Born in Nice (FR)
Yves Klein was born in Nice, France in 1928. Between 1952 and 1953, he studied judo in Japan. In 1955, he moved to Paris. His pursuit of a pure color led him to paint in monochrome, particularly in his famous ultramarine blue, later dubbed "IKB" or "International Klein Blue." He made unique work that vacillated between the organic and inorganic; for example, relief sculptures using sea sponges, "anthrometric" prints (of the human body), and paintings made with fire. Considered one of the vanguard of the French Nouveau Realisme movement, Klein's work was featured in a retrospective which toured Japan between 1985 and 1986 at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art, Seibu Takanawa (later the Sezon Museum of Modern Art). Yves Klein died in 1962.

1962
Died in Paris (FR) ...

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