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November 8, 2007- December 8, 2007
Reception: November 8, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mathias Goeritz
Galeria Ramis Barquet
532 W 24th StGaleria Ramis Barquet is proud to announce a retrospective exhibition of renowned Mexican artist, Mathias Goeritz (1915-1990)
Mathias Goeritz arrived in Mexico in 1949. Having fled his native Germany during World War II, he spent time in Morocco and later in Spain, where he founded the experimental “Escuela de Altamira”. Goeritz established himself in Mexico during the time in which the predominant school of artistic thought was still ruled by the social and political ideas behind the muralist movement. Goeritz’s modernist and minimalist tendencies were not welcomed by adherents to the aforementioned ideals, but were certainly embraced by a new generation of eager creators whom he strongly influenced.
Goeritz’s works of both painting and sculpture employed a diversity of materials such as wood, copper or found objects. Still, he did not limit himself to painting and sculpture, but also thrived in the field of architecture. His conception of so-called “emotional architecture” was a reaction to the imposed functional architecture of the time. Together with renowned architect Luis Barragán and visual artist Chucho Reyes, Goeritz would attempt to achieve “Gesamtkunstwerk” in a diversity of architectural projects that are now landmarks.
Mathias Goeritz played an essential part in the foundation of a modern artistic current that would profoundly influence Latin American XXth century art, an influence that is underlined in this exhibition. Included are early pieces from his first years in Mexico when he was initially influenced by religious art and in turn was determined to modernize it. Additionally, this retrospective also includes a variety of important sculptures from throughout his career that reflect his materic experimentation with diverse media, as well as various maquettes and studies from diverse architectural projects.
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