Charles Matton Explained

Charles Matton
Birth Date:	13 September 1931
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Awards:	Chevalier des Arts et Lettres
Works:	Dindon Léonard's portrait The New-York Loft The Little-Fats' Merry-go-round The great Lulu
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Charles Matton, also known as Gabriel Pasqualini, (13 September 1931  - 19 November 2008)^[1] was a multitalented French artist: painter, sculptor, illustrator, writer, photographer, screenwriter and a movie director.^[2]

Illustrations

In the 1970s, Matton worked with Jean-Paul Goude at Esquire,^[3] working as an illustrator and a photographer.^[4]

The Boxes

In 1983, Matton was able to show his art in Paris, and in 1987, he exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo. There, he showed what would become his famous Boxes.^[5] Then, in 1989, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, the Centre Georges Pompidou.^[6]

During the last decade of his life, Matton showed his work all around the world, especially in New York and Los Angeles, through the Forum Gallery.^[7]

After his death, his wife, Sylvie Matton, kept promoting his work and exhibitions took place in Germany and England.^[8]

Films

• 1999 : Rembrandt^[9]
• 1994 : The Light of the Dead Stars
• 1988 : Douanes (documentary)
• 1976 : Spermula
• 1972 : L’Italien des roses
• 1968 : Mai 68 ou les violences policières (short)
• 1967 : La Pomme ou l’histoire d’une histoire (short)

External links

• • • Boxes at the All Visual Arts Gallery, London
• Boxes at the Michael Haas Gallery, Berlin
• Photographic works at the Steven Bulger Gallery, Toronto
• Boxes on Pinterest
• Works on Tumblr

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography - Forum Gallery. forumgallery.com. 2013-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231064834/http://forumgallery.com/artist/charles-matton/biography/. 2013-12-31. dead.
2. Web site: Charles Matton: Enclosures. Time Out London. 19 September 2011 .
3. "Infinity in Miniature" Aesthetica: The Art and Culture Magazine. 1 August 2011
4. Web site: 5000 Photographs. 5000photographs.blogspot.fr.
5. Book: Rubenstein, Diane . This is not a President: Sense, nonsense and the American Political Imaginary. January 2008 . 9780814776209 .
6. Web site: Le document Charles Matton - Centre Pompidou. centrepompidou.fr.
7. Web site: Architect of Illusions: Charles Matton's Enclosures. The Huffington Post. 21 September 2011 .
8. Web site: Charles Matton's Magical Imagination. nysun.com.
9. Web site: Rembrandt. Lisa Nesselson. Variety. 18 October 1999 .