Brief Synopsis. About Archiguille. CV + Exhibitions. Honors+Awards. About the Venue. About the Programme

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2 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Brief Synopsis About Archiguille CV + Exhibitions Honors+Awards About the Venue About the Programme

B R I E F S Y N O P S I S O F A R C H I G U I L L E S E X H I B I T I O N A B O U T A R C H I G U I L L E Project: ARCHIGUILLE EXHIBITION November 8 December 6, 2007 Russian Academy of Art, Moscow

Franco-Swiss painter Archiguille who turned 75 this year. Archiguille is the founder of the School of Transfiguration and is one of the few living artists of the Montmartre Époque.

He was raised as knight «des Beaux-Arts» of the Russian Academy of Art in Moscow earlier this year. Russian Academy of Art: Russian Academy of Art was established in 1757.

4 B R I E F S Y N O P S I S O F A R C H I G U I L L E S E X H I B I T I O N A B O U T A R C H I G U I L L E Project: ARCHIGUILLE EXHIBITION November 8 December 6, 2007 Russian Academy of Art, Moscow Exhibition will be held under the Patronage of the Chambre de Commerce Suisse Romande -Russie, Ukraine, Bélarus, Kazakhstan Exhibiting: The exhibition is a retrospective of 75 works by a legendary Franco-Swiss painter Archiguille who turned 75 this year. Archiguille is the founder of the School of Transfiguration and is one of the few living artists of the Montmartre Époque. Archiguille has exhibited in most major world cities and his work graces prestigious museums and important private collections. He was raised as knight «des Beaux-Arts» of the Russian Academy of Art in Moscow earlier this year. Russian Academy of Art: Russian Academy of Art was established in This year the Academy celebrates 250th Anniversary. It is the most influential internationally acknowledged art institution in Russia. It is located on a very popular street in the centre of Moscow (19, Pretchistenka). Augustin François Guille called «Archiguille» Probably the most talented painter of his generation as announced by André Malraux ( ), Archiguille has long enjoyed a prestigious following among international private collectors and art connoisseurs. Following a childhood during the war years in the south of France Archiguille was drawn to painting, as a means of expression of his deeper emotions and experiences. He began, when at school, to be fascinated with the letters of the alphabet, which led in turn to forays into the oriental art of calligraphy. His time spent among the well-known painters of that époque in Montmartre, their mutual trials and errors in experimenting with new mediums and techniques and his meeting with George Braque were all key factors in the development of his works. In the years Archiguille founded the school of Transfiguration capturing of the spiritual or otherworldly vision of earthly things and the relaying of that sense of the mystical to the viewer. He has moved from the pragmatic young figurative painter to the years of «sagesse» where the richness and emotional eloquence of his works can only be compared to the greatest painters of the 20th century. His art works can be found in collections of François Mitterrand, Jacqueline Kennedy, Coco Chanel, Ari Onassis, Barbara Bush, the Emperor of Japan, the King of Morocco, Sophia Loren, Robert De Niro, the King of Spain, French Mission at the United Nations in Geneva, David Rockefeller and Barbara Streisand. His paintings grace some of the most prestigious museums of contemporary art in the world: Paris, New York, Chicago, Houston and Tokyo as well as the Berheim Jeune Gallery in Paris, Princeton University, Club 13 and the Parisian Tuileries. The magnanimous nature and dynamic personality of François Archiguille has been well documented by Françoise Sagan (French premier writer and intellectual). He grew from a little known artist from Languedoc in France into a cult figure on the Montmartre with almost a fanatical following in the art world in Europe.

C V A N D E X H I B I T I O N S 1932 Birth of Augustin Francois Guille on May 17 in Ales. 1939-45 Childhood in Vendargues under German Occupation. First trials with ink and drawing of letters.

