1941
Born in Château-Arnoux, France
1958-1959
Sutdied at EMAP Villa Thiole, Nizza, France
1959-1961
Stage designer at the Nice Opera, France
1961-1962
Joined the French Army
1966
Moved to New York, USA
1988
Design Award for Sculpture, Norfolk, USA
1990
Grand Prix des Arts de La Ville de Paris, France
1996
Chevalier des Arts et Lettres
1997
Member oft he European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria
2005
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
2005
Robert-Jacobsen-Award
2006
Design for the ceiling of the „Cour des Comptes“ in Paris
2013
Julio González International Prize, Valencia
2016
Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Sculpture Center in Hamilton, New Jersey
2020
Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, London