Ernest Pignon-Ernest

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Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Born 1942-02-23ยท 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 1978โ€“1979, his posters of Arthur Rimbaud could be seen all over France. In 1988โ€“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. Pignon-Ernest joined the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), one of the main labour unions in France. With Henri Cueco, he co-founded the Syndicat national des artistes plasticiens CGT. Source: Article "Ernest Pignon-Ernest" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.