WORKS

  Claude Closky, Bla bla [Blah-blah], 1998


Claude Closky, Bla bla [Blah-blah], 1998







 'Bla bla [Blah-blah]', 1998,
green and yellow electronic led sign, computer, loop (4h1/2)

Public collection : Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Bla-bla', métro Pyramides, quai ligne 14, Paris. 18 November 1998 - 31 March 1999. Invitation: Francis Lacloche, Hervé Mikaeloff, Production Caisse des dépôts et consignation .
- 'Bla-Bla', Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg. 13 January - 18 April 2003. Curators: Marie-Claude Beaud, Björn Dahlström.
- '8002 - 9891', Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.
- 'Out of Storage II', Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Mudam), Luxembourg. 17 June - 13 September 2009. Curators: Marie-Noëlle Farcy, Clément Minighetti.

Literature:
- Robert Such, 'Bla-bla by Claude Closky', London: Design week, 26 January - 2 February 1999.
- Nelly Kaprielian, 'Un train de retard', Paris: Les Inrockuptibles n°187, 24 February - 2 March 1999, p. 59.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- 'Carnet d'un mécène n°10', Paris: Caisse des Dépots et Consignations, September 2000, pp. 108, 109, 114, 205.
- Carole Boulbès, Lynne Cooke, Alexandra Midal, François Piron, David Platzker, Eric Troncy, Frédéric Paul, 'Hello and welcome', Bignan: Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Le Parvis, 2004.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Mer är mer', Göteborg: Paletten 255, April - June 2004, front cover, pp. 14-19.
- Pascaline Vallée, 'Claude Closky et l'arbitraire du signe', http://culturofil.net/2005/11/14/claude-closky/, May 2005.
- Eduardo Cicelyn, Katy Siegel and Paul Mattick, Marie Muracciole, 'Climb at your own risk', Roma: Electa, 2007, English and Italian seperate editions.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.
- Cécile Desbaudard, 'Claude Closky, Profitez de l'été pour changer de vie!', Dijon: Horsd'oeuvre n°25, June - August 2010, p. 3.
  Claude Closky, Thumbs up, thumbs down, 1998


Claude Closky, Thumbs up, thumbs down, 1998







 'Thumbs up, thumbs down', 1998,
projector, computer, silent, dimensions variable, loop (30 minutes)

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Whispers, lies and text', Gallery, Hobart. 6 February - 10 July 1998. Curator: Mary Knights.
- 'Whispers, lies and text', University Gallery, Newnham, Tasmania. 1 May - 19 May 1999. Curator: Mary Knights.
- 'Whispers, lies and text', Adelaïde Festival Center, Adelaïde. 28 May - 10 July 1999. Curator: Mary Knights.
- 'The Leisure Class', Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. 13 October 2007 - 15 March 2008. Curators: Kathryn Weir, Rachel O'Reilly.
- '8002 - 9891', Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.

Literature:
- 'Plan B', Dortmund: City.mag Ruhrgebiet, May 2000.
- Mary Knights, 'Whispers, lies and text', Newnham: Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, 1999, pp. 42-43.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.






  Claude Closky, Fruité [Frut Flavored], 1998


Claude Closky, Fruité [Frut Flavored], 1998







 'Fruité [Frut Flavored]', 1998,
projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling, loop (8 minutes)

Public collection : Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Puteaux.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Les aoûtiens', Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 10 September - 28 October 1998.

Literature:
- Nathalie Dray, 'Le champ du signe', Paris: Les Inrockuptibles n°164, 9 September - 15 September 1998, pp. 64-65.
- David Perreau, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Artpress 241, December 1998, pp. 72-73.
- Jean-Charles Massera, 'Amour, gloire et CAC 40', Paris: P. O. L., 1999, pp. 77-79, 167, 185-186, 203-210.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- Interview by David Perreau, Barcelona: Ars nova mediterranea, October - December 2000, front cover, pp. 102-109.
- Jean-Charles Massera, 'Sex, Art, and the Dow Jones', New York: Lukas & Sternberg, 2003, pp. 71-74.
  Claude Closky, August holiday, 1997-1998







 'August holiday', 1997-1998,
projector, computer, color, silent, loop (50 minutes)

Public collection : Frac Nord-Pas de Calais, Dunkerque.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Aller-Retour', 3ème Biennale de Cétinié, Monténégro. 20 September - 2 November 1997. Curator: Andreï Erofeev.
- 'Paris en Création', Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo. 28 April - 11 May 1999. Curator: Toshio Shimizu.
- 'Au delà du spectacle', Centre Pompidou, Paris. 22 November 2000 - 8 January 2001. Curators: Bernard Blistène, Philippe Vergne.
- 'Les aoutiens', Collège Anne Frank de Grande Synthe, 20 February - 8 March 2002. Responsable de l'opération: Isabelle Gruwier.
- 'La force de l'art', Grand Palais, Paris. 9 May - 25 June 2006. Curator: Daniel Soutif.
- 'Beautiful People (and the secret wound)', Crac Alsace, Altkirch. 13 June - 26 August 2007. Curator: Miquel Bardagil.
- 'Beautiful People (and the secret wound)', Fries Museum, Leeuwarden. 16 September 2007 - 6 January 2008. Curator: Miquel Bardagil.
- 'Beautiful People (and the secret wound)', Centre d'Art La Panera, Lleida. 7 February - 13 April 2008. Curator: Miquel Bardagil.

