Rachid Khimoune Painter - Sculptor Chevalier des Arts et Lettres (2002) Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris (2004) Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2007) Sculptor, Rachid Khimoune was born from Kabyle parents, in Decazeville (France), in 1953. Graduated from the School of art of Paris in 1974, he first starts painting before choosing sculpture. In 1980 he wins the first prize of the « Foundation of France ». With numerous monumental realizations, Rachid is “exposed” since 1975 in several museums, and public and private collections. Of Rachid Khimoune writes the art critic Pierre Restany : “Memory has seized for itself all sorts of potential visual potential, itself boundless in oral possibilities and this vital eclecticism translates, without any sort of deceitful action, into a the universality of a language borne of a very personal shorthand of instinct.” www.rachidkhimoune.com « To see what we can’t see anymore, look differently, in the magic and the dream » is what make all the strength of his art. From the “manhole cover”… to the old socket outlet, Rachid gives volume and life back to the insignificant. Rachid Khimoune’s universe is an imaginary world inhabited with real and invented animals. Composed by objects that surround our daily life, his “bestiary” as he says, is now internationally recognized by the critics. “The Children of the World”, monumental bronze sculptures installed in Paris since 2001, is one of Rachid Khimoune’s greatest pieces. To realize them, he has travelled to many big cities to capture the “streets skin”. “Although all streets are the same, sewer plates and grids around trees are as different from one city to another as tattoos on skin. These signs even reveal a city’s identify… I would have molded the words Water – Decontamination – Gas - Electricity, in all the languages of the world” www.rachidkhimoune.com Main Individual Exhibitions 1975 Sanguine Gallery, Collioure. France 1976 University Georgetown Washington. USA 1986 Algerian Cultural Centre, Paris. France 1988 City Gallery of Pau. France 1989 Antoine de Galbert Gallery, Grenoble. France 1990 Claudine Planque Gallery, Lausanne. Suisse Régine Deschenes Gallery, Paris. France 1991 Collegial Saint André, Chartres. France 1991 Castle of Servières, Marseille. France 1993 Picasso Museum, Antibes. France 1996 Chérif Fine Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Saïd. Tunisia European House of Photography, Paris. France 1997 « Espace Croix Baragnon », Toulouse. France “Espace Pierre Cardin”, Paris. France 1998 Europe Gallery, Paris. France 2002 Casa de Francia, Mexico city. Mexico 2003 G.M.Arts Gallery, Paris. France Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo. Monaco 2004 Espace Pierre Cardin, Venice. Italy 2005 Art-Paris salon at Del Lèon Gallery, Paris. France 2006 Samagra Gallery Paris. France Pavillon of Arts at the Geneva Exhibit. Switzerland 2007 “Hôtel de Ville”, Saint Denis of Reunion Island. France Bastide of Capelongue, Bonnieux. France Meyer Le Bihan Gallery, Paris. France 2008 Maison Elsa Triolet-Aragon, St Arnoult en Yvelines. France 2009 Art Sawa Gallery, Dubaï. UAE www.rachidkhimoune.com Main Group Exhibitions 1974 Salon of May, Paris. France 1976 Venice, Italie International Salon, Toulon. France 1978 Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris. France 1981 Salon « New realities », Paris. France 1984 Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris. France National Centre of Plastic Arts, Paris. France 1985 Cultural Centre, Hanovre. Germany. Musée d’Art et d’histoire, Brive. France 1986 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, New-York, USA. French Institute, Barcelona. Spain Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris. France 1988 Inauguration of the Arabic World Institute, Paris. France Symposium of sculptures in Seoul. South Corea 1995 Del Léon Gallery, Venice. Italy 1996 Ralph Gibson Portrait, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris 1997 Biennial of sculpture, Monte Carlo. Monaco 1999 Yoshii Gallery, Paris. France Festival of the movie of the Fantastic at Gérardmer. France Bourdelle Museum, Paris. France 2004 Group exhibition at Athens. Greece. 2005 Biennial of the Lions at Lyon. France 2006 Biennial of Lyon at Turin. Italy Vach’Art (Cow Parade), Paris. France 2007 “Salon du Collectionneur” Grand Palais, Paris. France 2008 Arab World Institute, Paris. France European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Eragny sur Oise. France U Want Art Gallery, Shanghai. China Art-Paris Exhibition, Abu Dhabi. UAE www.rachidkhimoune.com Realizations 1984 Purchase of a piece of Art for the “FNAC”. France 1985 Relief-portrait, Toulouse. France Speech at the Foundation Claude Pompidou at Trégnac and realization of a resin mural relief at Tulle. France Monumental Sculpture iron and resin, Blanc mesnil. France 1986 Realization of mural relief at Besançon. France 1987 Terra cotta relief, post office of Limoges-Beaubreuil. France Mural relief, New-York, USA. « Don Quichotte and Sancho Pança », Resin Monumental Sculpture, Stains. France Terra cotta relief mural, training center, Dugny. France Relief-portrait, Pau. France « The warriors », iron and resin sculpture, Seoul Olympic Parc. South Corea « The Child », sculpture, Pont-À-Mousson Company, Nancy. France Mural relief, School of Arts of Hangzou. China « The child sculpture », Neuchâtel. Switzerland 1989 « The four musketeer», resin mural relief, Évry. France The Family, mural relief, Grenoble. France « Cheik.S.Pire » resin sculpture, Mantes-la jolie. France Resin mural relief, Évreux. France Resin mural composition, Aubervilliers. France 1991 Terra cotta relief, Jacques Prévert school, Bezons. France 1993 « The crusaders », 3 bronze pieces, Chartres. France Gift of the sculpture « The Ibis » to the Picasso museum of Antibes. France 1995 Creation of a tapestry at the National Manufacture of the Gobelins for the “Mobilier National”. France 1998 Public administration order of 20 sculptors, 20 founders 1998 Creation of the trophies for the Movie Festival of Paris, France 1999 « Don Quichotte and Sancho », bronze, Marseille. France 2000 Bronze door for the building « Le Vinci », Paris la Défense. France 2001 « The Children of the world », Bronze sculptures, Paris. France www.rachidkhimoune.com 2002 Installation of a sculpture “Enzo the Italian”, bronze, Sienna. Italy 2003 Installation of a sculpture « Felipe the Mexican » History Museum Cuernavaca. Mexico 2004 Inauguration by SAS The Prince Albert de Monaco of the sculpture “Jean-Baptiste from Monaco”, at Monte Carlo. Monaco 2006 Installation of « The family » group of 7 charaters ; granit, stone and bronze in Ordino. Principality of Andorra 2006 Installation of a stone mural relief « The Eaudyssée » at the Pôle culturel d’agglomération, Dreux. France 2006 Installation of the 3 cows (Paris Cow Parade) at the EMGP-ICADE, Aubervilliers. France Biennale dei Leoni, Lyon-Torino. Installation of a Bull in Turin. Italy Creation of the trophies for the Geneva Exhibit. Switzerland 2007 Creation of the trophies for the movie festival “Tout Court” of Paris. France Installation of a sculpture “Naomi the African”, Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso Mural Relief “The Four Seasons”, Villetaneuse. France www.rachidkhimoune.com .