Alberto Giacometti

  • 1901 - 1966
  • Born in 1901, in Switzerland
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Born in Borgonovo (Switzerland) on October 10, 1901, Alberto Giacometti, at an early age, was introduced to Post-Impressionism and Symbolism by his father, a painter. In 1919, he left school to study at the Fine Arts College of Geneva. He moved to France in 1922 where he studied the nude at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, sculpture with Antoine Bourdelle and often visited the Louvre.

In The Collection

Expressionist and contemplative works

Exhibition of the Collection

From 17 December 2014 to 18 May 2015

The second phase in the inaugural hang featured a larger number of works, based on the Expressionist and the Contemplative themes.

Alberto Giacometti - Selected works from the Collection

Hors les murs

From 7 April 2021 to 26 September 2021

The Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing presents eight emblematic sculptures by Giacometti, that belong to the Collection : Tête sur tige [Head on a rod] (1947), Trois hommes qui marchent [Three men walking] (1948), Homme qui chavire [Man who capsizes] (1950), Femme de Venise III [Woman of Venice III] (1956), Grande Femme II [Tall Woman II] (1960) and Têtes d’homme [Heads of a man] (Lotar I), (Lotar II), (Lotar III) [1964-65). These works, considered as key masterpieces of Giacometti’s œuvre, pay tribute to the virtuosity of the iconic Swiss artist.

Alberto Giacometti

Hors les murs

From 31 October 2019 to 19 January 2020

For its very first exhibition, the Espace Louis Vuitton Seoul presents eight emblematic sculptures by Giacometti, that belong to the Collection. These works, considered as key masterpieces of Giacometti’s oeuvre, pay tribute to the virtuosity of the iconic Swiss artist.

In tune with the world

Exhibition of the Collection

From 11 April 2018 to 27 August 2018

For the sixth selection of the Collection, the exhibition "In Tune with the World" unveils throughout the galleries of the Frank Gehry building a new choice of artists, of several different mediums, bringing together modern and contemporary works, most of which have never before been exhibited in these spaces.