Document, 1959

Yves Klein, Note on I. K. B.

Exhibition, 31 janv. 2005 - 2 mai 2005

Yves Klein

Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain

This comprehensive retrospective of Yves Klein's career encompasses his earliest monochrome paintings in red, pink, orange, yellow, green, white, and black; the famous blue monochromes, sponge reliefs, and sponge sculptures; the Anthropometries; the Monogolds; and his late experiments with the natural elements fire, air, and water. Klein's groundbreaking work, created over only about seven years,...

Exhibition, 15 sept. 2004 - 8 janv. 2005

Yves Klein

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

The compre­hen­sive retro­spec­tive presented by the Schirn includes more than 100 works from all periods of his work: his first mono­chromes in orange, yellow, green, pink, black, and white, his famous blue mono­chromes, as well as his sponge reliefs and sculp­tures, his much-discussed “Anthro­pome­tries,” for which he used female models as...

Exhibition, 29 mai 1995 - 29 août 1995

Yves Klein : Salto en el Vacio

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain

This anthological exhibition sets out on a journey through Klein's artistic biography - the work, actions and projects that form the backbone of his oeuvre (the monochromes and sponges, the silence of a single note entitled Monotone-Silence Symphony, the fire paintings, the void in relation to space, the anthropometries and cosmogonies), and outlines his strong desire to explore creative concepts...

Exhibition, 9 févr. 1995 - 23 avril 1995

Yves Klein, Leap into the void

Hayward Gallery, London, England

Exhibition, 8 nov. 1994 - 8 janv. 1995

Yves Klein, Leap into the void (Der sprung ins Leere)

Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany

Book, 1994, Sidra Stich

Yves Klein

Considered the heir to two traditions, the provocative Duchamps and the mystical Malevich, Yves Klein, with his spectacular life and work as the controversial and influential personality of his time, is one of the most exciting artists of the 20th century. For the first time, this book illuminates his work in the context of the dramatic upheavals after the Second World War in the social, philosophical and political fields. The essays not only deal with the works of Yves Klein, but also analyze in detail his ideas, writings, performances and advertising campaigns. From interviews with more than 50 people who knew and worked with Yves Klein, come information that reveals numerous new dates and aspects in the art and life of this dazzling character. His work is also compared with the concepts of other artists, who at that time worked with similar goals as Yves Klein himself in Japan, America, Italy, Germany and France.

Article, 2018, Charlotte Ménard

IKB (International Klein Blue)

Excerpt from the book "A Kids' book of wonders", éditions Artichaut, Paris - Udine, 2018