
1924
Born January 28 in Brussels, Belgium
1945
First known publication of poems
1947
Cosigns the Belgian Surrealist manifesto “Pas de quartiers dans la revolution”
Works in Brussels as a freelance writer and dealer of antiquarian books
1957
Publication of his first poetry collection “Mon livre d'Ogre” and his first film “La Clef de l'Horloge, un poème cinématographique (en l’honneur de Kurt Scwitters)”
1962
Moves to Paris and works as a freelance journalist
1963
Returns to Brussels
1964
Creates first objects using mussels, eggshells, coal and bricks
Authors additional publications and expands his artistic work using media such as film, photography, audiotapes and slides
1967
Completes film “Le Corbeau et le Renard (d’après La Fontaine)”
1968
Begins a series of editions in vacuum-formed plastic
1969
Founds the “Musée d'Art Moderne, Département des Aigles” in his home on rue de la Pépinière, Brussels. Presents several sections of the “Musée d'Art Moderne, Département des Aigles” as a discussion of the term ‘museum’ and its function
1970
Moves to Düsseldorf
1972
Terminates the “Musée d’Art Moderne, Département des Aigles” upon completion of its last section (a contribution to Documenta 5 in Kassel)
1973
Moves to London
1974-75
Stays in Berlin in the context of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). A series of six solo exhibitions open between September 1974 and October 1975 where Broodthaers further specifies the concept of his artwork.
1976
Dies on January 28 in Cologne
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1964
Galerie Saint-Laurent, Brussels
Galerie Smith, Brussels
Parc du Mont des Arts, Brussels
1967
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
1968
Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp
Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne
1969
Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
1970
Exposition littéraire et musicale autour de Mallarmé, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
1973
Galerie Françoise Lambert, Milan
1974
Petersburg Press, London
Palais des Beaux-Arts und Cinéma d'Arensburg, Brussels
Kunstmuseum Basel
1975
Nationalgalerie Berlin
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Hôtel Rothschild, Paris
1977
The Tate Gallery, London
1978
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
1979
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent
Kunstverein Hamburg
1980
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum / Museum Ludwig, Cologne
1981
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels
1982
Kunsthalle Bern
1985
Marcel Broodthaers: Fotografische Bildnisse, Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz / Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum, Linz
Oesterreichisches Fotoarchiv, Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna Kulturhaus der Stadt Graz
1987
Florizoone Fine Art, Nieuwpoort
Le Cadre Gallery, Hong Kong
Marcel Broodthaers in Zuid-Limburg - Fotos 1961 – 1970, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
1988
Galerie Watari, Tokyo
1989
Marcel Broodthaers - Le Cadran S(c)olaire. Édition des Amateurs, Berlin 1974, DAAD Galerie, Berlin
Marcel Broodthaers, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
1992
Marcel Broodthaers, Kunstraum Muenchen, Munich
Marcel Broodthaers. Slide projections, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Marcel Broodthaers. Complete Prints and Multiples, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
1993
Marcel Broodthaers - Diawerken: ‘Projection’ (1971), ‘Images d'Epinal’ (1974) , Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
1997
Marcel Broodthaers. Cinéma, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona; Kunsthalle Düsseldorf; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostelan; Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
Marcel Broodthaers: En lisant la Lorelei, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva
1999
Marcel Broodthaers. Das Gesamtwerk der Graphik und Bücher, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne
2001
Marcel Broodthaers, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
2003
Marcel Broodthaers, Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne
Marcel Broodthaers, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna
2007
Décor – A Conquest by Marcel Broodthaers, Michael Werner at Galerie de France, Paris; Michael Werner Gallery, New York; Arts Club of Chicago
2008
Marcel Broodthaers, Milton Keynes Gallery, Buckinghamshire
Series Drawings, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne; Michael Werner Gallery, New York
2009
Ombres, New Galerie de France, Paris
Matthew Brannon, Marcel Broodthaers, James Lee Byars, William E. Jones, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
2010
Marcel Broodthaers: Major Works, Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Marcel Broodthaers: Section Cinéma, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Marcel Broodthaers—‘Col.lecció d’obra gráfica i llibres, Galeria Kewenig, Palma de Mallorca
2011
In Praise of Doubt, Punta della Dogana, Venice
Heinz und Marianne Ebers-Stiftung. Eine Sammlung von Format, Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld
Asche und Gold — Eine Weltenreise, MARTa Herford; Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau
2012
Bateau Tableau, Campoli Presti, London
Spirits of Internationalism: 6 European Collection, 1956-1986, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp
Marcel Broodthaers, MAMbo — Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna
Utopie GESAMTKUNSTWERK, 21er Haus, Vienna
CIRCUS WOLS: Eine Hommage, Weserburg: Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen
Animismus, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Kewenig Galerie at Salon du Dessin, Palais de la Bourse, Paris
Auf Papier, Kewenig Galerie, Cologne
Manifesta 9 – The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Waterschei mine, Genk, Limburg
Alice im Wunderland der Kunst, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
The Michael Werner Collection: I sat Beauty on my knees. (…) And I reviled Her., Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Marcel Broodthaers: Cinéma modèle, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2013
Neunzehnhundertsiebzig. Material, Orte, Denkprozesse, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern
