Julio Galán (December 5, 1958 – August 4, 2006) was a Mexican artist and architect.
Biography
Galán was one of Latin America's most renowned neo-expressionist painters of the end of the last century and the beginning of this one.citation needed. Galán was a painter with an incredible imagination and talent in his compositions; his paintings and collages are full of elements that usually represent his life.
Galán started his career as a painter in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. In 1981 he won the first prize in the "Salon anual de la Plástica" at the 'Palacio de Bellas Artes' in Mexico City.
He was first brought to international attention by Andy Warhol, who printed several of Galán's works in his magazine, Interview, shortly after Galán moved to New York City in 1984. After that he started to exhibit in New York, Mexico and Europe. In 1994 he won the "Premio Marco" from the 'Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey'; in the same year he had exhibits at the Center for Fine Arts in Miami, Florida, the Museo de Arte Moderno in México City and at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, Texas.
He passed away on the plane that was taking him back to Monterrey in 2006, after suffering a brain hemorrhage.[1]
External links
- Adams, Brooks. "Julio Galan's hothouse icons - Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico." Art in America, July 1994.
- Cotter, Holland. "ART IN REVIEW; Julio Galán." The New York Times, July 6, 2001.
- Laberintos website on Julio Galán (Spanish)
- Official Site of Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey (Spanish)
- del Conde, Teresa. "Julio Galán." La Jornada, July 23, 2002. (Spanish)
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