Charlélie Couture

Charlélie Couture is a French and American musician and multi-disciplinary artist, who has recorded over 25 albums and 17 film soundtracks, and has held a number of exhibitions of paintings and photographs. He has also worked as a poster designer, and has published approximately 15 books of reflections, drawings and photographs.

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Life and career

He was born in Nancy, and graduated from l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He released his first album, 12 Chansons dans la Sciure in 1978, followed by Le Pêcheur in 1979 and Pochette surprise in 1981. He was then signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records, becoming the first French artist on the label. He recorded the album Poèmes Rock in New York, and also contributed a track to the album A Christmas Record issued by ZE Records, an affiliate of the Island label. He had a hit single in France with the track Comme un Avion Sans Aile.
Also in 1981, he founded, in Nancy, the Local à Louer group of photographers, painters, poets, and stated in his "Art Rock manifesto" that "Art must make the junction between the functionalism of industrial society and the aspirations of pop culture". He also launched an art journal, Le Télégramme. In 1983, he wrote his first complete film soundtrack, for the movie Tchao Pantin, for which he was nominated for a César Award. He held his first exhibition of drawings and watercolours in Paris in 1985, and continued to record and tour. In 1990–91 he visited Australia, recording two albums there, Melbourne Aussie and Victoria Spirit.
Later in the 1990s, his recordings were less successful and he concentrated more on photography, drawings and paintings. In 1997 he recorded a blues-influenced album, Casque Nu, in Chicago. In 1998, he was awarded the title of Officier du Mérite National. He worked extensively preparing posters and publicity for tennis tournaments, including the posters for the 2002 Davis Cup Final between France and Russia. In 2004, he settled for several years in New York, from where he released two albums, Double Vue and New Yor-Cœur.
In April 2020 he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Discography

;Studio albums

1978: 12 chansons dans la sciure
1979: Le Pêcheur
1981: Pochette surprise
1981: Poèmes rock
1982: Quoi faire?
1983: Crocodile Point
1985: Art & Scalp
1987: Solo Boys
1988: Solo Girls
1990: Melbourne Aussie
1991: Victoria Spirit
1994: Les Naïves
1997: Casque nu
1999: Soudé soudés
2001: 109
2004: Double vue
2006: New YorCœur
2011: Fort rêveur
2014: I m M o r t e l
2016: Lafayette
2019: Même pas sommeil
2020: Trésors cachés et perles rares
2022: Quelques essentielles

;Collaborative albums

1995: Dawn Town Project

;Live albums

1989: 3 Folies Live
1993: Souvenirs Live

;Soundtracks

1983: Tchao Pantin
1989: La Salle de bain

;Compilation albums

1990: Sides of Me
1991: Island Colors
1996: ''Patchworks''

Summary of Artistic Creations

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;Education and conferences

1973 – Lives home and goes on the road for one year
1974 – Graduates " Art Baccalauréat " from outside the higt school system.
1979 – Graduates with honors from the Beaux-Arts DNSEP
Jury for many conventions and festivals among them American film Deauville
2000 – Conference to the Commission Europeenne about Art and Culture
2004 – Conference " Conversations Essentielles " " " Faith %26 Culture " Paris
2007 – Beaubourg Art Pocket Film, 2006, Québec Festival 1998 etc...
2008 – Conference " Conventions Essentielles " Music and Creation, Paris
2011 – Conference " The Multism ", New York and Lecture " Discourse about The Multism ". La Sorbonne / Paris

