Luis Camnitzer
dal 9/3/2010 al 3/7/2010
Segnalato da
9/3/2010
Luis Camnitzer
Daros Latinamerica, Zurich
With the Luis Camnitzer exhibition, Daros Latinamerica focuses on conceptual art. Artist has been until very recently an insider's tip in the field of conceptual art. He may be considered one of the art world's key figures in the second half of the 20th century. This solo exhibition, with some 70 pieces created by the Uruguayan artist between 1966 and the present day, offers visitors a close look at his work.
Curated by Hans-Michael Herzog
Co-Curator: Katrin Steffen
With the Luis Camnitzer exhibition, Daros Latinamerica focuses on conceptual art. Luis Camnitzer has been until very recently an insider's tip in the field of conceptual art. He may be considered one of the art world's key figures in the second half of the 20th century. This solo exhibition, with some 70 pieces created by the Uruguayan artist between 1966 and the present day, offers visitors a close look at his work.
Luis Camnitzer was born in Germany in 1937, grew up in Montevideo, and has lived and worked in New York since 1964. He has made his mark internationally not only as an artist but as a critic, educator and art theorist as well. Formally allied with the American Conceptualists of the 1960s and 1970s, over the past 50 years Camnitzer has developed an essentially autonomous œuvre, unmistakably distinguished from that of his colleagues in the US by its acutely observed detail, its acerbic wit, its ludic-lyrical qualities and its ironically metaphorical polyvalence, as well as by its solid socio-political commitment.
The Daros Latinamerica Collection enjoys the world's largest institutional collection of Camnitzer's work, and it is from that store that this comprehensive exhibition has been assembled.
Viewers are treated to a pyrotechnical display of intellect: an unusually coherent and principled corpus that is at the same time possessed of a rakish charm and poetic maturity.
Tour the Exhibition with the Artist
The artist offers an introduction to his work on display.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 6 to 7 pm, followed by a reception
Publication
The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue, published in Spanish and English by Hatje Cantz Verlag. In addition to a conversation between Luis Camnitzer and Hans-Michael Herzog, the publication also includes essays by Sabeth Buchmann, Antonio Eligio Fernández (Tonel), Michael Glasmeier, Maren Welsch and Luis Camnitzer.
Catalogue Presentation Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 6 pm
The Last Book
The Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Zurich's central library, is showing a project of Luis Camnitzer's: The Last Book, a collection of written and visual testimonies in A4 format. Over 680 artists from more than 50 countries responded to the artist's worldwide call to help create a legacy for posterity.
Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zurich, http://www.zb.uzh.ch
For more information please contact:
Daros Latinamerica AG, Limmatstrasse 275, 8005 Zürich
Miriam Mahler, T: +41-44-2256565 press@daros-latinamerica.net
Opening and refreshments: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 7 p.m.
Daros Exhibitions
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Thursday, 12 pm to 8 pm
Friday – Sunday, 12 pm to 6 pm
Guided tours every Thursday at 6 pm