Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 27 January 1964) is a French
contemporary artist
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. He has worked in a variety of
artistic media, including film,
installation, photography and sculpture. In 2000 he designed a new entrance for the
Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre station of the
Paris Métro
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.
In 2006 he showed necklaces of large beads, made by master glass-blowers in
Murano
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, at the
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
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in
Venice
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; they were hung on the façade of the
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, which houses the collection.
Public collections
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Museum of Modern Art
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, New York, US
References
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1964 births
Living people
French contemporary artists