Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Acting·February 23, 1942 — 84 years old·Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Ernest Pignon-Ernest (born 1942) is a Fluxus and Situationist French artist, born in Nice.
His first work was done in 1966. It was a reaction to France's Nuclear Strike Force. In 1971, he exhibited posters depicting scenes from the Commune. In 1978–1979, his posters of Arthur Rimbaud could be seen all over France. In 1988–1990, he made drawings of Naples. In 1996, he initiated the collection of international artwork called Art Against Apartheid alongside Antonio Saura.
Pignon-Ernest's posters are in the collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
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2025Je travaille pas et j'en ai fait mon métierSelf - artist2023Les Mains magnétiques, Ernest Pignon-Ernesthimelf2021Un monde, un regardTV2014Lac (After Swan Lake)Set Designer2011Les Ballets de Monte Carlo: Le SongeScenic Artist2002La Belle: Les Ballets de Monte-CarloSet Designer2002Romeo & Juliet - Les Ballets de Monte-CarloSets & Props Artist2000Alberto Giacometti: What is a Head?Self1993C'est de l'artSelf1988Naples revisitée par Ernest Pignon-ErnestHimself1968À bout portantTVSelf