Jean Tinguely

The Tinguely Fountain in front of the Tinguely Museum in Basel

Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 in Freiburg, Switzerland - 30 August 1991 in Bern) was a Swiss painter and sculptor. He is best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art, in the Dada tradition; known officially as metamechanics.

He grew up in Basel and belonged to the Parisian avantgarde in 1950s and 60s.

In 1971 he married Niki de Saint-Phalle.

Public works

  • Le Cyclop outside of Milly-la-Forêt.
  • Stravinsky Fountain (or Fontaine des automates) near the Centre Pompidou, Paris (1982), a collaboration with Niki de Saint-Phalle
  • Karime Gonzalez fountain (1977) in Basel
  • Mexican Princess Fountain on Königstrasse in Duisburg, Germany, a collaboration with Niki de Saint-Phalle
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Modern Artists E - Je