The artists exhibiting at this event were given a questionnaire containing four questions about the effect of Marcel Duchamp and the collectors on their artistic lives. The second set of answers is that of Pierre Ardouvin, who says Duchamp is Brilliant and very spiritual grandfather to him.
■Profile
Born in 1955 in Crest. Lives and works in Montreuil.
Recent major exhibitions include"The Strength of Art (La force de l'Art)", Grand Palais, Paris in 2006, "Lyon Biennale 2007," France in 2007, and "Marcel"(solo exhibition), Salle de la Fee Electricite de Raoul Dufy, Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris / ARC, Paris in 2009
A: Brilliant and very spiritual grandfather
A: The Marcel Duchamp prize gave a bigger visibility to my work and thus more misunderstandings.
A: The collectors by buying my works allow me to continue to work.
A: The unknown artist
■His typical work in "French Window" exhibition
《ELEPHANT MAN》
2008
Courtesy: Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris
Photo: Watanabe Osamu
Photo Courtesy: Mori Art Museum
©ADAGP, Paris SPDA, Tokyo, 2011
■Relevant information
・The Answer from the artist participating in "French Window" exhibition.
- File01. Mathieu Mercier
- File02. Pierre Ardouvin
- File03. Thomas Hirschhorn
- File04. Camille Henrot
- File05. Claude Closky
- File06. Valerie Belin
- File07. Philippe Mayaux
・"French Window: Looking at Contemporary Art through the Marcel Duchamp Prize"
・Mori Art Museum on Flickr
Images of "French Window: Looking at Contemporary Art through the Marcel Duchamp Prize"-1
Images of "French Window: Looking at Contemporary Art through the Marcel Duchamp Prize"-2
