GREAT THEATRE OF THE WORLD 2002 Taipei Biennial

1993

SCHÖFFER-TINGUELY-Hommage, Galerie Denise René, Paris, France

Film of Nicolas Schöffer’s work (26 and 52 minutes), by Bernard Vincent

Participation in the exhibition "The Hungarian of Paris", in the French and Hungarian Institutes, Berlin, Germany

1992

Participation in exhibition "Tapis d'Artistes", Artcurial, Paris, France

Participation in exhibition "Games", Miskolc, Hungary

Participation in exhibition "L'Art en Mouvement", Fondation Maeght, St Paul-de Vence, France

Studies for the restauration of the Cybernetic Tower of Liege, Belgium

1992

Death on the 6th of January

1991

4th Seminar: "New Research in Architecture" at the Schöffer Mùzeum, Kalocsa , Hungary.

Presentation of his Academician sword, a Sword of Light, made by the sculptors Alain Bourgeon and Jean-Michel Francoise

The last video film with Nicolas Schöffer, by Marion Sarraut

1990

Surface et Espace, Capitales Editions

COLLEOGRAPHICS and ORDICOLS : new research of collages

Participation in the exhibition of the Institute of France, Chateau of Bourdeilles, France

50 years of Thoughts and Action in Contemporary Art, Centre Noroit, Arras, France

1989

Participation in the 1st French Academy of Beaux-Arts exhibition in Moscow, Russia.

Exhibition : “1949 - Spatiodynamiques 1 and 2 - 1989 - Choréographics and Ordigraphics”, Galerie Denise René, Paris.

Exhibition : "Derniers projets (Final projects) : Percussonors, Basculantes and Hydrothermochronos", Hungarian Institute, Paris.

1988

Installation of the 27 m TOUR D'AIN, at the A40 and A42 highway crossroads, Pont d'Ain, France

Installation of the 30 m LYONEON, an inox and cybernetically programmed neon tower for the new metro station, place d'Arsonval, Lyon, France.

ORDIGRAPHICS : new research with his left hand on the Macintosh computer.

1986

3rd Seminar in Kalocsa : "New Reseach in Graphic Poetry."

CHOREOGRAPHICS : new research on the surface, with his left hand.

1985

2nd Seminar in Kalocsa : New Research in Contemporary Music, Hungary.

International workshop organised by UNESCO for the promotion of the GRAPHILUX, Nice, France.

As the result of a stroke he lost the use of his right hand and arm.

1984

1st Bisannual Seminar in Kalocsa : "New Technologies in Contemporary Artistic Research."

His Atelier at the Villa des Arts is opened to schools and the public.

1982

A 26 m cybernetic tower, CHRONOS 8, Kalocsa.

Elected as a Member of the Institute of France, Fine Arts Academy. He is the first Academician of Hungarian origin.

1981

The beginning of his experiments with GRAPHILUX, an instrument to promote literacy and artistic pedagogy in the fist and last classes in Kalocsa.

1st Sound Structures on the 4X computer at IRCAM : Variations on 600

1980

Inauguration of the Nicolas Schöffer Museum in his birth place, Kalocsa, Hungary.

1979

1st Record : Hommage à Bartok, Hungaroton, Budapest

1977

1st luminodynamic tapestry : MURLUX 1. wowen out of plastic tubes by the Mobilier National, Paris.

Start of research in sound.

Trip to Hungary on an official invitation from the Hungarian government.

1974

Important exhibition in the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

Installation of a 20m programmed sculpture: CHRONOS 8., San Francisco, USA.

1973

KYLDEX 1. 1st experimental cybernetic show, at Hamburg Opera-house, with music by Pierre Henry, choreography by Alwin Nikolais with Carolyn Carlson.

Creation and presentation of SCAM 1., 1st Auto-Mobile-Sculpture in Milan and Paris. (chassis : Renault ; coachwork : Coggiola, Torino)

1970

12m high animated maquette of the T.L.C. (Cybernetic Light Tower of Paris-La Defense) at the Universal Exposition, Osaka, Japan.

1969

Co-creation of the UP7 (Pedagogical Unit of Prospective Architecture) in the Fine-Arts School of Paris

1968

First Grand Prize of the Biennale of Venice.

Creation and 1st presentation of the PRISM.

1965

Co-founding of GIAP (International Group of Prospective Architecture).

1963

Retrospective exhibition in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Pavillon de Marsan, Le Louvre, Paris. The reduced model of the Cybernetic Light Tower of Paris-La Défense was shown for the first time.

1961

The Cybernetic Tower of Liege (52 m high - 66 revolving mirrors - 120 colored projectors - photoelectric cells and microphones), together with a 1500 m2 animated coloured performance on the facade of the Palace of Congress, reflected by the Meuse river, with music by Henri Pousseur.

1st Video production in the history of television: "Variations Luminodynamiques 1."

1965

The 1st self governed cybernetic sculpture: Cysp 1

1955

A house with invisible dividing wall, for the 2nd Salon Batimat, Paris, France.

1954

A sound cybernetic Tower (50m high) for the 1st Salon Batimat, Paris, France.