Literature:
- Alexandra Midal, Olivier Zahm, 'Claude Closky - Magazines', Paris: Purple Books, 1998.
- Toshio Shimizu, 'Paris en création', Tokyo: , 1999, pp. 7, 20, 29, 31.
- Interview by Yayoi Kojima, 'Claude Closky', Tokyo: Dune n°18, October - December 1999, pp. 64-69.
- Celine Melissent, 'Closky 2000', Ljubljana: Moderna Galerija, April 2000, dépliant, 35 x 53 cm.
- Jacinto Lageira, 'Claude Closky, Une déshumanisation dont vous êtes le héros', Montréal: Parachute #99, July - September 2000, front cover, pp. 3-11.
- Katia Baudin, 'Le banal... à la conquête de l'art contemporain', in '160 ans de photographie en Nord-Pas de Calais', Paris: Actes Sud - Association des conservateurs des musées du Nord-Pas de Calais, 2001, p. 61.
- Dominique Widemann, 'Le spectacle est réel', l'Humanité, 2 December 2002.
- Daniel Soutif, 'La force de l'art', Paris: Beaux-Arts magazine, 2006, p. 38.
- Marie Muracciole, 'Sans titre - Les peintures de Claude Closky', Paris: 20/27 #1, M19, March - May 2007, pp. 187-201.
- Marie Muracciole, 'Untitled - The paintings of Claude Closky', Paris: M19, April 2007.
- Daniel Soutif, 'La force de l'Art', Paris: RMN, 2007, p.414, 419.
  Claude Closky, Frozen lake and Mini-Vans , 1997-1998







 'Frozen lake and Mini-Vans ', 1997-1998,
projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling projection, unlimited duration

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.
- 'Des arts plastiques… à la mode, rencontre avec quelques jeunes créateurs', Christie's France , Paris. 17 April - 5 May 2000. Curator: Christophe Durand-Ruel.

Literature:
- Manuel Bonik, 'Kuststrasse', München: Vogue Deutsch, October 1998, p. 180.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Great North and Mini-Vans , 1997-1998







 'Great North and Mini-Vans ', 1997-1998,
projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling projection, unlimited duration

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.

Literature:
- 'Yearbook 1997/98', Berlin: Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, September 1998, pp. 12-13.
- Anaïd Demir, 'Closky, le ludique à l'infini', Nantes: 02 n°7, September - December 1998, p. 3.
- Dr. Renate Wiehager, 'Fokus: Claude Closky', www.kultur-frankreich.de/bap/pages/FrameFokusCont.htm, March 2000.
- Renate Wiehager, 'Claude Closky', La lettre de Cologne, March - May 2000, p. 13.
- Interview by David Perreau, Barcelona: Ars nova mediterranea, October - December 2000, front cover, pp. 102-109.
  Claude Closky, Mountains and Mini-Vans , 1997-1998







 'Mountains and Mini-Vans ', 1997-1998,
projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling projection, unlimited duration

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.
- 'Montagnes et monospaces', Le Spot, Le Havre. 18 September - 24 October 1998. Curator: David Perreau.
- 'Elektronic Images', Villa Merkel Bahnwärterhaus, Esslingen. 26 March - 21 May 2000. Curator: Renate Wiehager.

Literature:
- 'Montagnes et monospaces et Les bons numéros', postcard, carte postale, Editions Villa Merkel, Esslingen, 2000.
- 'Electronic Images. Videokunst 1965-2000', www.kultura-extra.de/kunst/feull/villa.html, April 2000.






  Claude Closky, O-B-P, 1997-1998







 'O-B-P', 1997-1998,
3 projectors, 3 dvd, dvd players, stereo amplifiers and speakers, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling, loop (20 minutes)

Public collection : Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen.


Exhibition(s):
- 'O-S-G', Trafic, Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen. 25 September - 21 November 1998. Curator: Alexandra Midal.

Literature:
- 'Trafic', Nantes: advertising in 02, April - June 1998, full page.
- 'Trafic', New York: advertising in Artforum, August 1998, quater page.
- 'Trafic', London: advertising in Frieze issue 42, September 1998, quater page.
- 'Trafic', Paris: advertising in Artpress 238, September 1998, quater page.
- Alexandra Midal, Olivier Zahm, 'Claude Closky - Magazines', Paris: Purple Books, 1998.
- David Perreau, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Artpress 241, December 1998, pp. 72-73.
- Shinko Murakami, 'Claude Closky', Tokyo: Voce, March 1999, p. 205.
- Celine Melissent, 'Closky 2000', Ljubljana: Moderna Galerija, April 2000.
- Interview by David Perreau, Barcelona: Ars nova mediterranea, October - December 2000, front cover, pp. 102-109.
  Claude Closky, Cousins, 1998







 'Cousins', 1998,
monitor, dvd, dvd player, silent, loop

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Premises', Guggenheim Soho, New York. 13 October 1998 - 11 January 1999. Curators: Bernard Blistène, Alison Gingeras.
- 'Expander 1.0', Galerie Jousse Seguin, Paris. 20 March - 24 April 1999. Curators: Pierre Bal-Blanc, Laurent Godin.
- 'Le fou dédoublé', La Maison Centrale des Artistes, Moscou. 7 December 1999 - 6 June 2000. Curators: Andreï Erofeev, Jean-Yves Jouannais, Dimitri Konstantinidis.
- 'Le Fou dédoublé', Château d'Oiron, 10 June - 1 October 2000. Curators: Andreï Erofeev, Jean-Yves Jouannais, Dimitri Konstantinidis.
- Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Genève. 26 April - 9 June 2001.
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan. 5 April - 15 June 2003. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
- Galerie Roger Pailhas, Marseille. 5 March - 30 April 2004.

