Nov
10

“Directions: Mario Garcia Torres and Cyprien Gaillard”

“Directions: Mario Garcia Torres and Cyprien Gaillard”—Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Nov. 10 through March 27, 2011

Cyprien Gaillard (French, b. Paris, 1980) and Mario Garcia Torres (Mexican, b. Monclova, 1975) represent a new generation of conceptual artists who examine the architectural and artistic “ruins” of the recent past. Both investigate idealistic historical movements, raising the provocative question of whether the convictions and achievements of today’s artists, architects, and theorists will prove any more enduring than those of previous generations.

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Posted: 10 November 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.