;Solo Exhibitions

1971: First painting and photo exhibit
1985: First exhibit in Paris, drawings and watercolors of "Chambres d'hotels", Galerie Du Jour/Agnès B
1989: Galerie " Halle Sud " of Geneva
1989: Exhibit Multimedia engravings/sculptures/paintings/musics/drawings/photos/texts
1991: Australian paintings and photopoems, Galerie Jean D'eve, Neuchatel
1991: Galerie Atsuro Tayama France
1993: "Chambres d'hotels", drawings paintings, Galerie Nachbaur, Paris
1993: "Chambres d'hotels" drawings, in Geneva, Galerie Papiers gras
1994: Galerie Ziggourat, Brussel "Chambres d'hotel"
1995: Galerie Gastaud, Clermont Ferrand France
1995: Avignon France Cloitre des Arts
1997: Drawings and paintings et the Galerie Wable in Boulogne sur Mer
1997: Retrospective of "Chambres d'hotels Polaroids" Château Lumière, Lyon / France
1997: Fondation Nationale de la Photo, Lyon France
1998: Gallery Akka, rue de Seine, Paris, France
1999: Publicis/Champs Elysees
1999: Museum of Erotism – Paris "X Positions"
2000: Gallery Wable, Lille and Boulogne sur Mer
2000: Lyon, Galerie Chomarat
2000: Clermont Ferrand, Galerie Gastaud
2001: Galerie Capazza Nancay, inaugurates a new wing of his huge Gallery.
2002: Museum Le Corbusier – La Chaux de Fond
2003: Gallery SOTO Brussels
2003: Gallery Ô, Pozzo Di Borgo Vevey
2003: Laval Museum Retrospective Exhibit on CharlElie's "L'art Total"
2004: Galerie Wable, Lille France
2004: Galerie Sparts, rue de Seine Paris
2004: Move to New York.
2004: Art Basel Miami – French Tuesday Art Night
2004: Gallery Art at Home, Soho, New York
2005: Opens his Art Studio in the Garment district
2005: "Living with Art", Soho, New York
2007: Galerie Ô, Vevey " New York Shields %26 Paintings"
2007: "Re Construction", Galerie Mourlot, New York
2008: "Art Floor" Photos, Galerie Agnes Martel, Switzerland
2008: "Re Construction Paintings and Photos", Crid'Art, Amneville, France
2009: "Photos New York" "Mosaïque de Photo" La Collégiale Saint-André/Chartres Curated by Nadine Berthelier Directeur des Arts et du Patrimoine culturel et historique, Conservateur en Chef du Patrimoine
2009: "Shower Curtain and Photos" Maison Française/Washington
2009: "New York, Photo-Grafs", Galerie Beaudoin Lebon, Paris
2010: "New York on lines " Galery A.del, Lyon, Biennale de la photographie
2010: "Drawings and photografs " Galerie Antonio Nardonne, Brussels, Belgium
2011: Permanente exhibition, The Re Gallery, New York, USA
2011: Salon Balt'Art, Nogent sur Marne France
2011: AAA Galerie, Nogent sur Marne France
2011: "New York Be" Galerie W Paris France
2011: Salon d'Art contemporain Metz, A'del Gallery, Lyon France
2011: Salon d'Art contemporain Strasbourg, Galerie Nomade Monade France
2011: "Peintures et Photografs" Galerie Naclil, Lille France
2011: "Re-Construction" Dune Showroom, New York, USA
2012: CharlElie Black Art curated by Nomade monade- Lille Artfair
2012: Big Panel Photo-graff- Paris LCL
2012: Sept-installation "Manhattan" a project with 100 wood sculptures, France

;Various

1982: Editor of the performing arts newspaper the Telegramme
1983: Nomination to the Cesar show for his soundtrack of Claude Berri film Tchao Pantin
1988: Actor and songwriter for the film "The Moderns" by Alan Rudolph
1993: Inauguration FNAC in Avignon, " Photos d'hotels ", traveling exhibit in France
1994: Conception and drawing of the new Logo for the Lorraine Region
1994: Creation of fans for the galerie La Pochade, Paris France
1995: Creation of CD ROM "Papers works", exhibit in Metz
1995: Creation a fresco for the opening of the FNAC in Nancy
1995: Bézier Museum exhibits a work on cardboard entitled "Knoxville USA"
1995: Designing the sets and costumes for the show "Concert Naïf au pays des Anges" at the Théâtre National de L'Odéon
2001: Participation in the creation of the "Livre de Roland Garros 2001" – set of photos of the greatest photographers – William Klein, texts by Patrice Dominguez and drawings by Charlelie
2003: Creation of poster for the Davis Cup Final
2006–2009: Creates posters for FFT, and tennis tournaments
2010: Poster for "Le Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval"