Literature:
- Olivier Reneau, 'L'art du temps, Art liquide', Paris: Beaux Arts magazine n°177, February 1999, p. 7.
- Interview by Yayoi Kojima, 'Claude Closky', Tokyo: Dune n°18, October - December 1999, pp. 64-69.
- Paul Ardenne, Pascal Beausse, Laurent Goumarre, 'Pratiques contemporaines, expérimenter le réel', Paris: Dis Voir, 1999, pp. 16-17, 23.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- 'Le Fou dédoublé', Moscow: Apollonia, 1999, front cover, pp. 74-75.
- Carole Boulbès, 'Expo/reviews : Kerguéhennec', Paris: Artpress 291, June 2003, pp. 80-81.
  Claude Closky, Open Pharmacy, 1998







 'Open Pharmacy', 1998,
monitor, dvd, dvd player, silent, 60 minutes

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.



Exhibition(s):
- Galerie Roger Pailhas, Marseille. 5 March - 30 April 2004.

Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Good numbers, 1998







 'Good numbers', 1998,
monitor, computer, silent, 180 minutes

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Ma sorcière Bien Aimée', galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris. 9 January - 27 February 1999. Curators: Olivier Belot, Solène Merzeau.
- 'Claude Closky', CCC, Tours. 19 November 1999 - 16 January 2000. Curator: Alain-Julien Laferrière.
- 'Thumbs up, thumbs down', Jane's Club, Cannes. 24 June - 25 June 1999. Invitation: Patrice Haddad, Première heure.
- 'Brave New World', Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 8 January - 26 February 2000. Curator: Jennifer Flay.
- 'Elektronic Images', Villa Merkel Bahnwärterhaus, Esslingen. 26 March - 21 May 2000. Curator: Renate Wiehager.
- 'Photopolis', Kanal 20, Bruxelles. 21 September - 10 November 2000. Curators: ADIAF.
- 'Version 2000', Centre pour l'Image Contemporaine (s-g,g), Geneva. 3 November - 17 December 2000. Curator: Simon Lamunière.
- 'Le secours de la méthode', Brakke Grond, Amsterdam. 24 April - 27 April 2001.
- Galerie Roger Pailhas, Marseille. 5 March - 30 April 2004.

Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- Renate Wiehager, 'Claude Closky', La lettre de Cologne, March - May 2000, p. 13.
- Dr. Renate Wiehager, 'Fokus: Claude Closky', www.kultur-frankreich.de/bap/pages/FrameFokusCont.htm, March 2000.
- 'Montagnes et monospaces et Les bons numéros', postcard, carte postale, Editions Villa Merkel, Esslingen, 2000.
- 'Version 2000', Geneva: Centre pour l'image contemporaine, 2000, pp. 34-35, 151-152.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.






  Claude Closky, Boucheron, 1998







 'Boucheron', 1998,
monitor, dvd, dvd player, silent, 3 minutes

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- Galerie Roger Pailhas, Marseille. 5 March - 30 April 2004.
- 'B. Achour, R. Buchanan, C. Closky, D. Firman, F. Paire', Le Parvis, Centre d'Art Contemporain, le Méridien, Ibos. 30 June - 2 September 2001. Curator: Sylvie Froux.
- 'Claude Closky / IFP / Gilles Mahé', Le Spot, Le Havre. 7 July - 4 August 2007. Curator: David Perreau.

Literature:
- Renate Wiehager, 'Photography as Concept, 4. Internationale Foto-Triennale', Esslingen: Villa Merkel, 1998, pp. 68-69.
- Interview by David Perreau, Barcelona: Ars nova mediterranea, October - December 2000, front cover, pp. 102-109.
  Claude Closky, Untitled (Clock), 1998







 'Untitled (Clock)', 1998,
Clock, ø 60 cm, 8 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Les aoûtiens', Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 10 September - 28 October 1998.

Literature:
- Sarah de Haro, 'Jeu de piste dans les galeries', Paris: Nova magazine #46, October 1998, p. 48.
- 'L'horloge à failli ne pas arriver à temps', Jubilate n°1, November - January 1998, p. 6.
- Nicolas Bourriaud, 'Art', in 'Les années 90 d'Anne Bony', Paris: Editions du Regard, 2000, pp. 69, 82.
 




'Week-end', 1998,
stereo amplifier and speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration

Courtesy The Deep Gallery, Tokyo.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Weekend', The Deep Gallery, Tokyo. 15 January 1999. Curator: Makoto Ohrui.
- 'Propice', Espace Paul Ricard, Paris. 9 September - 30 September 1999. Curator: Catherine Francblin.
- 'L'occasion rêvée', Astérides, Marseille. 15 April - 15 May 2004. Curator: Lydia Scappini.
- '8002 - 9891', Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.

Literature:
- Pedro Morais, 'Non-lieu', Marseille: Ventilo, April 2004.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.






 




'Téèfun [TF1]', 1997-1998,
stereo amplifier and speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Le temps libre, son imaginaire, son aménagement, ses trucs pour s'en sortir', public spaces, Deauville. 21 May - 29 May 1999. Curator: Jean-Charles Massera.
- '8002 - 9891', Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.

Literature:
- Jean-Charles Massera, 'Amour, gloire et CAC 40', Paris: P. O. L., 1999, pp. 77-79, 167, 185-186, 203-210.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- Jean-Charles Massera, 'Le temps libre : son imaginaire, son aménagement, ses trucs pour s'en sortir', Deauville: Courant d'art, 2000, pp. 14, 17, 62-64.
- Jean-Charles Massera, 'Sex, Art, and the Dow Jones', New York: Lukas & Sternberg, 2003, pp. 71-74.
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.






 




'Summer', 1998,
stereo amplifier and speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, loop

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'L'art du jardin', Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris. 25 May - 29 May 2000. Curators: Claudine Papillon, Dominique Fiat.
- '8002 - 9891', Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Mac/Val), Vitry-sur-Seine. 27 March - 22 June 2008. Curator: Frank Lamy.

