Ralph Rumney

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Ralph Rumney (born June 5, 1934 in Newcastle , England , † March 6, 2002 in Manosque , France ) was an English artist .

Life

Rumney was the founder of the London Psychogeographical Society (also Comité Psychogéographique de Londres or London Psychogeographical Society ), which dealt with psychogeography .

At 17 he left home and went to Paris to avoid military service . There he had contact with the avant-garde art scene of the time.

In 1957 he was one of the founding members of the Situationist International group and represented the group's connection to London . In 1958 he was expelled again. However, he remained personally connected to the members.

Rumney was married to Pegeen Vail, the daughter of Peggy Guggenheim , until her suicide in 1967 . He then married the situationist Michèle Bernstein , the marriage later divorced.

He later lived in seclusion in Manosque / southern France . Former members of the SI got together again at his funeral. He is buried in the Montparnasse cemetery .

One of his paintings can be seen in the collection of the Tate Gallery .

literature

  • Ralph Rumney: The consul. Contributions to the history of the Situationist International. A conversation with Gérard Berréby in collaboration with Giulio Minghini & Chantal Ostreicher. With an afterword by Roberto Ohrt. Edition Tiamat Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-89320-149-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michèle Bernstein ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at Edition Nautilus @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edition-nautilus.de
personal data
SURNAME Rumney, Ralph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English artist
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle , England , UK
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 2002
Place of death Manosque , Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department , France