;Group Exhibitions

1978: Salon des artistes indépendants Paris
1981–1986: Founder of an artists group called "Local a Louer" including painters, poets, graphic artists and photographers publishing of the " Manifeste de l'Art Rock " Numbers of exhibitions Paris, Tours Lille, Nancy
1997: Eurexpo show, Geneva, Switzerland
1999: Creates a watch-box for Swatch / Paris Place Vendôme
2000: International Art Market in Strasbourg
2003: "Sport Tools" for an Art Exhibition during the Olympic Games of Athens 2004
2006: "Crossings" at Living with Art NYC Soho.
2007: New York Art Floor with Peter Klasen Metz
2008: "Shower Curtains" ACMDM, centre d'Art Contemporain in Perpignan, France
2008: Temple Emmanu-El of Closter, Brooklyn
2009: Group show/FACEBOOK'S FRIENDS a virtual reality /Curator Michael Picoron
2010: "New York by" Galerie W, Paris devoted to L'Angelus, Barbizon, 100 artists salute Millet
2010: Street Artak street Art Festival, Angers
2010: Exhibitions, Art for a Better World, Miami, FL, Artbasel
2011: Exhibitions "Mail Art" drawings – SpArtS Gallery Paris

;Publications

1984: Collection of drawings entitled " Cahiers d'Ecoles " reproduced on " alugraphie " paper though the art publisher, Voix R Meier
1989: "Solo Boys and Girls", a collection of songs texts with original photographs and drawings Seghers Editions
1989: "Les dragons en Sucre" Novel – Ramsay Pauvert Editions
1992: Book of photographs "Do not disturb", Marval Editions Plume
1992: Book of drawings "Jimmy Jacket" Art Editions, R Meier
1995: "25 images secondes" Illustrations for a novel by Hervé Eparvier, Serpent à Plume Editions
1995: Book of poetical reflections " Inventaire Paradoxal des petits plaisirs et de grandes haines " Stock Editions
1996: "Les Champs Paraboliques" on line. First version of the Web site CharlElie.com
1998: "Filles de jour" Marval Éditions, Illustrations and texts in parallel with the photographs of Martial Lorcet
1998: "Le couloir des brumes", Novel Pré aux Clercs Editions
1999: "Transfocus" digital photographs accompanied by a CD Rom with original recordings FNAC Publishing
1999: "Beaux Gestes ", Tennis Drawings Pré aux Clercs Editions
2000: Creation of posters for Jean Pierre Cassel performance, and for various sports tournaments in ad abroad France
2004: Artistic Travel notebook "En Australie", publisher Presse de la Renaissance
2009: Manhattan Photo-grafs Special Edition Book, L&N Editions
2009: "New York by CharlElie " Publisher Editions du Chêne, book, Photography
2011: "New York Be" Publisher Editions du Chêne, book, Photography
2012: " Et avant" CharlElie, Serge Bloch

;Selected articles and reviews

"Les chemins parallèles", first book written by Alain Gilson about his multi-work. Published by Pierre-Marcel Favre –Switzerland 1988.

;Selected catalogues

1992: "Australian Roadbook " Galerie J Lovera
1993: "Chambres d'Hotel" Galerie Nachbaur, Paris France
2006: "Atelier Newyorcoeur ", Presse Litteraires, France
2007: "30 années de regard" Galerie Capazza, Nancay, France
2007: "Re Constructions" Galerie Moulot, New York, USA
2007: "New York" Ô Quai des Arts Galerie, Vevey Zwitzerland
2010: "Follow the Line" Publisher RentingArt, reflexion about CharlElie's art prospective

Awards

1976: Second prize for Young Photojournalist from the city of Nancy.
1978: Quintard Prize from Academy Stanislas for the quality of his Art studies
1989: Academy Charles Cross Award
1998: Officier du Mérite National awarded by the Minister of the Cultural Affairs
1999: Lacoste Prize for the best drawings sports book of the year Beaux Gestes
2001: Roland Garros 2001 collection is awarded the Lacoste prize
2003: Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, given by Mr Stephane Hessel
2010: ''Chevalier des Arts et lettres''