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Joaquín Torres-García

The Arcadian Modern

Luis Pérez-Oramas Glenn D. Lowry

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English
Museum of Modern Art
01 December 2015
Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguayan, 1874-1949) is one of the most complex and

emblematic modern masters from the first half of the 20th century, whose work

determined transformational paths for modern art on both sides of the Atlantic.

Manifesting a profound impulse toward the avant-garde as much as the primitive, and

stressing a schematic impulsion alongside a permanent fascination with the notion of

utopia, he participated in some of the most crucial intellectual and artistic discussions

of the past century. His personal involvement with a significant number of early

Modern and avant-garde movements, from Catalan Noucentismo to Cubism, Ultraism- Vibrationism, and Neo-Plasticism, make him an unparalleled figure in the history of

modernism in the Americas.

Published in conjunction with the first major, all-inclusive retrospective of the

artist's work in the US since the 1970s, this richly illustrated publication presents

Torres-García's long and wide-ranging career, from the late 19th century to the 1940s,

and includes drawings, paintings, objects and sculptures. Combining a chronological

presentation with a thematic approach, the book is organized into five separate

essays with interspersed plates, following an illustrated chronology and an extensive

bibliography.

By:   ,
Imprint:   Museum of Modern Art
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 268mm,  Width: 228mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   1.410kg
ISBN:   9780870709753
ISBN 10:   0870709755
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Luis P�rez-Oramas is the Estrellita Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Alexander Alberro is professor of Art History and Department Chair at Barnard College in New York. Sergio Chejfec is a novelist and has published numerous works of fiction and essays. He teaches in the Creative Writing in Spanish Program at the New York University. Estrella de Diego is a curator and professor of Contemporary Art at the Complutense University, Madrid (UCM), and a regular columnist for Spanish newspaper El Pa�s. Geaninne Guti�rrez-Guimar�es is a Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Drawings and Prints at MoMA.

Reviews for Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern

Torres-Garcia's own oeuvre looks as fresh today as the work of any of his progeny... The depth of his work and the stories behind it are handsomely represented in this exhibition and the five essays in the indispensible catalogue.--Stephen Westfall Art in America Torres-Garcia's own oeuvre looks as fresh today as the work of any of his progeny... The depth of his work and the stories behind it are handsomely represented in this exhibition and the five essays in the indispensible catalogue.--Stephen Westfall Art in America This indispensable book follows the peripatetic artist through his variegated career, beginning in Barcelona at the turn of the twentieth century, and then moving on to Paris, New York, Madrid, and many points between.--Christopher Lyon Bookforum Torres-Garcia's own oeuvre looks as fresh today as the work of any of his progeny... The depth of his work and the stories behind it are handsomely represented in this exhibition and the five essays in the indispensible catalogue.--Stephen Westfall Art in America


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