Literature:
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.







DRAWINGS

  Claude Closky, 10 h 09, 1998







 '10 h 09', 1998,
ballpoint and collage pen on paper, 51 x 70 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.
- 'River Side Wall', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 7 February - 20 March 2004.
  Claude Closky, 10 h 10, 1998







 '10 h 10', 1998,
ballpoint and collage pen on paper, 51 x 70 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.
- 'River Side Wall', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 7 February - 20 March 2004.
  Claude Closky, 30 ans [Thirty Years], 1998







 '30 ans [Thirty Years]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 35 x 25,5 cm

Private collection.


Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, A Pâques, j







 'A Pâques, j'accompagnais mon oncle pêcher la truite [At Easter, I went fishing with my uncle]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Destroyed.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.

Literature:
- Ramon Tio-Bellido, 'Images à voir, images à lire', Paris: SNUipp, 1998, pp. 10-11.
  Claude Closky, Au printemps, mes parents m







 'Au printemps, mes parents m'emmenaient pique-niquer à la campagne [In spring my parents are going to the countryside for picnicing]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.

Literature:
- Sébastien Planas, Kamel Mennour, 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Paris: Collections de Saint-Cyprien / Kamel Mennour / Paris Musée, 2006, non paginé.
  Claude Closky, En vacances, ma mère aimait se promener à la plage avant dîner [on holidays, my mother enjoyed walking at the beach before diner], 1998







 'En vacances, ma mère aimait se promener à la plage avant dîner [on holidays, my mother enjoyed walking at the beach before diner]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.
  Claude Closky, Je devais ranger ma chambre tous les soirs [I had to clean my room every evening], 1998







 'Je devais ranger ma chambre tous les soirs [I had to clean my room every evening]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.
  Claude Closky, Le boucher nous offrait de la viande [The butcher gave us meat], 1998







 'Le boucher nous offrait de la viande [The butcher gave us meat]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.

Literature:
- Ramon Tio-Bellido, 'Images à voir, images à lire', Paris: SNUipp, 1998, pp. 10-11.
- Carole Boulbès, Lynne Cooke, Alexandra Midal, François Piron, David Platzker, Eric Troncy, Frédéric Paul, 'Hello and welcome', Bignan: Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Le Parvis, 2004.






  Claude Closky, Le week-end, mon père tondait le gazon pendant que je jouais avec mes amies dans le jardin [At the weekend, my father mowed the grass when I was playing with my friends in the garden], 1998







 'Le week-end, mon père tondait le gazon pendant que je jouais avec mes amies dans le jardin [At the weekend, my father mowed the grass when I was playing with my friends in the garden]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.
  Claude Closky, Ma mère allait au marché faire ses courses [My mother went to the market...], 1998







 'Ma mère allait au marché faire ses courses [My mother went to the market...]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.
  Claude Closky, Ma mère se déguisait en Père Noël [My mother disguised herself in Santa Claus], 1998







 'Ma mère se déguisait en Père Noël [My mother disguised herself in Santa Claus]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.
  Claude Closky, Mon père faisait toujours la vaisselle après le déjeuner du dimanche [My father would wash disches after lunch on Sundays], 1998







 'Mon père faisait toujours la vaisselle après le déjeuner du dimanche [My father would wash disches after lunch on Sundays]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', SNUipp, Paris. 27 May - 21 June 1998. Curator: Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Images à voir, images à lire', Centre d'art contemporain de La Ferme du Buisson, Marne-la-Vallée. 11 September - 26 September 1999. Curator: Claire Le Restif, Ramon Tio-Bellido.
- 'Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne)', Vassivière, Centre d'art contemporain, Ile de Vassivière. 18 October 2003 - 7 March 2004. Curator: Guy Tortosa.
- 'Nous nous sommes tant aimés', Collections de Saint Cyprien, St Cyprien. 10 June - 30 September 2006. Curators: Kamel Mennour, Sébastien Planas.
  Claude Closky, Ricochets, 1998







 'Ricochets', 1998,
blue phtalo ink on paper, 355 x 624 cm (240 sheets 35 x 25,5 cm)

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Les aoûtiens', Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 10 September - 28 October 1998.

Literature:
- Shinko Murakami, 'Claude Closky', Tokyo: Voce, March 1999, p. 205.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Fines de claire oysters, 1998







 'Fines de claire oysters', 1998,
Indian ink and collage on paper, 287 x 1 059 cm (320 collages 35 x 25,5 cm each)

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'O-S-G', Trafic, Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen. 25 September - 21 November 1998. Curator: Alexandra Midal.
- 'Ainsi de suite', Centre régional d'art contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, Sète. 12 April - 21 May 1999. Curator: Sabine Schaschl.
- 'Des arts plastiques… à la mode, rencontre avec quelques jeunes créateurs', Christie's France , Paris. 17 April - 5 May 2000. Curator: Christophe Durand-Ruel.

Literature:
- Forence Maillet, 'Closky et le sac glouton', Paris: Beaux Arts magazine n°173, October 1998, p. 36.
- Shinko Murakami, 'Claude Closky', Tokyo: Voce, March 1999, p. 205.
- Sabine Schaschl, 'Ainsi de suite', Sète: Centre d'art contemporain, April 1999, pp. 22-23.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- Interview by David Perreau, Barcelona: Ars nova mediterranea, October - December 2000, front cover, pp. 102-109.
  Claude Closky, Fines de claire (2), 1998







 'Fines de claire (2)', 1998,
Indian ink and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.
  Claude Closky, Fines de claire (3), 1998







 'Fines de claire (3)', 1998,
Indian ink and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.
  Claude Closky, Midnight dip (La City 1), 1998







 'Midnight dip (La City 1)', 1998,
black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 51 x 70 cm

Private collection.


Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Gucci/Prada (1), 1998







 'Gucci/Prada (1)', 1998,
collage on paper, 51 x 70 cm

Private collection.


Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- 'Art Contemporain', Paris: Tajan, May 2003, P. 86.
  Claude Closky, Gucci/Prada (2), 1998







 'Gucci/Prada (2)', 1998,
collage on paper, 51 x 70 cm

Private collection.


Literature:
- 'Art Contemporain', Paris: Tajan, May 2003, P. 86.
  Claude Closky, La motarde [The biker], 1998







 'La motarde [The biker]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 35 x 25,5 cm

Private collection.
  Claude Closky, Les cousines [Cousins], 1998







 'Les cousines [Cousins]', 1998,
black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, La skieuse [The Skier], 1998







 'La skieuse [The Skier]', 1998,
black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 40 x 30 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Copyright Copywrong', Le Grand Café, Saint-Nazaire. 15 February - 16 April 2000. Curator: Isabelle Seigneur.
- 'Simply drawn', Luxe Gallery, New York. 9 July - 13 August 2004. Curator: Stefan Stoyanov.

Literature:
- Carole Boulbès, Lynne Cooke, Alexandra Midal, François Piron, David Platzker, Eric Troncy, Frédéric Paul, 'Hello and welcome', Bignan: Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Le Parvis, 2004.






  Claude Closky, Stagiaires dans une galerie d







 'Stagiaires dans une galerie d'art [Art gallery assistants]', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.
  Claude Closky, Stagiaires dans une galerie d







 'Stagiaires dans une galerie d'art [Art gallery assistants] 2', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Literature:
- 'Stagiaires dans une galerie d'art', in 'Ecosystèmes du monde de l'art', Paris: Artpress, off-print #22, October 2001, p.110.
- Frédéric Bonnet, 'News', in 'Agenda', Paris: Vogue 831, October 2002, p. 94.
- 'Radical & Critical', Roma: Fonzione Adriano Olivetti, 2002, pp. 12-13.
- Carole Boulbès, Lynne Cooke, Alexandra Midal, François Piron, David Platzker, Eric Troncy, Frédéric Paul, 'Hello and welcome', Bignan: Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Le Parvis, 2004.






  Claude Closky, Art gallery assistant (Bridget), 1998







 'Art gallery assistant (Bridget)', 1998,
black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Biennale de Lyon 2007', Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon. 19 September 2007 - 6 January 2008. Curators: Stéphanie Moisdon, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Saadane Afif (‘Une promenade au Zoo').

Literature:
- Valerie Chartrain, Saadane Afif, deValence, 'Promenade au zoo ', Paris: deValence, 2007, p.129.
- Marie Maertens, 'L'homme qui rit / The man who laughs', Paris: Wad #36, April - June 2008, pp. 132-133.
  Claude Closky, Art gallery assistant (Liz), 1998







 'Art gallery assistant (Liz)', 1998,
black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Biennale de Lyon 2007', Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon. 19 September 2007 - 6 January 2008. Curators: Stéphanie Moisdon, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Saadane Afif (‘Une promenade au Zoo').

Literature:
- Valerie Chartrain, Saadane Afif, deValence, 'Promenade au zoo ', Paris: deValence, 2007, p.129.
- Marie Maertens, 'L'homme qui rit / The man who laughs', Paris: Wad #36, April - June 2008, pp. 132-133.
  Claude Closky, Art gallery assistant (Tanga), 1998







 'Art gallery assistant (Tanga)', 1998,
black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 40 x 30 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Biennale de Lyon 2007', Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon. 19 September 2007 - 6 January 2008. Curators: Stéphanie Moisdon, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Saadane Afif (‘Une promenade au Zoo').

Literature:
- Valerie Chartrain, Saadane Afif, deValence, 'Promenade au zoo ', Paris: deValence, 2007, p.129.
- Marie Maertens, 'L'homme qui rit / The man who laughs', Paris: Wad #36, April - June 2008, pp. 132-133.
  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 1 [Soccer Match Among Friends 1], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 1 [Soccer Match Among Friends 1]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on cardboard, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'River Side Wall', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 7 February - 20 March 2004.

Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 2 [Soccer Match Among Friends 2], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 2 [Soccer Match Among Friends 2]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on cardboard, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'River Side Wall', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 7 February - 20 March 2004.

Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 3 [Soccer Match Among Friends 3], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 3 [Soccer Match Among Friends 3]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on cardboard, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'River Side Wall', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 7 February - 20 March 2004.
  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 4 [Soccer Match Among Friends 4], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 4 [Soccer Match Among Friends 4]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Mitterrand+Sanz, Zürich.
  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 5 [Soccer Match Among Friends 5], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 5 [Soccer Match Among Friends 5]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Football through art', Gallery Hyundai, Seoul. 4 June - 16 June 2002. Curator: Christine Schreyer.
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan. 5 April - 15 June 2003. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
- 'Chers Amis', Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Centre Culturel de rencontre, Bignan. 1 July - 1 October 2006. Curator: Frédéric Paul.

Literature:
- 'Football through art', Paris: Galerie Enrico Navarra, 2002, pp. 45, 88-89.
  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 6 [Soccer Match Among Friends 6], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 6 [Soccer Match Among Friends 6]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Football through art', Gallery Hyundai, Seoul. 4 June - 16 June 2002. Curator: Christine Schreyer.
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan. 5 April - 15 June 2003. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
- 'Chers Amis', Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Centre Culturel de rencontre, Bignan. 1 July - 1 October 2006. Curator: Frédéric Paul.

Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- 'Football through art', Paris: Galerie Enrico Navarra, 2002, pp. 45, 88-89.
  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 7 [Soccer Match Among Friends 7], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 7 [Soccer Match Among Friends 7]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan. 5 April - 15 June 2003. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 8 [Soccer Match Among Friends 8], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 8 [Soccer Match Among Friends 8]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan. 5 April - 15 June 2003. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
- 'Chers Amis', Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Centre Culturel de rencontre, Bignan. 1 July - 1 October 2006. Curator: Frédéric Paul.

Literature:
- Michel Gauthier, 'Claude Closky, 8002-9891', Vitry: Mac/Val, 2008.






  Claude Closky, Match de foot entre amis 9 [Soccer Match Among Friends 9], 1998







 'Match de foot entre amis 9 [Soccer Match Among Friends 9]', 1998,
green ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan. 5 April - 15 June 2003. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
- 'Chers Amis', Domaine de Kerguéhennec Centre d'Art Contemporain, Centre Culturel de rencontre, Bignan. 1 July - 1 October 2006. Curator: Frédéric Paul.
  Claude Closky, Untitled (Benetton), 1998







 'Untitled (Benetton)', 1998,
collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.


Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- Edited by Aleksandra Mir, John Kelsey, 'Corporate Mentality', New York: Lukas & Sternberg, 2003, pp. 92-95.
  Claude Closky, Untitled (GSM), 1998







 'Untitled (GSM)', 1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 35 x 155 cm (6 sheets 35 x 25,5 cm)

Corporate collection : Fondazione Teseco per l'Arte, Pisa.
  Claude Closky, Untitled (GSM 2), 1998







 'Untitled (GSM 2)', 1998,
blue ballpoint pen and collage on cardboard, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.
  Claude Closky, Untitled (GSM 3), 1998







 'Untitled (GSM 3)', 1998,
blue ballpoint pen and collage on cardboard, 60 x 80 cm

Private collection.
  Claude Closky, Untitled (chart 1), 1998







 'Untitled (chart 1)', 1998,
collage, 35 x 25,5 cm

Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Histoire de point d'ironie', Galerie du Jour, Paris. 16 September - 25 October 2008.
  Claude Closky, La Tour de Pise redressée [The Tower of Pisa Straightened Up], 1998







 'La Tour de Pise redressée [The Tower of Pisa Straightened Up]', 1998,
black ballpoint and collage on paper, 35 x 25,5 cm

Courtesy Galleria Enrico Fornello, Milano.


Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Claude Closky, Untitled (Twin Towers), 1998







 'Untitled (Twin Towers)', 1998,
collage sur papier, 51 x 70 cm

Private collection.
  Claude Closky, Welcome to Marlboro country, 1998







 'Welcome to Marlboro country', 1998,
red ballpoint and collage pen on paper, 51 x 70 cm

Courtesy Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin.


Exhibition(s):
- 'River Side Wall', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 7 February - 20 March 2004.
  Claude Closky, Le même en plus gros (peinture RL) [The same but larger (RL Paint)], 1996-1998







 'Le même en plus gros (peinture RL) [The same but larger (RL Paint)]', 1996-1998,
ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 50 x 70 cm

Private collection.


Exhibition(s):
- 'Ma sorcière Bien Aimée', galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris. 9 January - 27 February 1999. Curators: Olivier Belot, Solène Merzeau.

Literature:
- Carole Boulbès, Lynne Cooke, Alexandra Midal, François Piron, David Platzker, Eric Troncy, Frédéric Paul, 'Hello and welcome', Bignan: Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Le Parvis, 2004.







BOOKS, INSERTS...

  Claude Closky, Pleats, 1998







 'Pleats', 1998,
Paris: Self Service #7 (March), pp. 110-115



Exhibition(s):
- 'Tatouages', Cneai, Chatou. 1 July - 26 July 1999. Curator: Sylvie Boulanger.
  Claude Closky, Politique des... [Politics of…], 1998







 'Politique des... [Politics of…]', 1998,
Purple #1 (June), pp. 108-109
  Claude Closky, Horoscope, 1998







 'Horoscope', 1998,
Paris: Self Service #9 (October), pp. 104-109



Exhibition(s):
- 'Tatouages', Cneai, Chatou. 1 July - 26 July 1999. Curator: Sylvie Boulanger.

Literature:
- Carole Boulbès, Lynne Cooke, Alexandra Midal, François Piron, David Platzker, Eric Troncy, Frédéric Paul, 'Hello and welcome', Bignan: Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Le Parvis, 2004.







WEB SITES

  Claude Closky, Bla-bla (website), 1998


Claude Closky, Bla-bla (website), 1998


Claude Closky, Bla-bla (website), 1998







 'Bla-bla (website)', 1998,
Html and Javascript (www.sittes.net/blabla/)



Literature:
- Anne-Marie Morice, 'Bla-bla', Ow@c, http://media.macm.qc.ca/owac/owac1-6.htm, March 1999.
- Dike Blair, 'Claude Closky, Web Art at Colette', New York: Artbyte Vol 2 No 4, November - January 1999, pp. 70-71.
  Claude Closky, 12 hours = 10 hours, 1994-1998


Claude Closky, 12 hours = 10 hours, 1994-1998







 '12 hours = 10 hours', 1994-1998,
Shockwave (www.fraclr.fr/closky), unlimited duration

Public collection : Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier.


Exhibition(s):
- 'net_condition', ZKM, Kalsruhe. 22 September 1999 - 9 January 2000. Curators: Jeffery Shaw, Benjamin Weil.
- 'Claude Closky, Nicolas Frespech, Pierre Giner', Ecole nationale des beaux-arts, Lyon. 22 June - 15 September 2001.
- 'Falsa innocència', Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona. 21 March - 1 June 2003. Curator: David G. Torres.

