Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Actor
- Born
- February 23, 1942 (age 84) · 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.
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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.
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Known for
Acting5
- 2025Je travaille pas et j'en ai fait mon métier as Self - artist
- 2023Les Mains magnétiques, Ernest Pignon-Ernest as himelf
- 2000Alberto Giacometti: What is a Head? as Self
- 1993C'est de l'art as Self
- 1988Naples revisitée par Ernest Pignon-Ernest as Himself
Behind the camera4
- 2014Lac (After Swan Lake) Set Designer
- 2011Les Ballets de Monte Carlo: Le Songe Scenic Artist
- 2002La Belle: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Set Designer