times of consciousness and cosmos, where all is real as the world invents itself. I baptised it Elastogénèse as it is firstly an artistic rendering of dreams, Yves Tanguy never called it that even if he used it frequently. It is also a tool, a means of embracing reality. It is very different from the virtual world which attempts to dematerialise reality, Elastogénèse on the contrary chooses matter. It is, however something soft, elastic, in motion and restless. This form of movement exists already in nature, and these natural elements prove in a dazzling manner that the soft is stronger than the hard, and that the proof of their elastic, changeable and adaptable nature is finally more elegant than the rigidity of the real.(…) The art world was the first to discover and explore this nature. The sculptures of Arp, the soft watches of Dali, the expansions of Cèsar, and the silicons of Matthew Barney are all intuitive versions I offer a principal of mental resolution, a means of magical thinking.(…)»
:Citation de Richard Texier, dans ''Nager'', , a story, published by
www.pressreader.com * 1991: "Territoires nomades" at the
www.artcotedazur.fr * 1995: the Bouvet-Ladubay Contemporary Art Center,
www.artnet.com * 1996: Manufacture des œillets,
fr.artprice.com * 1998:
www.thessa-herold.com * 2004: Creation of 8 stained glass windows, Abbaye d'art de Trizay, Trizay, France * 2005: Fine art museum of Shanghai (Shanghai Meishu Guan), China * 2006: "5 large bronze sculptures",
www.m-artcenter.com * 2011: "Theoria Sacra", Galerie Pierre Levy, Paris * 2013: 11 monumental sculptures
:In 1996, a monumental chariot on the site of l'Arsenal de
:In 2005, a monumental sculpture on the pediment of the K.WAH center in Shanghai, 1010 Huaihai Zhong Lu, China
Angel Bear
:In 2015, a special commission by the SNCF for the
www.parismatch.com :Representing a winged bear of 7 meters in height and weighing 4.8 tons, the statue invites passers by to reflect upon the dangers facing our planet. :It is a mythological and hybrid creature delivering a political and ecological message on the fragility of our planet and the importance of
:In 2016, Richard Texier receives two commissions for bronze sculptures, of which one,''Unicorna Céleste'' will decorate the garden of the new building "Esprit Sagan" in Paris. IUnicorna Celeste is an evocation of
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www.rlddiffusion.com * 2012: ''Éloge des survivants'', Zéno Bianu, Éditions Les Cahiers du Museur
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Richard Texier (born June 28, 1955) is a French painter
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and sculptor
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Biography
Texier spent his childhood in the Poitevin region of Western France. In 1973, Texier went to college in Paris. He graduated with a degree in art and architecture from theÉcole spéciale d'architecture
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and later received a doctorate in plastic art from the Sorbonne
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In 1979, Texier moved to New York City
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, where he initiated a nomadic strategy of creation which he called "Nomadic Workshops". This strategy subsequently enabled him to multiply his workshop space to venues all over the world:
*1992: House of Culture, Moscow
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, RussiaPortraitof Richard Texier *1993: Manufacture des œillets,
Ivry-sur-Seine
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, France
*1998: Villa Noailles
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, Hyères
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, France
*2002: Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea
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, New York City
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*2003: Tour de Cordouan (Cordouan Lighthouse
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), France
*2004: Liu Foundry, Shanghai
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, China
*2012: Rangoon
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, Burma
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In 1982, Texier exhibited for the first time at the Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain
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in Paris
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with the Claudine Bréguet gallery.Art Press n°65, "Expositions: Richard Texier - Galerie Claudine Bréguet" by Gaya Goldcymer
In 1989, the French government commissioned Texier to create a series of tapestries
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on the theme of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution
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. The tapestries were exhibited at the Opéra Bastille
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, La Grande Arche de la Défense
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,La Nouvelle République, May 1989, "Aubusson: Un témoignage pour la postérité" by Pierre Josse the National Assembly of France
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, the International Tapestry Museum in Aubusson, France, the European Parliament
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and the Musée du Luxembourg
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in Paris.
Texier's most recent works include Chaosmos 2009, Pantheo Vortex 2011, and Elastogénèse 2013.
