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La Tour Infinie (2010), designed by François Schuiten and painted by Alexandre Obolensky

Alexandre Obolensky (1952–2018) was a Belgian painter, scenic designer and exhibition designer.

Obolensky was born in Brussels in 1952.[1] He graduated from the Institut Saint-Luc in 1970.[2] From 1978 he was employed as a set painter by La Monnaie, becoming an independent artist and designer in 1982.[1] As a freelancer he worked for various theatres, ballets and operas, in several countries, including the Théâtre du Rond-Point in Paris.[3] Together with François Schuiten he produced a number of murals, including La Tour Infinie in Louvain-la-Neuve (2010).[1] The pair also worked together for Expo 2000 in Hanover and Expo 2005 in Aichi, and designed the exhibition space of Train World in Schaarbeek.[2]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Le peintre belge Alexandre Obolensky est décédé". RTBF. 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Alexandre Obolensky in Train World". Train World. 8 March 2018.
  3. "Alexandre Obolensky sur les scènes du Rond-Point". Théâtre du Rond-Point.