McEwen, Abigail
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Temkin, Susanna
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Zwirner, Lucas
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Gallery David Zwirner
Concrete Cuba
: cuban geometric abstraction from the 1950s
Anmerkungen:
Aus dem Impressum: "This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition Conrete Cuba, David Zwirner, 24 Grafton Street, London, September 5-October 3, 2015; David Zwirner, 537 West 20th Street, New York, January 7-February 20, 2016
Beschreibung:
The development of Cuban geometric abstraction and the formation of Los Diez Pintores Concretos (Ten Concrete Painters) coincided with the radical cultural shifts that raged throughout the country in the 1950s. Against this backdrop, artists sought a new visual language in which abstract art could function as political and social practice. Concrete Cuba, produced on the occasion of the 2015-16 exhibition at David Zwirner, marks one of the first major presentations outside Cuba to focus on concretism in Cuba, and includes important works from the late 1940s through the early 1960s by the 12 artists who were associated with the group: Pedro Álvarez, Wifredo Arcay, Mario Carreño, Salvador Corratgé, Sandú Darié, Luis Martínez Pedro, Alberto Menocal, José M. Mijares, Pedro de Oraá, José Ángel Rosabal, Loló Soldevilla and Rafael Soriano
Concrete Cuba / Abigail McEwen -- Plates -- Los Diez / Pedro de Oraá and Lucas Zwirner -- Chronology / Susanna Temkin -- Artist biographies