Chaosmos
In 2009, Texier began a series of special paintings entitled Chaosmos. This ongoing work includes more than a hundred paintings. The word Chaosmos was first used in 1939 by James Joyce
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in ''Finnegans Wake
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'', whereby he states that the universe cannot function without embracing the concept of chaos. Moreover, the cosmos and chaos are indissolubly united in a vast continuum of order and disorder. At the beginning of the 1970s, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari revisited the Joycian cosmos, notably in their "Mille Plateaux", affirming that "chaos is not the opposite of rhythm, it is more the center of all centers". It is literally this center of all centers that Texier, as an artistic astrophysicist attempts to define, and restore. Chaosmos is none other than a celebration of energy as a concentration of the history of the world. Zéno Bianu « une autre entrée dans le cœur du monde », , Art press , "Supplément Richard Texier", July–August 2014,
Pantheo-Vortex
*« Pantheo Vortex is a collection of paintings begun in 2011. The series is based on the principle of The Cathedral of Rouen by Monet, or by the limitless modern artistic propositions of a conceptual nature. The paintings in this series are both photos and paintings. The image is obtained by using a digital graphic palette and aims to confuse by placing the real in the false and vice versa. The intention is not to trouble or perplex but rather to inspire and encourage the viewer to look beyond simple appearances. The choice of "vortex" in the naming of the work is explicit. According to the dictionary definition a vortex is a human pictoral interpretation which enables the viewer, via IT, to formulate a description of the infinite, and that of mystery.» (…) »
:Citation de Paul Ardenne « faire de l’essentiel une œuvre d’art à la mesure », , in Art press , "Supplément Richard Texier", July–August 2014,
*« Ce projet antheo-Vortexest une stratégie de création pour aborder le mystère et la dimension magique de l’existence. (…) L’art est le seul espace non dogmatique, non religieux où il semble possible d’aborder un sujet qui se dérobe, par définition, aux tentatives d’exploration. (…) »
:Citation de Richard Texier, , in Art press , "Supplément Richard Texier", July–August 2014,
Elastogénèse
*«(…) This new series explores the elasticity of the imaginary, the emptiness of the early times of consciousness and cosmos, where all is real as the world invents itself. I baptised it Elastogénèse as it is firstly an artistic rendering of dreams, Yves Tanguy never called it that even if he used it frequently. It is also a tool, a means of embracing reality. It is very different from the virtual world which attempts to dematerialise reality, Elastogénèse on the contrary chooses matter. It is, however something soft, elastic, in motion and restless. This form of movement exists already in nature, and these natural elements prove in a dazzling manner that the soft is stronger than the hard, and that the proof of their elastic, changeable and adaptable nature is finally more elegant than the rigidity of the real.(…) The art world was the first to discover and explore this nature. The sculptures of Arp, the soft watches of Dali, the expansions of Cèsar, and the silicons of Matthew Barney are all intuitive versions I offer a principal of mental resolution, a means of magical thinking.(…)»
:Citation de Richard Texier, dans ''Nager'', , a story, published by Éditions Gallimard
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Founded by Ga ...
in Collection Blanche
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, Paris, .
Distinctions
*Officier of theOrdre National du Mérite
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May 2016
*Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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July 2014
* Peintre officiel de la Marine titulaire en 2015
Works
Selected personal exhibitions
* 1982:FIAC
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, Gallery Claudine Bréguet, Paris
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* 1983: Exhibition Space, Leo Castelli, 112 Greene Street, New York City
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* 1985: Gallery Kouros, Madison Avenue, New York City
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* 1985: Exhibition at the museum of fine art of La Rochelle & Sainte-Croix museum, Poitiers
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, France
* 1986: "Richard Texier: el continente de la peonza", Museo Casa Natal de Jovellanos, Gijón
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, Spain
* 1986: La Roche-sur-Yon museum, France
* 1987: Sawaya & Moroni, Milan
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, Italy
* 1988: Galerie Lea Gredt, Luxembourg
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* 1988: Gallery of Applied Arts, New York City
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* 1989: Galeria Ciento, Barcelona
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, SpainRichard Texier Biographywww.pressreader.com * 1991: "Territoires nomades" at the
Musée des beaux-arts d'Angers
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, France
* 1992: Galerie Mobile & Galerie Hadrien- Thomas, Paris
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, France
* 1992: "Moscou 92" VDNKh VDNKh may refer to:
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in Moscow
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, RussiaLe Figaro n°1497, October 13, 1992, "Richard Texier dans la cerisaie socialiste" by Frédéric Ferney
* 1992: "Histoire du Ciel", Galleria La Bussola, Turin
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, Italy
* 1992: Contemporary Art Center of Moscow
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, Russia
* 1993: The Botanique museum, Brussels
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, Belgium
* 1994: Gallery Nii Osaka
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* 1994: Château de Chambord
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, France
* 1994: Institut français de Taipei
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, Taiwan
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* 1994: Galleria Grafica Tokyo
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, JapanRichard Texier à la galerie Guy Pieterswww.artcotedazur.fr * 1995: the Bouvet-Ladubay Contemporary Art Center,
Saumur
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, France
* 1995: Gallery Garando Nagoya
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, Japan
* 1995: Gianni Piretti Gallery, Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm
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, Sweden
* 1996: Museum of Fine Art of Taiwan
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, Taipei
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Richard Texier Biographywww.artnet.com * 1996: Manufacture des œillets,
Ivry-sur-Seine
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, France
* 1996: Galerie Virus, Antwerp
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, Belgium
* 1997: Galerie Reflex, Amsterdam
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, Netherlands
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* 1997: Suzanne Tarasiève, Barbizon
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, France
* 1998: Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid
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, SpainRichard Texier biographyfr.artprice.com * 1998:
Musée national de la Marine
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, Palais de Chaillot
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, Paris
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, France
* 1999: Carrousel du Louvre, Art Paris Art Fair, Paris
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* 1999: Villa Noailles
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His ...
