Jean Clareboudt

Jean Clareboudt (b. 1946, Belgium) is a sculptor whose practice engages with weight, tension, industrial material, and the occupation of public and open space. His work often involves large-scale stone, steel, and found industrial elements placed in dialogue with architectural and civic environments. He is associated with a generation of European sculptors working at the intersection of land art, public commission, and material investigation.

Clareboudt’s monumental work Orme au Chat was installed on Boulevard Brandenbourg, Ivry-sur-Seine, in 1990, in connection with his exhibition Oblique Haute at CREDAC, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Galerie Fernand Léger.

This collection gathers exhibition invitations, catalogues, and printed matter relating to Clareboudt’s practice.

  • Jean Clareboudt, Oblique Haute, exhibition invitation recto. CREDAC Centre d'Art Contemporain, Galerie Fernand Léger, Ivry-sur-Seine, 1990. Black-and-white photograph: a large irregular dark mass — a boulder or raw stone — suspended from a crane arm against a pale overcast sky. The crane extends diagonally from the upper left; industrial steel structures, scaffolding, and a brick building are visible below and behind. Low-angle shot emphasising the weight and scale of the suspended object. 'CLAREBOUDT' in l Jean Clareboudt, Oblique Haute, exhibition invitation verso. CREDAC Centre d'Art Contemporain, Galerie Fernand Léger, Ivry-sur-Seine, 1990. Cream card. Text in French, centred, in mixed type weights. Header: 'A L'OCCASION DE L'IMPLANTATION DE L'OEUVRE MONUMENTALE / DE "L'ORME AU CHAT", 26 BD BRANDENBOURG A IVRY, / JACQUES LALOË, MAIRE D'IVRY / VOUS INVITE AU VERNISSAGE DE L'EXPOSITION DE'. Artist name in large bold caps: 'JEAN CLAREBOUDT'. Exhibition title in bold: '"OBLIQUE HAUTE"'. Photography credit in i

    Jean Clareboudt — Oblique Haute, CREDAC, Ivry-sur-Seine, 1990

    Jean Clareboudt — Oblique Haute, CREDAC, Ivry-sur-Seine, 1990