Bernard Aubertin

Bernard Aubertin (bɛʁnaʁ obɛʁtɛ̃) was a French artist born in 1934 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. He died in August 2015 in Reutlingen, Germany. He met Yves Klein in 1957 and joined the Zero movement during the 1960–1961 period. One of his texts, (′′Esquisse de la situation picturale du rouge dans un concept spatial′′) was published in the Zero magazine, vol 3. July 1961. He is known for his red monochromes (1958), paint and nails on panel, fire paintings, and performance arts. His works were shown at various major art exhibitions: Documenta 6, Kassel, Germany, 1977. 54th Venice Biennale, Italy, 2011. Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, 2012. 2017: Bernard Aubertin Situazione Pittorica del Rosso, opere degli anni sessanta e settanta, ABC-ARTE Gallery, Genoa In Memoriam – Hommage à Bernard Aubertin (1934-2015), galerie Jean Brolly, Paris 2016: Bernard Aubertin, Leeahn Gallery, Seoul RED | The Estate of Bernard Aubertin, De Buck gallery, New York 2015: Bernard Aubertin et Bernard Rancillac: de rouge à rouge, galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Bernard Aubertin: Von ZERO bis heute, Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Cologne 2014: Bernard Aubertin und Zeitgenossen, galerie Maulberger, Munich Bon anniversaire Bernard!, galerie Jean Brolly, Paris 2013: Zéro Paris-Düsseldorf, Passage de Retz. Paris La nature des choses, MAMAC (Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de Nice), Nice 2012: Livres brûlés, Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Tout feu tout flamme, Tornabuoni Art, Paris Rouge, galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Bernard Aubertin – Works from 1958-1989, The Mayor Gallery, London 2010: Tableaux feu et monochromes, galerie Jean Brolly, Paris 2009: 75 x Aubertin, Stiftung für konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen 2006: Bernard Aubertin. Peintures monochromes, galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Bernard Aubertin. Le rouge total, Galleria CIDAC Arte, Brescia, Italy 2016: Cobra tot Zero, coll.