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Works by:
Julio Alpuy,
Lidya Buzio,
Marta Chilindron,
Gonzalo Fonseca,
José Gurvich,
Sergio Gutman,
Francisco Matto,
Manuel Pailós,
César Paternosto,
Alceu Ribeiro,
Ladd Spiegel,
Augusto Torres,
Horacio Torres
and Joaquín Torres-García.
The traditional conception of sculpture as
a solid volume was shattered by the Cubist constructions
initiated by Picasso in 1912. Built or assembled in
cardboard, tin or wood, these figures or objects appear
as the extended planes of the Cubist painting or collage,
incorporating real space in a dialectical synthesis.
The Constructivists continued this transformation of the
sculptural experience, creating a new physical language of structure and form.
The Constructivist woods in this exhibition illustrate
the continuity and vitality of an art form with a long
tradition. Many reflect the teachings of the Taller
Torres-García, where the art of the Amerindian, African
and Oceanic cultures was studied and valued
equally with traditional Western art.
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