Isidore Isou

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Romanian | 1925 - 2007

Isidore Isou was a Romanian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1925. Their work is currently being shown at Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein in Vaduz. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Mus茅e d'Art Moderne de Paris have featured Isidore Isou's work in the past.Isidore Isou's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 112 USD to 24,291 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 24,291 USD for Le Plus petit bronze du monde, sold at Ader in 2018. Isidore Isou has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Frieze Magazine in August 2025. The artist died in 2007.

Artist's alternative names: Isidor Goldstein

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ISOU, Isidore ,1968

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It is the shame of our race: a hen which is not even able to lay an egg - Isidore Isou

It is the shame of our race: a hen which is not even able to lay an egg ,1987

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As in a glare ,1987

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Les Anti-Metagraphies. ,1991

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Insinuante I ,1961

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Cahier de l'éternité ,1988

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Current Exhibitions

Henrik Olesen and Isidore Isou: Demons Are Tearing Me Apart

Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

Vaduz | Liechtenstein

27 Jun, 2025 - 18 Jan, 2026

Past Exhibitions

One Plus One Equals One

Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles

Los Angeles | California | USA

26 Oct, 2012 - 08 Dec, 2012

The Atomic age. Artists put to the test of history

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

16e | Paris | France

11 Oct, 2024 - 09 Feb, 2025

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Articles

Henrik Olesen Dissects Isidore Isou鈥檚 Legacy

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鈥� ..A compulsive writer, Isou drafted hundreds of works revealing the extension of his considerations into other disciplines... 鈥�
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Centre Pompidou Paris

鈥� ..Throughout his life, Isou surrounded himself with companions with whom he could test his theories and produced a significant body of work... 鈥�
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Centre Pompidou Paris

鈥� ..Isou鈥檚 influence is also perceptible in other fields, the vital role he assigned to youth in his political theory was echoed in Situationist thought and the demands of the 1968 uprising... 鈥�
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Centre Pompidou Paris

鈥� ..Isou invented numerous and often pioneering concepts, his work and his thought unquestionably announced a certain number of the great turning points in the history of art... 鈥�
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Centre Pompidou Paris

黑料不打烊

Isidore Isou

At Auction

Notable Lots

ISOU, Isidore ,1968

It is the shame of our race: a hen which is not even able to lay an egg ,1987

As in a glare ,1987

Recent Auction Results

Les Anti-Metagraphies. ,1991

Insinuante I ,1961

Cahier de l'éternité ,1988

Current Exhibitions

Henrik Olesen and Isidore Isou: Demons Are Tearing Me Apart

Past Exhibitions

One Plus One Equals One

The Atomic age. Artists put to the test of history

Articles

Henrik Olesen Dissects Isidore Isou鈥檚 Legacy

Henrik Olesen and Isidore Isou Deconstruct Identity at Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

Holy Fluxus: From the Collection Francesco Conz

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