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MAURO CORDA
MAURO CORDA<br />
Corda’s love of sculpture prevailed at the tender of age 15 having enrolled at the Beaux-Arts in<br />
Reims. He then continued his technical training at the Paris Beaux-Arts where he won first prize,<br />
and with that the beginning of his somewhat tumultuous friendship with Jean Cardot. At 23 Corda<br />
tragically lost his elder brother Salvatore in an unexpected accident. Following this, his works<br />
became imbued with much more pain; lowered heads, cast down eyes almost in tears, and open<br />
hands. Corda met his wife Alicia following his acceptance to Casa Velázquez in Madrid. At this point<br />
his sculptures developed a harshness which originated with the death of his brother. A fondness of<br />
male love, absence, contemplation and androgyny dominated his works; a posthumous reflection<br />
and acceptance of the homosexuality of his late brother. Corda’s success blossomed in the early<br />
nineties with the timeless truthfulness of his works overcoming the ready-mades of the period.<br />
As a sculpture, Corda incorporates colours such as chrome silver, gilding and paint into his bronze<br />
art forms. In search of greater dimensions, his sculptures have moved on to other materials, such<br />
as aluminium and iron. Influenced by his time in the Italian Pietrasanta, he has also introduced<br />
marble and terra cotta into his work. His incredible command over the materials develops them into<br />
profound pieces of art.<br />
Corda’s shifting of materials lead back to his vision to portray persons in the most diverse roles,<br />
environments, and situations. His expressiveness is far too powerful to be portrayed by a single<br />
material. He will redo his bronze bust of an Asian girl in ceramic, because it will illuminate aspects<br />
of her essence that remain hidden in bronze. These figures create a continual dialogue between<br />
revealing space and man, offering a powerful visual exchange.<br />
PLONGEON FEMME & HOMME<br />
Aluminium, edition of 8 • 237 cm, 93.3 in.
CONTORSIONNISTE AU MASQUE FIFI<br />
Nickel-plated bronze, edition of 8 • 91 x 86,5 x 55 cm, 35.8 x 34 x 21.6 in.<br />
CONTORSIONNISTE AU MASQUE DINGO<br />
Resin, edition of 8 • 122 x 75 x 35 cm, 48 x 29.5 x 13.8 in.
CONTORSIONNISTE AU MASQUE MICKEY<br />
Bronze, edition of 8 • 113 x 41 x 32 cm, 44.5 x 16.1 x 12.6 in.<br />
CONTORSIONNISTE AU MASQUE MINNIE<br />
Bronze, edition of 8 • 114 x 87 x 36 cm, 44.9 x 34.2 x 14.2 in.
GRANDE CONTORSIONNISTE XXV<br />
White bronze, edition of 8 • 205 x 52 x 44 cm, 80.7 x 20.5 x 17.3 in.
CONTORSIONNISTE AU CERCEAU<br />
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 • 300 x 70 x 45 cm, 118.1 x 27.6 x 17.7 in.<br />
ENVOL DU CONTORSIONNISTE<br />
Aluminium, edition of 8 • 180 x 160 x 70 cm, 70.9 x 63 x 27.6 in.
PORC-ÉPIC<br />
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 • 72 x 72 x 60 cm, 28.3 x 28.3 x 23.6 in.<br />
MÉROU<br />
Nickel-plated bronze, edition of 8 • 74 x 50 x 45 cm, 29.1 x 19.7 x 17.7 in.
THON<br />
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 • 160 x 95 x 90 cm, 63 x 37.4 x 35.4 in.
BULL-TERRIER<br />
White bronze, edition of 8 • 123 x 102 x 44 cm, 48.4 x 40.2 x 17.3 in.<br />
BASSET<br />
White bronze, edition of 8 • 100 x 62 x 32 cm, 39.4 x 24.4 x 12.6 in.
LE RAT<br />
Aluminium, edition of 8 • 290 x 75 x 55 cm, 114.2 x 29.5 x 21.6 in.
YOGA I<br />
Gold bronze, edition of 8 • 58 x 45 x 25 cm, 22.8 x 17.7 x 9.8 in.<br />
YOGA II<br />
Gold bronze, edition of 8 • 55 x 45 x 25 cm, 21.6 x 17.7 x 9.8 in.
CHAMBRE 102<br />
Resin and plexiglas, edition of 8 • 105 x 50 x 22 cm, 41.3 x 19.7 x 8.7 in.
LA CONTORSIONNISTE<br />
Bronze, edition of 8 • 57 x 30,5 x 50,5 cm, 22.4 x 12 x 19.9 in.<br />
CONTORSIONNISTE HOMME IV<br />
Bronze, edition of 8 • 46 x 41 x 21 cm, 18.1 x 16.1 x 8.3 in.