, Hyères
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The old town lies from the sea clustered around t ...
, France
* 2000: "Sculptures", Galerie Artcurial, Paris
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, France
* 2001: Galerie J. Bastien Art, Brussels
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, Belgium
* 2002: "Suite des droits de l'homme", 7 Aubusson tapistries, Musée du Président-Jacques-Chirac, France
* 2002: "Nomadic Atelier", Gallery Atelier 14, New York City
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, United States
* 2004: "Les îles de la destinée", Galerie Tessa Herold, ARCO, Madrid
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, SpainPast exhibitionswww.thessa-herold.com * 2004: Creation of 8 stained glass windows, Abbaye d'art de Trizay, Trizay, France * 2005: Fine art museum of Shanghai (Shanghai Meishu Guan), China * 2006: "5 large bronze sculptures",
Grand Palais
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées ( en, Great Palace of the Elysian Fields), commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arro ...
, Paris
* 2007: “Opere recenti”, Galleria San Carlo, Milan
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, Italy,
* 2007: "Paintings on Chinese Nautical Charts - New York by Richard Texier", Alice King Gallery, Hong Kong
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* 2008: "Créatures mythiques", M Art Center of Shanghai
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, ChinaRichard Texierwww.m-artcenter.com * 2011: "Theoria Sacra", Galerie Pierre Levy, Paris * 2013: 11 monumental sculptures
Orchard Road
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, Singapore
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* 2014: "Pantheo-Vortex", Gallery Guy Pieters, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Saint-Paul-de-Vence (, literally ''Saint-Paul of Vence''; oc, Sant Pau de Vença; it, San Paolo di Venza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. One of the oldest medie ...
, France
Publications
* 1979 : ''Constructions d’après nature'', a work in three parts edited with the participation of the National Center for Contemporary Art of France. * 1981 : ''Lune, l’autre le paysage'', a publication in three periods. ** 1: Research and technical approach to landscape ** 2 : Precise verified astronomy and representation of the lunar cycle ** 3: Presentation of various attitudes, installations, and representations in landscape * 1983 : ''Petit Précis cosmographique'', a collection composed of 12 celestial diagrams * 2015 : ''Pantheo Vortex", a portfolio of photographs by Richard Texier, with a text by Catherine Millet, Art Press editions and Eric Higgins * 2015 : ''Nager'', story, published by Gallimard, collection Blanche, Paris, .Films
* 2008 : ''Rouge très très fort'' on the works ofZao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki (; 1 February 1920 – 9 April 2013) was a Chinese-French painter. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Zao Wou-Ki graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, where he studied under Fang Ganmin and Wu ...
, available on DVD by éditions Biro and aired on ARTE
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It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
* 2013 : ''The Death of Cleopatra'', Youtube and aired on France2
* 2013 : ''Gabrielle d'Estrée'', Youtube
* 2015 : ''Le signe Nomade'', documentary on Farid Belkahia
Farid Belkahia (; 1934 - 2014) was a Moroccan modernist artist and education reformer. He served as the director of the School of Fine Arts of Casablanca from 1962 to 1974, during the period of the Casablanca school modernist movement. As an artis ...
available on DVD
Selected public works
The Tools of the Navigator
:In 1996, a monumental chariot on the site of l'Arsenal de Rochefort-sur-Mer
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, à deux pas de la Corderie royale, including a sextant, a coil of rope, and a turn pin.