Literature:
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- Myriam Boutoulle, 'Artiste ou artisan ?', in 'Internet et moi, et moi, et nous', Paris: Télérama, off-print, November - February 1999, pp. 100-102.
- Timothy Druckrey, Peter Weibel, 'net_condition, art and global media', Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 2001, pp. 222, 387.
- Eric Duyckaerts, 'Historicisme intime', Paris: Rue Descartes, PUF, 2001, p. 17.
- David G. Torres, 'Falsa innocència', Barcelona: Fundació Joan Miró, 2003, pp. 62-63, 94.
- 'U, de Claude Closky', stylusart, http://www.stylusart.com/noticias/uespai13/uespai13.htm, February 2004.
- 'Closky y el tu publicitario', Barcelona: Guia del Ocio de Barcelona, 8 April - 14 April 2004, p. 156.
- Roberta Bosco, 'Claude Closky crea una obra para el Espai 13 de la Fundación Miró', Madrid: El Pais (Edicion nacional), 13 April 2004, p. 42.

EXHIBITIONS

  The Art of the Everyday, France in the 90s, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta. 17 January - 28 February 1998. Curators: Lynn Gumpert, Thomas W. Sokolowski.


The Art of the Everyday, France in the 90s, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta. 17 January - 28 February 1998. Curators: Lynn Gumpert, Thomas W. Sokolowski.







 'The Art of the Everyday, France in the 90s', Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta. 17 January - 28 February 1998. Curators: Lynn Gumpert, Thomas W. Sokolowski.


Work(s):
- 'All the ways to close a cardboard box', 1989, 16 cardboard boxes, 50 x 500 x 800 cm.
- 'La Baule (25 July -10 August)', 1995, c-print, 23 x 1520 cm (100 prints 23 x 15,2 cm).
- 'A 1000 things to do', 1995-1996, collage, 201 x 832 cm.


Literature:
- Lynn Gumpert, 'The Art of the Everyday', New York: University Press, 1997, pp. 2, 103, 120-123.
- Alexandra Midal, Olivier Zahm, 'Claude Closky - Magazines', Paris: Purple Books, 1998.






  Gallery, Hobart. 6 February - 10 July 1998. Curator: Mary Knights.')">Whispers, lies and text, <Cast> Gallery, Hobart. 6 February - 10 July 1998. Curator: Mary Knights.







 'Whispers, lies and text', Gallery, Hobart. 6 February - 10 July 1998. Curator: Mary Knights.


Work(s):
- 'Thumbs up, thumbs down', 1998, projector, computer, silent, dimensions variable, loop.


Literature:
- Mary Knights, 'Whispers, lies and text', Newnham: Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, 1999, pp. 42-43.
  Fines de Claire, Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.







 'Fines de Claire', Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin. 20 June - 1 August 1998.


Work(s):
- 'Great North and Mini-Vans ', 1997-1998, projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling projection, unlimited duration.
- 'Mountains and Mini-Vans ', 1997-1998, projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling projection, unlimited duration.
- 'Frozen lake and Mini-Vans ', 1997-1998, projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling projection, unlimited duration.
- 'Premonitory visions of the games of 1998 soccer World Cup (Germany VS Brasil)', 1997, giant screen TV set, dvd, dvd player, stereo sound, 57 minutes.
- '10 past 10 (gold watch)', 1996, black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 300 x 200 cm (100 sheets 30 x 20 cm).
- 'GSM (2)', 1997-1998, stereo amplifier speakers, compact disk (ADD), CD player, unlimited duration.
- 'Fines de claire #2', 1998, Indian ink and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm.
- 'Fines de claire #3', 1998, Indian ink and collage on paper, 60 x 80 cm.
- '10 h 10', 1998, ballpoint and collage pen on paper, 51 x 70 cm.
- '10 h 09', 1998, ballpoint and collage pen on paper, 51 x 70 cm.


Literature:
- Manuel Bonik, 'Kuststrasse', München: Vogue Deutsch, October 1998, p. 180.
- 'Yearbook 1997/98', Berlin: Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, September 1998, pp. 12-13.
  Photography as concept, 4th Internationale Foto-Triennale, Villa Merkel Bahnwärterhaus, Esslingen. 28 June - 6 September 1998. Curator: Renate Wiehager.







 'Photography as concept, 4th Internationale Foto-Triennale', Villa Merkel Bahnwärterhaus, Esslingen. 28 June - 6 September 1998. Curator: Renate Wiehager.


Work(s):
- 'Untitled (cosmetics)', 1997, wallpaper, silkscreen printing, dimensions variable.
- 'Midnight dip', 1998, black ballpoint pen and collage on paper, 35 x 714 cm (28 sheets 35 x 25,5 cm).


Literature:
- Renate Wiehager, 'Photography as Concept, 4. Internationale Foto-Triennale', Esslingen: Villa Merkel, 1998, pp. 68-69.
  Les aoûtiens, Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 10 September - 28 October 1998.


Les aoûtiens, Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 10 September - 28 October 1998.







 'Les aoûtiens', Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris. 10 September - 28 October 1998.


Work(s):
- 'Ricochets', 1998, blue phtalo ink on paper, 355 x 624 cm (240 sheets 35 x 25,5 cm).
- 'Fruité [Frut Flavored]', 1998, projector, dvd, dvd player, silent, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling, loop (8 minutes).
- 'Untitled (Clock)', 1998, Clock, ø 60 cm, 8 cm.