LA RADIOGRAPHIE DU CONTORSIONNISTE<br />
Bronze, resin, plexiglas, neon and iron, edition of 8 • 155 x 153 x 57 cm, 61 x 60.2 x 22.4 in.
BALLONS<br />
Resin and iron • Each: 200 cm, 78.7 in.
OUTRAGE<br />
Iron, edition of 8 • 173 x 100 x 64 cm, 68.1 x 39.4 x 25.2 in.<br />
BUSTE POUSSIèRE<br />
Bronze and glass, edition of 8 • 34 x 28 x 24 cm, 13.4 x 11 x 9.4 in.
LA GATTA ASSISE<br />
White bronze, edition of 8 • 113 x 71 x 40 cm, 44.5 x 27.9 x 15.7 in.
MAURO CORDA<br />
Mauro Corda was born in Lourdes in 1960.<br />
1976-1979 Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Reims, Charles Auffret workshop.<br />
1981-1985 Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Jean Cardot workshop.<br />
1985-1987 Scholarship at the Casa Velazquez, Madrid.<br />
Lives and works in Paris since 1987.<br />
AWARDS<br />
1983 - Paul-Louis Weiller Portrait Prize<br />
1985 - Paul Belmondo Prize<br />
1986/1987 - Fellowship, Casa Velazquez, Madrid<br />
1989 - Charles Malfray Prize for Drawing<br />
1992 - Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation Prize<br />
2010 - Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres<br />
SOLO EXHIBITIONS<br />
1989 - Marie-Laure Leduc <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Township of Vervins, Vervins, France<br />
1990 - National Assembly <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
1991 - Sabine Herbert <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Despiau-Wlérick Museum, Mont-de-Marsan, France<br />
1992 - Sabine Herbert <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Martine Brasseur <strong>Gallery</strong>, Reims, France<br />
1994 - Guigné <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Buffon Museum, Montbard, France<br />
Salon Découvertes au Grand Palais, Loft <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
1995 - Chambery Fine Art Museum, Chambery, France<br />
Loft <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
1996 - Museum Annex <strong>Gallery</strong>, Hong Kong<br />
The castle fort and its Pyrenean Museum, Lourdes, France<br />
Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
1997 - Chicago Art Fair, Galerie Meyer-Bugel, Paris, France<br />
Hôtel de la Monnaie, Paris, France<br />
1998 - Miami Contemporary Art Fair, Marion Meyer <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
Museum of Florival, Guebwiller, France<br />
Art International New York, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
1999 - De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
Fine Art Museum, Reims, Paris, France<br />
2000 - «Never again», La Samaritaine, Paris, France<br />
Michelle Boulet <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2001 - Tony Rocfort <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2002 - <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Singapore<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, New York, USA<br />
Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2003 - Tony Rocfort <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Singapore<br />
Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Art retrospective Bergerac, France<br />
2004 - Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Tony Rocfort <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
2005 - De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
Loft <strong>Gallery</strong>, Barcelona, Spain<br />
Frédéric Marès Museum, Barcelona, Spain<br />
Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Hong Kong<br />
Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2006 - Art Paris, Martin du Louvre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, New York, USA<br />
2007 - Tony Rocfort <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, London, UK<br />
Guy Flichy <strong>Gallery</strong>, Greenwich, UK<br />
2008 - <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Seoul, Korea<br />
De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2009 - Tony Rocfort <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
Dumonteil <strong>Gallery</strong>, Shanghai, China<br />
«The contorsionnists in the street», <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Monaco<br />
Bel Air Fine Art <strong>Gallery</strong>, Geneva, Switzerland<br />
2010 - <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Singapore Ion<br />
Marie-José Degrelle <strong>Gallery</strong>, Reims, France<br />
Cardo <strong>Gallery</strong>, Reims, France<br />
«Tentation du portrait», Demeure des Comtes de Champagne, Reims, France<br />
«Tentation du portrait», <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Mark Hachem <strong>Gallery</strong>, Beyrouth, Libanon<br />
2011 - Tony Rocfort <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Singapore Marina
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS<br />
1986/1988 - Casa Velázquez, Madrid, Spain<br />
1986 - Valladolid Museum, Valladolid, Spain<br />
1987 - «Hommage to Garcia Lorca», Grenada Museum, Grenada, Spain<br />
1987/88/90/91 - Salon d’Angers, Angers, France<br />
1988 - The Post Museum, Paris, France<br />
1989 - The Tambour <strong>Gallery</strong>, Reims, France<br />
1990 - Daune <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
1991 - Vendôme <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Catherine Fernet <strong>Gallery</strong>, Brussels, Belgium<br />
Akka Valmay <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
