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Richard Texier BIOGRAPHY
Born 1955 Niort, France. Known for: Whimsical animal and symbolic sculpture, abstract painting.
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 the École spéciale... Read full 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 the École spéciale d'architecture and later received a doctorate in plastic art from the Sorbonne. In 1979, Texier moved to New York... Read full 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 the École spéciale d'architecture and later received a doctorate in plastic art from the Sorbonne. In 1979, Texier moved to New York City, 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:... Read full 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 the École spéciale d'architecture and later received a doctorate in plastic art from the Sorbonne. In 1979, Texier moved to New York City, 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, Russia. 1993: Manufacture des œillets, Ivry-sur-Seine, France . 1998: Villa Noailles, Hyères, France . 2002: Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, New York City . 2003: Tour de Cordouan (Cordouan Lighthouse), France . 2004:... Read full 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 the École spéciale d'architecture and later received a doctorate in plastic art from the Sorbonne. In 1979, Texier moved to New York City, 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, Russia. 1993: Manufacture des œillets, Ivry-sur-Seine, France . 1998: Villa Noailles, Hyères, France . 2002: Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, New York City . 2003: Tour de Cordouan (Cordouan Lighthouse), France . 2004: Liu Foundry, Shanghai, China . 2012: Rangoon, Burma . In 1982, Texier exhibited for the first time at the FIAC in Paris wi... Read full biography
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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 the École spéciale d'architecture and later received a doctorate in plastic art from the Sorbonne.
In 1979, Texier moved to New York City, 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, Russia
1993: Manufacture des œillets, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
1998: Villa Noailles, Hyères, France
2002: Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, New York City
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