Torres-García, Joaquín, 1874-1949
Dates
- Existence: 1874-07-28 - 1949-08-08
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Almanach Demi Stock No.3: Espaces de Notre Temps / Galerie 1900-2000 ; Wolfli A ; Apollinaire G ; Larionov M ; Duchamp M ; Torres-Garcia J ; Ernst M ; Hoch H ; Jean M ; Ray M ; Styrsky J ; Dotremont C ; Jorn A ; Reutersward CF ; Michaux H ; Klein Y ; VanDoesburg T ; Hausmann R., 1986
El Taller Torres-Garcia / Torres-Garcia, Joaquin ; Ramirez, Mari Carmen, editor ; Seuphor M., 1992
Subtitled " The School of the South and its Legacy," this book was published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin. This publication documents a chapter in the history of modern latin American art through the workshop school established by Torres-Garcia upon his return to Montevideo, Uruguay in 1934. The book is organized into the following sections: The Asociacion de Arte Constructivo, 1934-1942; El Taller Torres-Garcia, 1943-1962; The Contemporary Legacy. In addition to extensive photographs and reproductions, there is a checklist of artists included in the exhibition, biographies of the participants, and an extensive bibliography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Nueva Escuela del Arte del Uruguay / Torres-Garcia, Joaquin., 1946
This book contains a text "La Regla Abstracta" by Torres-Garcia in his own handwriting about painting and constructive art and the contribution to the art of the three Americas. The second part of the book consists of illustrations of pictures and constructions by Torres-Garcia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Picasso to Plensa: A Century of Art from Spain / Ellen J. Landis, curator ; Picasso P ; Torres-Garcia J ; Jeffett W ; Stein G ; Miro J ; Rabascall J ; Miralda A ; Gris J ; Dali S ; Arp J ; Hausmann R ; Jean M ; Tapies A ; Saura A ; Equipo Cronica ; Grup De Treball ; Muntadas A ; Pazos C ; Plensa J., 2005 - 2006
William Jeffett contributed a lenghy, enlightening essay entitled "Avant-Garde and Moderization" to this catalogue. Marvin Sackner was a co-speaker with Jeffett at the symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition," Tour de France/Florida" at the Frost Museum in January 2012 and Jeffetts donated this catalogue to the Sackner Archive. Of note is a photograph of Joan Rabascall's sculpture "Monument to Televison (1992) on page 80 of the essay. The Sackners agreed to lend this sculpture to the exhiibition but their professional art movers deemed it too fragile to travel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Ready to Rumba! Latin Political Art Sets Utopia on Its Ear / Cotter, Holland; Solar X; Ferrari L; Torres-Garcia J., 2004
The catalogue for this exhibition is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.