Literature:
- Elisabeth Arkhipoff, 'Claude Fait les puces de la pub', Paris: Nova magazine #45, September 1998, p. 48.
- Anaïd Demir, 'Claude Closky', in 'L'homme du mois', Paris: Technikart n°25, September 1998, p. 84.
- Nathalie Dray, 'Le champ du signe', Paris: Les Inrockuptibles n°164, 9 September - 15 September 1998, pp. 64-65.
- Sarah de Haro, 'Jeu de piste dans les galeries', Paris: Nova magazine #46, October 1998, p. 48.
- David Perreau, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Artpress 241, December 1998, pp. 72-73.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  O-S-G, Trafic, Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen. 25 September - 21 November 1998. Curator: Alexandra Midal.


O-S-G, Trafic, Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen. 25 September - 21 November 1998. Curator: Alexandra Midal.


O-S-G, Trafic, Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen. 25 September - 21 November 1998. Curator: Alexandra Midal.







 'O-S-G', Trafic, Frac Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-les-Rouen. 25 September - 21 November 1998. Curator: Alexandra Midal.


Work(s):
- 'Fines de claire oysters', 1998, Indian ink and collage on paper, 287 x 1 059 cm (320 collages 35 x 25,5 cm each).
- 'Flying saucer, rue Lepic (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Lepic (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, port de Sydney (1)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, port de Sydney (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Montagnes Bleues (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Tour Helsinki (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, passage du Ponceau (1)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Gare de l'Est (6)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Gare de l'Est (7)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Gare de l'Est (9)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, EDF-GDF (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Balard (1)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Balard (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, pont Mirabeau (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, hôtel Concorde-Lafayette (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, hôtel Concorde-Lafayette (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, parking (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, parking (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, parking (3)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, RER C (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Hobart (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Hobart (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, La Tanière (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Bures-sur-Yvette (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Woolloomooloo (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, port d'Hobart (1)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, New-South-Wales (2)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, New-South-Wales (3)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Hobart (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Hobart (5)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, rue Pierre Dupont (1)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Pierre Dupont (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Pierre Dupont (3)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Pierre Dupont (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Pierre Dupont (5)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Pierre Dupont (6)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Alexandre Parodi (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Alexandre Parodi (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, 10e (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, 10e (5)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, 10e (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, 10e (3)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, rue Varlin (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Varlin (9)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Varlin (10)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, rue Varlin (8)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, au-dessus des arbres (1)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, au-dessus des arbres (2)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, au-dessus des arbres (4)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, au-dessus des arbres (7)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, au-dessus des arbres (9)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, au-dessus des arbres (10)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, La Tanière (7)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, La Tanière (8)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, La Tanière (10)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, fond du jardin (1)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, fond du jardin (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, fond du jardin (5)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, le Mesnil-St-Denis (6)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, Bures-sur-Yvette (5)', 1996, c-print, 20 x 30 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, Bures-sur-Yvette (4)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucer, Bures-sur-Yvette (9)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'Flying saucers, Bures-sur-Yvette (8)', 1996, c-print, 30 x 20 cm.
- 'O-B-P', 1997-1998, 3 projectors, 3 dvd, dvd players, stereo amplifiers and speakers, wall-to-wall & floor-to-ceiling, loop (20 minutes).
- 'Untitled (cosmetics)', 1997, wallpaper, silkscreen printing, dimensions variable.


Literature:
- Anaïd Demir, 'Claude Closky', in 'L'homme du mois', Paris: Technikart n°25, September 1998, p. 84.
- Anaïd Demir, 'Closky, le ludique à l'infini', Nantes: 02 n°7, September - December 1998, p. 3.
- Nathalie Dray, 'Le champ du signe', Paris: Les Inrockuptibles n°164, 9 September - 15 September 1998, pp. 64-65.
- Forence Maillet, 'Closky et le sac glouton', Paris: Beaux Arts magazine n°173, October 1998, p. 36.
- David Perreau, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Artpress 241, December 1998, pp. 72-73.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.






  Premises, Guggenheim Soho, New York. 13 October 1998 - 11 January 1999. Curators: Bernard Blistène, Alison Gingeras.







 'Premises', Guggenheim Soho, New York. 13 October 1998 - 11 January 1999. Curators: Bernard Blistène, Alison Gingeras.


Work(s):
- 'Cousins', 1998, monitor, dvd, dvd player, silent, loop.

PUBLIC COMMISSION

  Untitled (cosmetics), poster commissioned by Dia Center for the Arts, New York, 22nd Street, New York. 1 March - 1 October 1998.







 'Untitled (cosmetics)', poster commissioned by Dia Center for the Arts, New York, 22nd Street, New York. 1 March - 1 October 1998.



Literature:
- 'Untitled (Cosmetics)', New York: Dia center program, 1998, 43x66 cm.
  Bla-bla, Pyramides subway station, line 14, Paris. 18 November 1998 - 31 March 1999. Curators: Francis Lacloche, Hervé Mikaeloff, Production Caisse des dépôts et consignation .







 'Bla-bla', Pyramides subway station, line 14, Paris. 18 November 1998 - 31 March 1999. Curators: Francis Lacloche, Hervé Mikaeloff, Production Caisse des dépôts et consignation.


Work(s):
- 'Bla bla [Blah-blah]', 1998, green and yellow electronic led sign, computer, loop (4h1/2).


Literature:
- Robert Such, 'Bla-bla by Claude Closky', London: Design week, 26 January - 2 February 1999.
- Nelly Kaprielian, 'Claude Closky', in 'Le zig du mois', Paris: Biba n°228, February 1999, p. 12.
- Nelly Kaprielian, 'Un train de retard', Paris: Les Inrockuptibles n°187, 24 February - 2 March 1999, p. 59.
- Frédéric Paul, 'Claude Closky', Paris: Hazan, 1999.
- 'Carnet d'un mécène n°10', Paris: Caisse des Dépots et Consignations, September 2000, pp. 108, 109, 114, 205.