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Marcelo Brodsky
Born in 1954 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lives and works in Buenos Aires
Visual artist and photographer. Brodsky has represented Argentina in several international biennials such as San Pablo (2010), Valencia (2007), Rotterdam (2000), Photo Spain (1999), among others. He has been awarded with distinctions and received many accolades, such as The Human Rights Award by Bnai Brith Organization (2003),
Salón Nacional de las Artes Award Buenos Aires, Argentina (2000). He has published numerous books such as Tree Time (2013); Visual Correspondences (2009); Correspondences Pablo Ortiz Monasterio – Marcelo Brodsky (2008); Correspondences Martin Parr – Marcelo Brodsky (2008); Good Memory (2006); Vislumbres (2005); The soul of the Buildings with Horst Hoheisel, Andreas Knitz and Fulvia Molina (2004); Buena Memoria (2003); Memory Works (2003); Nexo (2001); Buena Memoria (2000); Palabras (1986); Parábola (1982), among others. He has been featured in important leading national and internationals publications. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Argentina, Spain, France, Austria, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, United States, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, among others. Nowadays, his work is part of important national and international collections such as National Museum of Fine Arts – MNBA (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Modern Art Museum of Buenos Aires – MAMBA (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris, France), The Centre for Creative Photography, University of Arizona Foundation and ASU Art Museum (Arizona, United States), Sprengel Museum Hannover (Germany), Museo de Arte de las Américas, OEA, (Washington DC, United States); Contemporary art collection from Salamanca’s University (Spain), Pinacoteca from San Pablo (Brazil), University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art (United Kingdom), TATE Collection (London, United Kingdom), among others.
Brodsky is a member of the Buena Memoria Human Rights organization and the Board of the Park of Memory for the Victims of State Terrorism close to the Río de la Plata and the Monument for the Missing and Murdered during the military dictatorship.
Some publications
2013
– Tree Time. Buenos Aires: La Luminosa Editions.
2011
– Once@9:53 a.m. Buenos Aires: La Marca Editions, graphic novel co-created with Ilan Stavans.
– Good Memory. Sao Paulo: Edition in collaboration with the Art Gallery from Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
– Good Memory. Recife. Edition in collaboration with the Banco do Nordeste Cultural Centre, Fortaleza and Modern Art Museum Aloisio Magalhães, Brazil.
2009
– Body Politics with Julio Pantoja. Buenos Aires: La Marca Editions
– Correspondances Marcelo Brodsky + Martin Parr. Santiago de Chile: AFA Editions
– Correspondances with Pablo Ortiz Monasterio. México: RM Editions
Source: Rolf
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