Claude Lévêque Explained

Birth Place:	Nevers, France
Nationality:	French
Education:	École des Beaux-Arts in Bourges
Known For:	Sculpture, installation, text art
Website:	http://claudeleveque.com/en/home

Claude Lévêque (born 27 February 1953)^[1] is a French contemporary installation, sculpture, and new media, artist, best known for his work in neon.^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]}

In 2009, Lévêque represented France at the 53rd Venice Biennale.^[5]

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^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

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