Modern Archives - Page 7 of 9

Janine Antoni

American sculptor, born in the Bahamas. She has made sculpture out of food. Gnaw (1992, MoMA, New York) consists of three 600 pound cubes of lard

Joaquín Torres García

Uruguayan painter and art theorist, born in Montevideo. Most of his life was spent in Spain, to which he moved with his family in 1891 (his mother was

Juan Bustillos

Juan Bustillos is the country’s best contemporary sculptor for his seemingly endless collection of life-size sculpted animals made from timber

Lygia Clark

Lygia Pimentel Lins, better known as Lygia Clark, was a Brazilian artist is best known for her painting and installation work. She was often associated

Lygia Pape

Lygia Pape fue una grabadora, escultora, pintora, cineasta, profesora y artista multimedia brasileña. Se la reconoce dentro del llamado Arte concre-

María Izquierdo

María Izquierdo is known for being the first Mexican woman to have her artwork exhibited in the United States. She committed both her life and her career

Marta Minujín

Marta Minujín is an Argentine conceptual and performance artist. Minujín began her career in Paris. She then moved to New York, where she met Andy

Stefan Brüggemann

Stefan Brüggemann is a Mexican artist working in a wide variety of artistic disciplines. Examples of Brüggemann’s conceptual work are his Puddle Paintings

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a visual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing “Autoconstrucción”

Alejandro Otero

Venezuelan painter, sculptor, administrator, and writer, regarded as one of his country’s leading artists. He was born at El Manteco, Bolivar State, and