Worlds of Joaquin Torres-Garcia Hardcover
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Tomas Llorens
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One of the most revered Latin American artists of the early 20th century, best known for his abstract and primitive paintings, with key works from private collections published for the first time. With 70 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, this is the largest survey of Torres-Garc & iacute;a & s work to be on view in an American gallery since Joaqu & iacute;n Torres-Garc & iacute;a curated his own exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery in 1950. The book includes previously unpublished texts by the artist and iconic works that were kept by the family as representative examples of different moments in his career, first by the artist and later by family members who inherited them as a group. Torres-Garc & iacute;a founded the avant-garde group Circle and Square (Arp, Kandinsky, L & eacute;ger, Mondrian), where he was inspired by indigenous art from the Americas, Africa, and Oceania, which reinforced his vision of symbols and cosmic order.
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0847864022
Language
English
Publisher
Rizzoli
Publication Date
2018
About the Author
Abigail McEwen is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. Tom & agrave;s Llorens is the Director of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. Previously, he served as Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. Frederic Tuten is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist best known for his novel Tintin in the New World