Jorge Pardo (artist)

For other people named Jorge Pardo, see Jorge Pardo (disambiguation).
Jorge Pardo
Born Cuba
Known for Sculpture
Awards MacArthur Fellow

Jorge Pardo (born 1963 in Havana) is a Cuban-American artist and sculptor.[1][2][3][4] In 2010 he won a MacArthur Fellowship.[5]

Life

Pardo was born in Havana but his family relocated to Chicago when he was six. He studied at the University of Illinois and received his BFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.[6] His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Works

Literature

References

  1. Finkel, Jori (2 December 2007). "Here's the Show, the Works Are Elsewhere". The New York Times.
  2. Diane Solway. "Jorge Pardo: Go Inside Tecoh". W Magazine.
  3. "LA Times". latimes.com.
  4. "Petzel Gallery - Jorge Pardo". petzel.com.
  5. "Jorge Pardo". macfound.org.
  6. "Jorge Pardo — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2016-03-17.

External links

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