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1926 Sauve, France - 1987 Les Eyzies, France. Known for: Fluxus artist, filmmaking, sculpture, happenings.
Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died December 2, 1987, in Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and... Read full biography
Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died December 2, 1987, in Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro. In 1943, Filliou joined became a member of the French Communist Party during the... Read full biography
Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died December 2, 1987, in Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro. In 1943, Filliou joined became a member of the French Communist Party during the war. In 1947, Filliou traveled to the United States and work as a laborer for Coca-Cola in Los Angeles and achieved a masters in economics. In 1951, he took dual French-American nationality. He worked... Read full biography
Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died December 2, 1987, in Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro. In 1943, Filliou joined became a member of the French Communist Party during the war. In 1947, Filliou traveled to the United States and work as a laborer for Coca-Cola in Los Angeles and achieved a masters in economics. In 1951, he took dual French-American nationality. He worked as a United Nations adviser and was sent to Korea for three years. He has lived in Egypt, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and France. He met his wife, Marianne Staffels, in Denmark. In 1960, Filliou designed his first visual work, Le Collage de l'immortelle... Read full biography
Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died December 2, 1987, in Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro. In 1943, Filliou joined became a member of the French Communist Party during the war. In 1947, Filliou traveled to the United States and work as a laborer for Coca-Cola in Los Angeles and achieved a masters in economics. In 1951, he took dual French-American nationality. He worked as a United Nations adviser and was sent to Korea for three years. He has lived in Egypt, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and France. He met his wife, Marianne Staffels, in Denmark. In 1960, Filliou designed his first visual work, Le Collage de l'immortelle mort du monde (Collage of the Immortal Death of the World), a transcription of a random theater play comparable... Read full biography
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Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died December 2, 1987, in Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro.
In 1943, Filliou joined became a member of the French Communist Party during the war. In 1947, Filliou traveled to the United States and work as a laborer for Coca-Cola in Los Angeles and achieved a masters in economics. In 1951, he took dual French-American nationality. He worked as a United Nations adviser and was sent to Korea for three years.
He has lived in Egypt, Spain, Denmark, Canada, and France. He met his wife, Marianne Staffels, in Denmark.
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