Art in America - March 2016_

OSWALDO

VIGAS

Anthological 1943-2013

São Paulo

April 2nd

July 3rd 2016

Oswaldo Vigas is a seminal figure of

Latin American art, who validated the

cultural heritage of the region by revi-

sing his own artistic roots through the

prism of his global perspective in the

arts. In 1952, Vigas relocated to Paris,

where he lived for fourteen years, devo-

ting mostly to painting. During his stay

he participated in several editions at the

Salon de Mai, exhibiting his work along-

side artists such as Jean Arp, Marc Cha-

gall, Alberto Giacometti, Wifredo Lam,

René Magritte, Henri Matisse, Roberto

Matta, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso. In

1964 he returned to Venezuela, where he

settled and continued to work untiringly

until his death in 2014 at the age of 90.

Vigas’ work has been showcased in more

than a hundred solo exhibitions, and evi-

dence of his oeuvre is present in nume-

rous institutions as well as in public and

private collections worldwide. A major

anthological exhibition has been trave-

ling throughout the most important mu-

seums of the Americas since 2014.

Oswaldo Vigas. Anthological 1943-2013

is a comprehensive survey that features

the most representative works by the ar-

tist, tracking his artistic evolution from

1943 to 2013. This itinerant exhibition,

shown in Santiago, Lima and Bogotá in

the past year, continues to conquer new

territories throughout the Americas and

is soon heading to the Museu de Arte

Contemporânea da Universidade de São

Paolo, Brasil in April 2016 and (TBA)

other cities in the USA.

http://www.oswaldovigas.com

Traveling exhibition

Lima | Santiago de Chile | Bogotá | São Paulo