Born in 1948, John M Armleder, a native of Geneva, Switzerland, is an artist, sculptor, painter and art performer who finds his creative inspiration in what he calls a “supermarket of forms.” John Armleder always wanted to be an artist. After graduating from the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and The Glamorgan Summer School in Wales, he founded the Groupe Ecart, which played a significant role in the introduction of artists such as Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol to the European art scene.

At the same time he developed his own creative style in a range of mediums and techniques. His artwork is a mix of influences from different artistic movements, among them Suprematism, Minimalism, and Neo-Dada. John Armleder found his own creative vocabulary by blending abstraction with “sculptural furniture.”

Since his debuts as an artist, John Armleder has exhibited his works in prestigious institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO) in Geneva, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. He has also had solo shows in galleries around the world.

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