1939 | born in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), France |
| Studies (drama) at the University of Grenoble |
1959 | Studies at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris (architecture until 1960) |
beginning of 1960s | acquaintance with the Nouveaux Réalistes (namely Yves Klein, Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely) |
1962 | first "Camouflages" are created |
1963/64 | he combines tracings of old master paintings with trivial motifs |
1963 | exhibition Robert Fraser Gallery in London; acquaintance with Richard Hamilton, Peter Blake, Derek Boshier and Allen Jones and thus the grand masters of English Pop Art |
1964 | Trip to New York; acquaintance with Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein |
1980 | Moves to New York |
1989 | Lecturer at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs |
2008 | died in New York |