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Carlos Cruz-Diez (17 agosto 1923 – 27 luglio 2019) “era un artista venezuelano che alcuni studiosi affermarono di essere stato “uno dei più grandi innovatori artistici del XX secolo.”
Exhibitions[edit]
- Physichromies de Cruz-Diez: Oeuvres de 1954 à 1965, Galerie Kerchache, Paris, France, 1965.
- Cordoba Has III Bienal Interamericana de Arte, Cordoba, Argentina, October 1966.
- Physichromies, Couleur Additive, Induction Chromatique, Chromointerferences, Galerie Denise René, 1971, New York, NY.
- Venezuelan Art Show presented by the Consulate General of Venezuela, Galeria Venezuela, New York, NY, October 1980.
- Geometric Abstraction: Latin American Art from the Patricica Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, August–November 2001.
- Geométriques et cinétiques, Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, São Paulo, Brésil Cruz-Diez, Galerie d’art de Créteil, France. Cruz-Diez, Galerie Lavigne Bastille, Paris, 2002.
- Couleur événement, Galerie Lavignes Bastille, Paris, 2004.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: (In)formed by Color[3], Americas Society, New York, NY, 2008.
- Cruz-Diez, 50 ans de recherche, Galerie Lavigne Bastille, Paris, from November 2009 to March 2010.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: El color en el espacio y en el tiempo, MALBA, Buenos Aires
- Circumstance and Ambiguity of Color, at Maxwell Da vidson Gallery, New York, NY, from 2 May to 28 June 2013.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez in Black & White[4], Americas Society, New York, NY, 2014.
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: Evolving Color[5], Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA, from 17 May until 26 July 2014.
- Transfiguration de la couleur, at Marlborough Gallery, Monaco, from 19 March until 26 May 2015.[6]
- Chromatic Transfiguration, at Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY, from 28 May to 3 July 2015.
- Light Show,Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, from May to 5 July 2015.[7]
- Didaktik und dialektik der farbe, Kleine Museum, Weißenstadt, Germany, from 7 July to 17 October 2015.[8]
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: Mastering Colour, at Puerta Roja, Hong Kong, from 18 March to 25 May 2017.[9]
- Carlos Cruz-Diez: Luminous Reality, at Phillips Gallery, London, UK from 16 July to 6 September 2018.[10]
Awards[edit]
- 1966 Grand award, III Bienal Americana de Arte, National University of Córdoba, Exact science department, Córdoba, Argentina.
- 1967 International painting Award, IX Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
- 1969 Second prize, International painting festival, Château-Musée de Cagnes-sur-Mer, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.
- 1971 National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela, National Institute of Arts and Culture (INCIBA), Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1976 Art integration award, VI Architecture Biennale, Architecture school of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1981 Order of Andrés Bello, First class, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2002 Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, París, France.
- 2006 Doctor Honoris Causa, Casa Rectoral, Simón Bolívar University, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2007 Doctor Honoris Causain Art, University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
- 2008 Honorary Medal of the city of Marcigny, Marcigny, France.
- 2010 AICA 2009 Award, International Association of Art Critics, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 2011 Gold Medal of the Americas Society, Cipriani Wall Street, New York City. 31st Annual Spring Party, organized by Americas Society.
- 2011 Best living artist award, Estampa 2011 fair, Madrid, Spain.
- 2012 Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, Officier, París, France.
- 2012 Paez Medal of Art, New York City. (VAEA).
- 2012 Premio Penagos, Fundación Mapfre, Madrid, Spain.
- 2015 Turner Medal for Colour, Physical Society of London, London, United Kingdom.[11]