1985/1995 - Exhibits in the main Paris Fairs & Salons, France<br />
1992 - «Taureau en Tête», Anglet, France<br />
1993 - La Tour des Cardinaux <strong>Gallery</strong>, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France<br />
Art Dialogue, Nationale <strong>Gallery</strong>, Sofia, Bulgaria<br />
1994 - Ostende Contemporay Art Fair, Catherine Frenet <strong>Gallery</strong>, Brussels, Belgium<br />
Sculptures, Mont-de-Marsan, France<br />
Kunsthandel <strong>Gallery</strong>, Amsterdam, Holland<br />
F.I.A.C, Loft <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
1995 - Loft <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Progetto Scultura, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
IVth European Sculpture Triennial, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France<br />
La Tour des Cardinaux <strong>Gallery</strong>, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France<br />
Padova Contemporary Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
1996 - 13 <strong>Gallery</strong>, Rennes, France<br />
Patio, Anglet, France<br />
1997 - MIART, Milan Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
Sculptures Trail, Saint-Emilion, France<br />
Drawing exhibition, Beatrix Enea, Anglet, France<br />
1998 - Bologna Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, France<br />
Art Frankfurt, Marion Meyer <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
SAGA, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
1999 - Art Miami, Marion Meyer <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
London Art on Paper FAIR, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
SAGA, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
Holland Art Fair, Galerie De Twee Pauwen, The Hague, Holland<br />
Die Leman <strong>Gallery</strong>, Belgium<br />
Yoshii <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2000 - «L’homme qui Marche», Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris, France<br />
«L’homme qui Marche», Den Haag Sculptur, The Hague, Holland<br />
Marion Meyer <strong>Gallery</strong>, Frankfurt, Germany<br />
Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, USA<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, New York, USA<br />
2001 - Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan<br />
Salon de mars, Geneva, Switzerland<br />
Esplanade du Donjon, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, New York, USA<br />
Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany<br />
«Drawings by Sculptors», Michelle Broutta <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2002 - «Portrait», Teissèdre <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
Strasbourg Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy<br />
La Tour des Cardinaux <strong>Gallery</strong>, Marseille, France<br />
Contemporary Art Fair, Rotterdam, Holland<br />
Grulier Boix Vives <strong>Gallery</strong>, Courchevel, France<br />
2003 - Salon Antiquaires Beaux-Arts, Paris, France<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, Miami, USA<br />
Den Haag Sculptuur, The Hague, Holland 2004 - Foire «Realisme 04», Amsterdam, Holland<br />
Salon Antiquaires Beaux-Arts, Paris, France<br />
Boulevard de Sculpture, The Hague, Holland<br />
Espace Ample, Barcelona, Spain<br />
2005 - <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong>, London, UK<br />
2006 - The 2nd Beijing International Art Biennial 2005 Beijing, China<br />
Ferrero <strong>Gallery</strong>, Nice, Paris<br />
Tras Fashion Lab, Barcelona, Spain<br />
2007 - The Moscow World, Galerie Fine Art Fair, Moscow, Russia<br />
Sculptuur Biennale Kijkduin, De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, The Hague, Holland<br />
Over Water, De Twee Pauwen <strong>Gallery</strong>, Den Haag<br />
2008 - «LE MANEGE» Moscou, Galerie Bel Air Fine Art, Geneva, Switzerland<br />
Show off, Bailly <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris<br />
2009 - Pavillon des Beaux Arts, Bel Air Fine Art <strong>Gallery</strong>, Geneva, Switzerland<br />
Pavillon des Beaux Art, Bailly <strong>Gallery</strong>, Paris, France<br />
2010 - 150 ans de L’Angélus de Millet, Barbizon, France<br />
ACQUISITIONS<br />
1983 - Portrait Eric Durand, Stade Eric Durand, Viry Chatillon, France<br />
1988 - Monument Sillery-Quebec et Sillery-France, France<br />
1990 - Purchase by State National Assembly, France<br />
1991 - Works in Despiau-Wlérick Museum, Mont-de-Marsan, France<br />
1991/1995 - C.H.E.N.E. Trophy : Civic Centre, Montpellier, France<br />
1992 - Monument, Mont-de-Marsan, France<br />
Purchase by H.R.H le Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Monaco<br />
1993 - Purchase by the State: 1st Prize for Contemporary Art for the Hôtel d’Haumont, Paris, France<br />
1996 - Hôtel de la Monnaie, Paris, France<br />
Creation of the 27th Lancôme Trophy, Paris, France<br />
1997/1998 - Commission of the monument «Slaughter»<br />
2002 - Medal for the French Society of History of Medecine France<br />
2004 - «Wongo» Monument, Gabon<br />
2005 - Cyrano de Bergerac’s purchase, town of Bergerac, France<br />
2007 - The Peace Monument, Elancourt, France<br />
2010 - Monument L’Ecuyer, Elancourt, France<br />
Purchase Château Crayères, Reims, France<br />
Purchase of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs<br />
«Asia et Afrique», France
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