BIOGRAPHY

Klaus Guingand was encouraged by Léo Castelli and supported by Pierre Restany two myths of art history of 20 century

2012
Creator
ART WARNING THE WORLD,International art event
200 Visual artists from 200 different countries create   for Liberty & Freedom.

2011
September 20 / December 15 : Show - Abbaye des Capucins - Lebenson Gallery - Toulouse

June 25 / September 3 : Group show " Art on Paper 2 " Lebenson Gallery - Paris
With, Banksy, Obey, Eine, Dain,Wildcat, Dain, Arnie

May 7 / June 14 : Group show " Art on Paper " Lebenson Gallery - Paris
With, Banksy, Obey, Tom Wesselmann, Rero, Pure Evil

2010
October 20 / 24 : Fiac off Cutlog - Paris

September 4 / 30 : Group show - Showcased - Calix Gustav Gallery- Miami

April 15 / 30 : Group show - Artists - Galerie G - Paris
January 28 : Art event - Wynwood Arts District - Miami

December 2009 / Februrary 2010 : Group show - Crit* - Calix Gustav Gallery - Miami

2009
Februrary :Découvertes /Réactions, filmed by Muriel Bonel. 40 people discovers the Klaus Guingand art work.
 
December 2 /8 : Group show - Monitoring Art - Art Basel Miami Beach
 

October/November : Group show MAFIART - Calix Gustav Gallery - Miami
 

August/September : Solo show - In God We Trust - Galerie Arty- St Tropez
 

2007 
Guingand enters Top ten of art critic (U.K) Rebecca Wilson, Saatchi Mgazine


2006
April : Solo show - Open door art studio - Chelsea, New York

2005/2012
Shadow follows the substance23 shadows paintings of 23 famous contemporary artists.
Each artist pose for Guingand, so that he can immortalize his shadow.
Each artist co-signs the painting with Klaus Guingand. 

Each artist answers the same question.
Each meeting is filmed.

19 Contemporary Artists have participated :
Jasper Johns (USA),
      Pierre Soulages (FR),      Yayoi Kusama (JP)    
Miquel Barcelõ (ES)       Jan Fabre (BL),   Jean-Pierre Raynaud( FR)
Erwin Wurm (AT) ,        Bernar Venet (FR),                  Sandro Chia (IT)
Wim Delvoye(BL) ,         Brice Marden (USA),        Fabrice Hyber (FR)
Bertrand Lavier (FR)  Pierre Alechinsky (BL),    Robert Wilson (USA)
Jacques Monory (FR),Dennis Oppenheim(USA),Robert Combas (FR) 
François Morellet (FR), 

2003
It creates a video installation work which has as a title The Heart of Art.

2000
May : Solo show - Shadows - Gallery Morris - Los Angeles

1998/2003

Work on art work except standard with the support and active participation Pierre Restany, who becomes in 1999, art expert of this art work 

1996
August : Art show - FUJI Gallery - Tokyo Japan
La Fuji TV Gallery a été la première galerie à introduire l'art contemporain au Japon

September : "Mains d'or Prize" A.P.M.C /Action privée en faveur du monde culturel.

1995
June: Guingand organizes in partnership with two French TV Channel, TF1 and Canal + and Drouot an art auction with this works to assist in the fight against AIDS with the patronage of the French Minister of Culture Mr. Ph. Douste-Blazy and the sponsor of Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer and Peter Gabriel.

May
: Solo show - Ombres - Cannes during the FESTIVAL.

April
:
Solo show "100 shadows" - Louvre (Foss Charles V) - Paris -                                    Under the patronage of the French Prime Minister Mr.Edouard Balladur


Guingand creates the first $ 100 dollarts Guingand bill.

1994 
Guingand is a donor of Operation "Les enchères de l'espoir" of TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal +, M6, Arte, under the patronage of Minister of Culture Mr. Jacques Toubon, Minister of Health Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy and the Minister of Communication Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy.

Guingand creates the words Mafiart (is TM) and Dollart (is TM)
Appointment with Pierre Restany beginning of their friendship.

1993
October : Solo show - Ombres - Chalon-sur-Saône Art Center.
Under the patronage of Minister Mr Dominique Perben


September : Solo show - Ombres - Galerie Laurent Strouk - Paris

1992
October : Contemporary artists : Grand Palais in Paris

June: SPADEM Prize - Art contemporary (92)

1991
October : Contemporary artists - Grand Palais in Paris

May : Solo show - Ombres - "Galerie 50" avenue Montaigne, in Paris

 
Léo Castelli opened his home to Klaus Guingand and also visited its studio in Paris
 

Author of TV concept " Question" " for the "Double Jeu" program of Thierry Ardisson.

1990

November : Salon des Indépendants - Grand Palais in Paris

June / August : Solo show - Ombres - Meta galerie, Paris

Appointment with Léo Castelli


1989

Art works " Shadow " for each "Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches" TV Show of Thierry Ardisson, during one year.

1988

September, October, November : Solo show - Ombres - Espace Privilège, Paris

1987 - 2003
Since 1987, he created truly original pictorial works by immortalizing the (life-size) shadow of international celebrities who have posed for him and co-signs these unique works.
Each shadow is painted on a 78 x 60 in canvas.
220 international stars & celebrities have posed for him :Movie stars, actors, actresses, movie director,rock stars, singers, Jazz mens, writers, Photographers, Top models, fashion desingers, dancer, humouristes, sportsmen, desingers, humanistic, lawyer, artists contemporary, politicians, Head of States, art personalities art like,Léo Castelli and Pierre Restany.
Guingand is the painter who made posed the greatest number of personalities in the world. 

 
1984 - 85
Created 70 sculptures (life-size) of sex women who pose for him.