Marcel Broodthaers

  • Born in Brussels, Belgium, 1924
    Died in Cologne, Germany, 1976

    Marcel Broodthaers' career as a visual artist began in 1964 after two decades working as a published poet, collector and dealer of rare books. From the age of 40 until his death in 1976, he was the subject of seventy solo exhibitions, flexibly moving across media ranging from installations, sculptures and objects to artist’s books, prints, films and writings. However, Broodthaers never truly left poetry so much as to expand its field, incessantly exploring the complex relationships between images, words, and the objects that they represent. From 1968 to 1972, he operated the Musée d’Arte Moderne, Département des Aigles, (Museum of Modern Art, Department of Eagles). The museum was dedicated not to his work as an artist but rather to the role of the institution itself and the function of art in society. 

  • Works
    • Marcel Broodthaers, La Soupe de Daguerre, 1975
      La Soupe de Daguerre, 1975
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Le Manuscrit trouvé dans une Bouteille, 1974
      Le Manuscrit trouvé dans une Bouteille, 1974
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Les animaux de la ferme, 1974
      Les animaux de la ferme, 1974
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Ne dites pas que je ne l'ai pas dit. Le Perroquet, 1974
      Ne dites pas que je ne l'ai pas dit. Le Perroquet, 1974
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Série de neuf peintures en langue allemande: Die Welt, 1973
      Série de neuf peintures en langue allemande: Die Welt, 1973
    • Marcel Broodthaers, La Liaison, 1971
      La Liaison, 1971
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Cinéma Modèle en négatif, 1970
      Cinéma Modèle en négatif, 1970
    • Marcel Broodthaers, La Signature Série 1, Tirage illimité, 1969
      La Signature Série 1, Tirage illimité, 1969
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Modèle: La Pipe, 1969
      Modèle: La Pipe, 1969
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Pipe, 1969
      Pipe, 1969
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Société, 1968-1972
      Société, 1968-1972
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Département des Aigles (David - Ingres - Wiertz - Courbet), 1968
      Département des Aigles (David - Ingres - Wiertz - Courbet), 1968
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Même le peintre, 1967-1970
      Même le peintre, 1967-1970
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Le D est plus grand que le T (assiettes), 1967
      Le D est plus grand que le T (assiettes), 1967
    • Marcel Broodthaers, Pot met gezichten, 1966
      Pot met gezichten, 1966
  • Exhibitions
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