Biographical Elements
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Biographical Elements
(Selection - Updated on 07/01/2013)
| 1923 | Born in Caracas, on August 17th, Venezuela. |
| 1940 | Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Caracas, where he obtaines the diploma of professor in Applied Arts, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1944 | Designs the publications of the Creole Petroleum Corporation and illustrates other newspapers and publications, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1944 | Makes comics for various newspapers, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1946 | Works as creative director of advertising agency McCann-Erickson Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1947 | Travels to New York for an advertising training, United States. |
| 1947 | Held his first personal exhibition 12 Gouaches de Carlos Cruz-Diez, Instituto Venezolano-Americano, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1953 | Works as an illustrator for El Nacional newspaper and other publications, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1955 | Settled in El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain. |
| 1955 | Travels to Paris and visits the exhibition Le Mouvement at the Galerie Denise René, France. |
| 1956 | Exhibits his work at the Galerie Buchholz, in Madrid, where he presents the Parénquimas and the Objetos Rítmicos Móviles, Spain. |
| 1957 | Illustrator of literary publications of the Ministry of Education, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1957 | Founded the Estudio de Artes Visuales [Visual Arts Studio] for graphic and industrial design, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1958 | Adjunct director and painting professor at the School of Fine Arts, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1958 | Professor of typography and graphic design at the Escuela de Periodismo [Journalism School], Universidad Central, Venezuela. |
| 1959 | Creates his first Couleur Additive and Physichromie, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1960 | Settled permanently in Paris with his family, France. |
| 1961 | Participates at the exhibition Le Mouvement at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
| 1963 | Creates and develops the first series of Induction Chromatique, Chromointerférence et Transchromie Aléatoire, Paris, France. |
| 1963 | Participates at the exhibition Nove Tendencije 2, Zagreb, Croatia. |
| 1964 | Participates at the exhibition Le Mouvement 2 at the Galerie Denise René, Paris, France. |
| 1965 | Advisor of the Centre Culturel Noroît, Arras, France. |
| 1965 | Inaugurates at the Galerie Kerchache his first personal exhibition in Paris: Physichromies de Cruz-Diez. Œuvres de 1954 à 1965, France. |
| 1965 | Participates at the exhibition The Responsive Eye, Museum of Modern Art, New York, United States. |
| 1967 | Graphic visualizer and co-founder of the art magazine Robho, Paris, France. |
| 1967 | Participates at the exhibition Lumière et Mouvement held at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France. |
| 1969 | Installed Labyrinthe de Chromosaturation on the Boulevard Saint- Germain, Paris, France. |
| 1970 | Personal exhibition at the XXXV Biennale di Venezia, Venezuelan Pavilion, Venice, Italy. |
| 1972 | Taught “kinetic techniques” at the Unité d’Études et Recherches d’Arts Plastiques at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France. |
| 1973 | Opens a new workshop, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1973 | Jury member for the diploma of the École Supérieure des Beaux- Arts, Paris, France. |
| 1973 | Works on numerous large projects related to integrated architectural works, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1975 | Creates the Environnement Chromatique for the headquarters of the Union des Banques Suisses in Zürich, Switzerland. |
| 1980 | Opening of the travelling exhibition Didáctica y Dialéctica del Color at the Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1986 | Head of the Art Unit of the Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1989 | Published his book Reflexión sobre el Color, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1997 | Opening of the Museo de la Estampa y el Diseño Carlos Cruz-Diez [Carlos Cruz-Diez Museum of Print and Design], Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 2007 | Honorary Member of the Venezuelan Academy of Language, Venezuela. |
| 2009 | Opens an Atelier Cruz-Diez in Panama City, Republic of Panama. |
| 2009 | Publishes the second edition in Spanish and English of his book Reflexión sobre el Color, Madrid, Spain. |
| 2010 | Celebrates fifty years of life in Paris, France. |
| 2011 | Inaugurates his most important retrospective exhibition Carlos Cruz-Diez. Color in Space and Time, at The Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH), Houston, United States. |
| 2012 | Receives the rank of Officer of the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur, Paris, France. |
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Galerie Denise René - Rive gauche
196, boulevard Saint-Germain
Paris 75007
Paris 75007
06.06.13 - 30.09.13
Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris
75008 Paris
10.04.13 - 22.07.13
Centre d'Art Contemporain Frank Popper
2, Place du Prieuré,
Marcigny, France
Marcigny, France
01.06.13 - 03.11.13
Fundación BBVA Provincial
Av. de La Castellana, cruce con calle El Bosque, Edificio Provincial, piso 3. Urbanización La Castellana, Caracas, Venezuela
03.05.13 - 21.07.13
Maxwell Davidson Gallery
724 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA
02.05.13 - 28.06.13
Fundació Stämpfli - Art Contemporani
Plaça de l'Ajuntament, 13, Sitges, Spain
27.04.13 - 27.10.13
