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Joaquín Torres García

Biography of the Uruguayan painter Joaquín Torres García (1874-1949), with a commentary on the development of his work and the origins of Constructivism. [es]

Joaquín Torres García y La Escuela del Sur

Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949) and students of his studio "Escuela del Sur", biographies and texts: Rosa Acle, Julio Alpuy, Day Man Antúnez, Sergio de Castro, Gonzalo Fonseca, José Gurvich, Francisco Matto, Amalia Nieto, Manuel Pailós, Hector Ragni, Augusto Torres, Horacio Torres. [es]

Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales

National Museum for Visual Arts, created in 1911. Most important collection of Uruguayan art. Organizes national and international exhibitions. Address: Julio Herrera y Reissig esq. Tomás Giribaldi, s/n / Parque Rodó / CP: 11300, Montevideo [es]

Museo Torres García

Preserves, exhibits, and disseminates the body of work by Joaquín Torres García, one of modern art's pioneers in Latin America. On the upper floors, in the Center for Modern Art, Uruguayan and foreign exhibitions are held, and seminars and art courses are offered. Address: Peatonal Sarandí 683, Montevideo. CP 11000. [es]

Pedro Figari

Biography and texts about painter Pedro Figari (1861-1938), by Jorge Luis Borges and Alejo Carpentier. [es]

Planismo

"Planismo" is the name for the type of Uruguayan painting, primarily between 1920 to 1930, which was realized on the basis of planes of color. [es]

 

 

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