Daros Exhibitions
Zürich,
Switzerland
11.03.2010 - 04.07.2010
Opening Hours
Thu, 12 pm to 8 pm
Fri-Sun, 12 pm - 6 pm
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.
Artist of our collection in the exhibition:
Luis Camnitzer
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.
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 thus to the artist’s worldwide call to
help create a legacy for posterity.
Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Zähringerplatz 6, 8001 Zurich, www.zb.uzh.ch