The Spirit of Time
:In 2005, a monumental sculpture on the pediment of the K.WAH center in Shanghai, 1010 Huaihai Zhong Lu, China
Angel Bear
:In 2015, a special commission by the SNCF for the COP21
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Conve ...
, Angel Bear is permanently installed on the place Napoleon III in front of the railway station of Paris Nord. It was while reading a report in Paris Match on the plight of polar bears that Richard Texier was inspired to create the work.Le sculpteur Richard Texierwww.parismatch.com :Representing a winged bear of 7 meters in height and weighing 4.8 tons, the statue invites passers by to reflect upon the dangers facing our planet. :It is a mythological and hybrid creature delivering a political and ecological message on the fragility of our planet and the importance of
COP21
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.
Unicorna Celeste
:In 2016, Richard Texier receives two commissions for bronze sculptures, of which one,''Unicorna Céleste'' will decorate the garden of the new building "Esprit Sagan" in Paris. IUnicorna Celeste is an evocation of Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan (born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois char ...
s’ Le Cheval Evanoui.
Selected bibliography
Hors-Série Magazines
* '' Art press'' n°413, "Supplément Richard Texier", July–August 2014, * ''Beaux Arts Magazine ''Beaux Arts Magazine'' is a monthly French Art Magazine that was founded in 1983 . In May 2016, Beaux Arts Magazine was bought by Frédéric Jousset.
History
In 1994, ''Beaux Arts Magazine'' was completed by the Beaux Arts éditions entity.
Be ...
'' Hors Série, "Richard Texier Œuvres récentes", July 2008,
* ''Connaissance des arts
''Connaissance des arts'' is a monthly French art magazine devoted to the arts and their current events, published since March 1952 by the French Society for the Promotion of Art. Its headquarters are on the rue du Quatre-Septembre in Paris.
In 20 ...
'' Hors Série n°222, "Richard Texier, l'arpenteur des rêves", 2004,
Selected Monographs and books on Richard Texier
* Zéno Bianu, Eric Fottorino, Sylvie Germain,Jean-Marie Laclavetine
Jean-Marie Laclavetine (born February 17, 1954 in Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capit ...
& Denis Montebello, "Richard Texier - Territoire d'hybridation", Éditions Palantines, 2014,
* Henri Belbéoch, "Les ateliers nomades - Richard Texier", text by Michel Butor
Michel Butor (; 14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator.
Life and work
Michel Marie François Butor was born in Mons-en-Barœul, a suburb of Lille, the third of seven childre ...
& Daniel Pennac
Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay '' Chagrin d'école''.
Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Cors ...
, Éditions Palantines, 2012,
* Zéno Bianu & Pascal Bonafoux, "Richard Texier Sculptures", Éditions du Patrimoine, Centre des monuments nationaux
The Centre des monuments nationaux (CMN) (French, 'National monuments centre') is a French government body (Établissement public à caractère administratif) which conserves, restores and manages historic buildings and sites that are the propert ...
, 2011,
* Jean-Marie Laclavetine
Jean-Marie Laclavetine (born February 17, 1954 in Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capit ...
, "Richard Texier, Œuvres récentes", Éditions Le Temps qu'il fait Le Temps qu'il fait is a French publishing house, first established in Cognac, and active since 1981.
History
Created and directed by Georges Monti, Le Temps qu'il fait is now located at Bazas, in Gironde. The house draws its name from the epony ...
, 2007,
* Gérard de Cortanze, "Richard Texier, La route du Levant - L'œuvre gravé", Somogy éditions d'art, 2006,
* Daniel Pennac
Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay '' Chagrin d'école''.
Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Cors ...
, "Richard Texier - De l'abondance au Zénith", Flammarion, 2004,
* Kenneth White
Kenneth White (born 28 April 1936) is a Scottish poet, academic and writer.
Biography
Kenneth White was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland, but he spent his childhood and adolescence at Fairlie near Largs on the Ayrshire coast, ...
, "Richard Texier - Atlantic Latitude", Éditions Palantines, 2001
* Patrick Grainville
Patrick Grainville (born 1 June 1947 Villers-sur-Mer, Calvados) is a French novelist.
He spent his childhood in Villerville, a small town east of Deauville.
An Associate Professor of Letters, he received the Prix Goncourt in 1976, 29 years ol ...
