Alfredo Jaar, The Eyes of Gutete Emerita 1996
Alfredo Jaar is a n artist, architect, and filmmaker who lives and works in New York City. He was born in Satiago de Chile in 1956.
His work has been shown extensively around the world. He has participated in the Biennales of Venice (1986, 2007), Sao Paulo (1987, 1989), Sydney (1990), Istanbul (1995), Kwangju (1995, 2000), Johannesburg (1997), and Seville (2006), as well as the Documenta exhibitions (1987, 2002) in Kassel, Germany.
Jaar has had individual exhibitions in important venues internationally and has created more than fifty Public Interventions around the world. More than thirty-six monographic publications have been published about his work. Jaar became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1985 and a MacArthur Fellow in 2000. In 2006 he received Span’s Premio Extremadura a la Creacion.
Scheduled Events
November 17 – 6:30-8:30pm
Arist Lecture
Room 3527
Greer Garson
Owen Fine Arts Center
November 18 – 4:00-7:00pm
Seminar
Room 1720a
Owen Fine Arts Center
November 19 – 4:00-7:00pm
Seminar
Room 1720a
Owen Fine Arts Center
November 20 – 1:00 pm
360-Degree Lecture Series,
Nasher Sculpture Center