5 C V A N D E X H I B I T I O N S 1932 Birth of Augustin Francois Guille on May 17 in Ales Childhood in Vendargues under German Occupation. First trials with ink and drawing of letters Arts and Crafts Educational Centre, Saint Jodard, Loire Arrival in Paris. Works at the Stamp Atelier in Paris Exhibition at the bookstore of the Le Signe Institute in Paris 1956 Meeting with Georges Braque First sales. Lyric abstraction. Synthesis of cubism and fauvism Course by Professor Lemagny, (Prize of Rome for painting), Fine Arts Academy 1968 Exhibition at the National Modern Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan Exhibition in Houston, Norbert Gallery A series of Transfigurations with mirror and laces Production of a fresco at the St Eulalie Church in Borne Return to Paris. July-August Exhibition at the Jardin des Tuileries Arrival in Switzerland Trip to China. Exhibition cancelled due to the Revolution in China Exhibition at the Musée Athénée organised by the «Musée des Beaux-Arts», Geneva 1994 Exhibition at Credit Suisse, Geneva, Switzerland Exhibitions at Seibu, a large department store in Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles and in Luxembourg Exhibition at the Palace, Monte-Carlo Atlanta, USA: Exhibition held at the French Embassy 2000 Exhibition at the Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris Decoration of the polyester cows of natural size.1st Prize. Geneva Exhibition at the Mohammed v. Rabat s Theatre, Morocco Geneva, Switzerland: Archiguille Premier Exhibition 2004 Exhibition at the United Nations, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 2007 Exhibition at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, 33rd America s Cup, Spain. Madame Gisèle Archiguille, Archiguille, Madame Natalia Paleeva, Monsieur Zurab Tsereteli. H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S 2007 Archiguille was raised as knight «des Beaux-Arts» at the Russian Academy of Art in Moscow. He is the Honorary Member of the Academy Nominated by Prince Albert, President of «La Croix-Rouge Monégasque» to be honored during the annual Gala held in Monaco. Archiguille s works are exhibited at the Charity Gala de Croix-Rouge st European Excellence Prize for Painting, Luxembourg 1989 Recipient of the World s Most Elegant Man Award 1989 by «Le Best de la Haute Couture Internationale»

A B O U T T H E V E N U E A B O U T T H E P R O G R A M M E Press conference Venue: Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow November 8 December 6, 2007 Russian Academy of Arts was established in 1757.

Archiguille became an HONORARY MEMBER of the Russian Academy of Art at a special ceremony held in June 2007 at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

6 A B O U T T H E V E N U E A B O U T T H E P R O G R A M M E Press conference Venue: Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow November 8 December 6, 2007 Russian Academy of Arts was established in This year the Academy celebrates 250th Anniversary. It is the most influential internationally acknowledged art institution in Russia. Archiguille became an HONORARY MEMBER of the Russian Academy of Art at a special ceremony held in June 2007 at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Since 1997 to the present Zurab Tsereteli has been a president of the Academy. He is a world renowned artist, sculptor and designer best known for his public monuments located all over the world. One of the monuments was installed at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. It is dedicated to the lost lives of the United Nations employees during the suicide-bombings at the UN Office in Iraq in Tsereteli is actively involved in public activity as a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. In 1999 Tsereteli established a Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the first one in Russia dedicated to contemporary art. Russian Academy of Art: Zurab Tsereteli: Exhibition Opening - November 8, 2007 Venue: Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow Special viewing for students of Moscow Art Schools Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow Panel discussion Archiguille a journey through his art Participation of contemporary art experts Venue: Surikov Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow Archiguille s Master Class Live painting on the Red Square, 1st ever in history Venue: Red Square Post-exhibition viewings of Archiguille Exhibition in the Governmental Offices of Russian Regions: Krasnodar Region, Kaluga Region and others

7 Madame Anastasia Dogaeva, Archiguille, Madame Gisèle Archiguille, Madame Natalia Paleeva. Madame Gisèle Archiguille, Archiguille, Madame Calmy Rey, Présidente de la Confédération Helvétique.

8 Françoise Sagan.

F I N D L A Y G A L L E R I E S

F I N D L A Y G A L L E R I E S FINDLAY GALLERIES F indlay Galleries first exhibited the work of Gilles Gorriti in 1983 in Paris. The Galleries East Hampton location chose Gorriti as the artist for its inaugural exhibition in May of