, "Richard Texier", Éditions de la Différence, 2e édition revue et augmentée 1999,
* Jean-Marie del Moral, "Richard Texier", Éditions Aaltus Cassendi, 1991,
* Christine Buci-Glucksmann
Christine Buci-Glucksmann is a French philosopher and Professor Emeritus from University of Paris VIII specializing in the aesthetics of the Baroque and Japan, and computer art. Her best-known work in English is ''Baroque Reason: The Aesthetics of ...
, Philippe Carteron, Michel Cassé & Michel Enrici, "Richard Texier Peintures 1989-1990", Éditions Aaltus Cassendi, 1990
Selected Exhibition Catalogs
* Collectif, "Richard Texier - Exposition à la Galerie Pierre Levy", Biro éditeur, 2011, *Philippe Le Guillou
Philippe Le Guillou is a French writer. He was born in Finistère in 1959. A prolific writer, he has published around 40 books, including fiction and non-fiction. He won the Prix Médicis for ''Les Sept Noms du peintre'' and the Prix Mediterra ...
, "Richard Texier - Theoria sacra", Éditions Le temps qu'il fait, 2008,
* Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki (; 1 February 1920 – 9 April 2013) was a Chinese-French painter. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Zao Wou-Ki graduated from the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, where he studied under Fang Ganmin and Wu ...
& Daniel Pennac
Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay '' Chagrin d'école''.
Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Cors ...
, "Richard Texier - Créatures Mythiques", Edited by M Art Center Shanghai, 2008,
* Alice King Gallery, "Paintings on chinese nautical charts - Richard Texier", Alisan Fine Arts, 2007,
* Martina Corgnati, "Richard Texier, Opere recenti", Edited by Galleria San Carlo Milan, 2007
* "L'Ouest céleste" Edited by the Museum of fine Art Shanghai, 2005
* Serge Raffy, "Richard Texier, Les îles de la destinée", Edited by Galerie Thessa Herold, 2004
* Marie Lavandier & François Haquin, "Les droits de l'homme - Richard Texier", Éditions du musée du président Jacques Chirac, 2001,
* Alexandre Grenier, "Homo Stella: Le nouveau système du monde", Edited by Galerie Thessa Herold, 2001
* François Carrassan & Daniel Dobbels, "Richard Texier à la Villa Noailles", Éditions Plume, 1999,
* Jean Pierre Verdet, "Richard Texier, Le centre, le cercle et la périphérie", Éditions Le temps qu'il fait, 1998,
* Emmanuel de Fontainieu & Préface d' Erik Orsenna, "Richard Texier, Les outils du navigateur",Éditions Le temps qu'il fait, 1998,
* "Richard Texier - Peintures Récentes 1996", Edited by Galerie Virus Antwerp, 1996
* Catherine de Braeckeleer, Victor Miziano, Leonid Bajanov & Stéphane Penxten, "Richard Texier - Moscou' 92", Le Botanique Éditions, 1993
* Jean-Louis Giovannoni, "Richard Texier, Sculptures", Les Éditions du Cinq, 1993
* Denis Montebello, "Richard Texier ou Le droit d'épave", Éditions Le temps qu'il fait, 1989,
* Bertrand Gibert, "Richard Texier", Edited by Lea Gredt, Luxembourg, 1988
* Pierre Restany
Pierre Restany (24 June 1930 – 29 May 2003), was an internationally known French art critic and cultural philosopher.
Restany was born in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Pyrénées-Orientales, and spent his childhood in Casablanca. On returning ...
, Peter Frank, "Richard Texier- Codex Mira", Edited by the Sainte-Croix de Poitiers, Donjon de Niort, la Rochelle & la Roche sur Yon museums, 1985
* Cherry Barbier & J-L Chalumeau, "Richard Texier - Mutus Luner", Simon Chaput Editor, 1983
Selected Illustrated Books
* 1988: ''C'est comme ça'', Georges-L. Godeau, Éditions Le dé bleu / Le Castor astral, * 1989: ''La Danse'', suivi de ''Débris reconstruits'', Lokenath Bhattacharya, French text by Franck-André Jamme, Éditions Festina Lente * 1989: "Les Chambres de l’œil", Franck André Jamme, Éditions Fata Morgana * 1990: ''Bois de lune'', Franck André Jamme, Éditions Fata Morgana, * 1990: ''Une petite affaire un peu spirituelle'', Franck-André Jamme, Éditions SLM * 1992: ''Pas japonais'', Jean-Louis Giovannoni, Éditions Unes * 1992: ''Le Roi du bois'',Pierre Michon
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, Éditions Infernales
* 1994: ''Nicolas de Staël'', André Du Bouchet
André du Bouchet (April 7, 1924 – April 19, 2001) was a French poet.
