ART
Mario García Torres |
Written 30 January |
Sunday 08 February, 10:00Jeu de Paume (Concorde), 75008 [map]
Born in the '70s, mexican artist
Mario García Torres revisits the history of conceptual art. This being a movement that asserted the primacy of the idea over its implementation, sometimes all that remains of conceptual "works" are sketches and documents. Mario García Torres likes to trace the origins of certain pieces in order to question the nature of art whilst exploring a history whose protagonists include
John Baldessari,
Sol LeWitt and
Robert Barry.
García Torres' project, entitled "Il aurait bien pu le promettre aussi", occupies four different spaces including the foyer, the mezzanine, and the bookshop. His explorations lead him to come up with projects that call into question the cultural and political dimensions of cultural history - a good part of his work looks at the question of the reception of the artwork in relation to its context and historical moment.
| What: | Mario García Torres |
| When: | Sunday 08 February, 10:00 |
| Where: | Jeu de Paume (Concorde), 1 place de la Concorde 75008 [map] |
| Transport: | Concorde |
| Cost: | 6EUR |
| Phone: | 01 47 03 12 50 |
| Web: | www.jeudepaume.org |
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