{"id":2757,"date":"2015-12-09T22:50:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T03:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=2757"},"modified":"2018-05-25T02:11:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T06:11:06","slug":"luis-camnitzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/luis-camnitzer\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Camnitzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2517\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2757-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/luiscamnitzer.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/luiscamnitzer.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/luiscamnitzer.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2771 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/LuisCamnitzer.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LuisCamnitzer\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>Luis Camnitzer (b.1937) is a German-born Uruguayan artist and writer who moved to New York in 1964. He was at the vanguard of 1960s Conceptualism, working primarily in printmaking, sculpture, and installations. Camnitzer\u2019s artwork explores subjects such as social injustice, repression, and institutional critique. His humorous, biting, and often politically charged use of language as art medium has distinguished his practice for over four decades.<br \/>\nSince\u00a0the mid 1960s, Camnitzer created a key body of work that blended both language and humor\u2014producing a series of object-boxes that placed ordinary items within wood-framed glass boxes with text printed on brass plaques. In all cases, the printed sentences are also the works\u2019 titles. In many ways, these boxes anticipate one of Camnitzer\u2019s most important works, the <i>Uruguayan Torture Series<\/i> (1983\u201384). This photo-etching series epitomizes Camnitzer\u2019s ability to question the social and political roles of an individual in society, while also examining a dimension of human psychology by pairing images and text to create new meaning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/2zOnKE\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2775 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/41k6BMc-FLL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg?resize=214%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"41k6BMc+FLL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"214\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/41k6BMc-FLL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/41k6BMc-FLL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>Though Camnitzer never left New York, his practice remains intrinsically connected to his homeland and the whole of Latin America. This consistent dedication cements his place as a key figure in shaping debates around ideas of post-Colonialism, Conceptualism, and pedagogy.<\/p>\n<p>Camnitzer\u2019s work has been shown at important institutions since the 1960s, including one-person exhibitions at El Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Santiago, Chile (2013); Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (2011); El Museo del Barrio, New York (1995); Museo Carrillo Gil, Mexico City (1993); and List Visual Arts Center at M.I.T., Cambridge, MA (1991). Retrospectives of his work have been presented at Lehman College Art Gallery in the Bronx, New York (1991); Kunsthalle Kiel, Germany (2003); Daros Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, El Museo del Barrio, New York; and Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellin, Bogota, Colombia (2010\u201313). The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda is planning a large-scale retrospective of the artist scheduled to open in 2017. His work has appeared in numerous group exhibitions, including <i>Under the Same Sun: Art from Latin America Today<\/i> at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (2014); the seminal <i>Information<\/i> show at Museum of Modern Art, New York (1970); among others. He has been featured in several international biennials, including the Bienal de la Habana, Cuba (1984, 1986, 1991, 2009); Pavilion of Uruguay, 43 Biennale di Venezia, Italy (1988); Whitney Biennial (2000); and Documenta 11 (2002). In 2018, The Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid will have an exhibition of his work.<\/p>\n<p>Read more of his articles on e-flux,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-flux.com\/journal\/an-artist-a-leader-and-a-dean-were-on-a-boat%E2%80%A6\/\" target=\"_blank\">An Artist, a Leader, and a Dean Were on a Boat\u2026<\/a> as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-flux.com\/journal\/art-and-literacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Art and Literacy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/luiscamnitzer.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listLuis Camnitzer (b.1937) is a German-born Uruguayan artist and writer who moved to New York in 1964. He was at the vanguard of 1960s Conceptualism, working primarily in printmaking, sculpture, and installations. 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