SCULPTOR

Jean Tinguely

1925 - 1991

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Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Tinguely has received more than 365,617 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jean Tinguely is the 37th most popular sculptor (down from 31st in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 84th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Sculptor.

Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor and painter. He is most famous for his kinetic sculptures, which he called "metamechanics."

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jean Tinguely ranks 37 out of 258. Before him are Andrea della Robbia, Claus Sluter, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Jacopo della Quercia, Ossip Zadkine, and Alexander Archipenko. After him are Louise Bourgeois, Ivan Meštrović, Józef Gosławski, César Manrique, Magdalena Abakanowicz, and Alcamenes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean Tinguely ranks 64. Before him are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bülent Ecevit, Alain Touraine, Frei Otto, József Bozsik, and Oliver Smithies. After him are Celia Cruz, Hildegard Knef, David Elazar, Michele Ferrero, William Styron, and Moshe Arens. Among people deceased in 1991, Jean Tinguely ranks 33. Before him are David Lean, Natalia Ginzburg, Max Frisch, Gunnar Gren, Ragnar Granit, and Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal. After him are Martha Graham, Claudio Arrau, Wilhelm Kempff, Stan Getz, Leo Fender, and Don Siegel.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Tinguely ranks 89 out of 1,015. Before him are Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), Alfred Cortot (1877), Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980), Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Roger Federer (1981), and Mario Botta (1943). After him are Gianni Infantino (1970), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), François Vatel (1631), Louis Agassiz (1807), Brother Roger (1915), and Anna Göldi (1734).

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Among SCULPTORS In Switzerland

Among sculptors born in Switzerland, Jean Tinguely ranks 2. Before him are Alberto Giacometti (1901). After him are James Pradier (1790), and Hermann Obrist (1863).

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