Location: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art || Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition: Permanent Collection

L'ESPACE ZERO

Artist: Raynaud, Jean-Pierre (1939 - )
BIRTHPLACE: France

Born in France in 1939, Jean-Pierre Raynaud studied at the Ecole National Superieure d'Horticulture in Versailles. In 1962, he began work that included the series "Sans Interdit." Raynaud often makes repeated use of the same motifs, such as a red pot. He is interested in issues of life and death, characterized in his use of white tiles. His own house is covered in white tiles. Raynaud participated in the Venice Biennales of 1976 and 1993, and in 1981 held a solo show at Hara Museum, where there is a permanent installation of his work. He also had a solo show at ATM Contemporary Art Gallery, Mito, in 1992.