Biography
Born in Paris, André du Bouchet lived in France until 1941 when his family left occupied Europe for the United States. He studied comparative literature first ...
, Éditions Au Fil de l’Encre
* 1996: ''L’horizon est plus grand'', Patrick Deville
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Life
After studying comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Nantes, Deville lived in the Middle East, Nigeria and Algeria. In the 1990s, he t ...
, Éditions Le Petit Jaunais
* 1996: ''Le Navire poulpe'', Gilbert Lascault, Éditions Le Petit Jaunais
* 1998: ''Traité des possibles'', Zéno Bianu, Éditions Fata Morgana
* 1998: ''Se noyer en eau sèche'', Salah Stétié
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, Éditions R.L.D.
* 1999: ''Codex oceanicus'', Kenneth White
Kenneth White (born 28 April 1936) is a Scottish poet, academic and writer.
Biography
Kenneth White was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland, but he spent his childhood and adolescence at Fairlie near Largs on the Ayrshire coast, ...
, Éditions R.L.D.
* 1999: ''Rêves'', Ernst Jünger
Ernst Jünger (; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German author, highly decorated soldier, philosopher, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir '' Storm of Steel''.
The son of a successful businessman and ...
, Éditions Fata Morgana,
* 2001: ''Ex-voto'', Richard Texier, Éditions R.L.D.
* 2001: ''Fugue'', Zéno Bianu, Éditions Maeght
* 2002: ''Pierre ouverte'', Zéno Bianu, Éditions R.L.D.
* 2002: ''Exercices d’aimantation'', Zéno Bianu, Éditions Les Petits Classiques du grand pirate
* 2003: ''In situ'', Richard Texier, Éditions R.L.D.
* 2003: ''Une bouteille à la mer'', Gérard Macé
Gérard Macé (born Paris, 4 December 1946) is a French poet, essayist, translator and photographer. He published his first book ''Le jardin des langues'' in 1974 and since then has published nearly 50 books. His work is noted for its mixing of di ...
, Édition Les Presses de Sérendip
* 2006: ''L’Ouest céleste'', Isabelle Autissier
Isabelle Autissier (born 18 October 1956) is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition ( BOC Challenge 1990–91). Based in La Rochel ...
, Éditions R.L.D.www.rlddiffusion.com * 2012: ''Éloge des survivants'', Zéno Bianu, Éditions Les Cahiers du Museur
Documentaries
Radio"Nager - Richard Texier"
Livres et vous, France Bleu, 17 August 2015
""Nager" de Richard Texier par la librairie Comme un roman à Paris"
Le Temps des libraires, France Culture, 30 June 2015
"L'amour des commencements"
Carnet Nomade, France Culture, 20 June 2015
"Création"
Le temps des écrivains, France Culture, 20 June 2015
"Social Club"
Social club, Europe 1, 3 June 2015
"Social Club"
Social club, Europe 1, 15 September 2014
"Richard Texier, un artiste nomade"
Culture Vive, RFI, mercredi 9 May 2012
Video"Rencontre avec Richard Texier"
Festival de Saintes, Connaissance des Arts, 11 July 2016
LostParadise, Huffington Post, 3 June 2016
"Histoire de l'oeuvre Angel Bear par Richard Texier"
YouTube, SNCF Gares & Connexions, 4 February 2016
"Richard Texier au travail"
Documentaire, Benoit Labourdette, 7 October 2014
"Barbara Polla nous passionne pour Richard Texier et Pascal Convert"
YouTube, Ouvre tes yeux, 5 July 2014
"Chaosmos"
Documentaire, Benoit Labourdette, 18 June 2014
"Peinture"
YouTube, Richard Texier, 17 March 2014
"A Poitiers et Niort"
CULTURE T, Public Sénat, 19 April 2013
"Les Ailes"
Documentaire, Benoit Labourdette, 11 July 2011
"Expo Richard Texier au Département de Seine-Maritime"
Dailymotion, J'aime Département de Seine-Maritime, 26 June 2008
Documentaire, Luc Héral, 2002
"Portrait du peintre Richard Texier"
Journal de 20H, France 2, 1 June 1998
L'Arpenteur Celeste, a film by Camille Guichard, Production and distribution, Terra Luna Films, 1991
References
External links
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