Yves Klein Foundation Opens Research Grant Applications
The Yves Klein Foundation has announced an open call for its research grant, supporting projects that deepen public understanding of the artist's work. Based in Lugano, Switzerland, the foundation was established by Rotraut Klein-Moquay, Yves Klein's widow, and Daniel Moquay. Its mission includes exhibitions, research, publications, preservation of Klein's oeuvre, and development of the catalogue raisonné. Klein, a key avant-garde figure, redefined art in the mid-20th century through radical and poetic transformations of form and medium. The grant aims to foster scholarly engagement with his legacy.
Key facts
- The Yves Klein Foundation is based in Lugano, Switzerland.
- The foundation was founded by Rotraut Klein-Moquay and Daniel Moquay.
- The grant supports research on Yves Klein's work.
- The foundation promotes exhibitions, research, and publications.
- It is developing a catalogue raisonné of Klein's work.
- Yves Klein was a key figure of the avant-garde.
- Klein called for the 'overcoming' of art's 'problematic.'
- The grant is open for applications.
Entities
Artists
- Yves Klein
Institutions
- Yves Klein Foundation
Locations
- Lugano
- Switzerland