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Claude Lévêque

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Claude Lévêque
Born27 February 1953 (1953-02-27) (age 71)
Nevers, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Bourges
Known forSculpture, installation, text art
Websitehttp://claudeleveque.com/en/home
Lévêque's 2014 installation at the Louvre

Claude Lévêque (born 27 February 1953) is a French contemporary installation, sculpture, and new media, artist, best known for his work in neon. Lévêque, a graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts in Bourges, received considerable attention for his April 2014 neon installation in I.M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid and its accompanying October 2015 exhibition, Sous Le Plus Grand Chapiteau Du Monde.

In 2009, Lévêque represented France at the 53rd Venice Biennale.

Lévêque lives and works in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.

Lévêque has been accused of rape of minors in 2019 and is currently under criminal investigation

References

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  2. Magazine, Wallpaper* (2015-10-21). "The world is yours: a series of Claude Lévêque installations hit Paris". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. "Claude Lévêque: Sous le plus grand chapiteau du monde". DAMN° Magazine. 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. Universalis, Encyclopædia. "CLAUDE LÉVÊQUE". Encyclopædia Universalis (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. "Claude Leveque | Artspace". Artspace. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  6. https://www.france24.news/en/2021/01/plastic-artist-claude-leveque-accused-of-rape-of-minors.html
  7. "Le plasticien Claude Lévêque accusé de viols sur mineurs". Le Monde.fr. 10 January 2021.


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