Kinesthesia: Latin American Kinetic Art 1954-1969 : Cameron, Dan, Green (editor), Susan by Dan Cameron

This book examines pioneering Latin American kinetic artists who helped develop kinetic art into an international movement Kinesthesia Latin American Kinetic Art, examines the influential and visually stunning work of South American kinetic artists While Southern California was becoming the North American epicenter for Light and Space art in the s, separate yet closely related technical experiments had been unfolding in a handful of major cities of South America, as well as in Paris, the European center for kinetic art Kinesthesia highlights the broad differences that emerged among the two principal South American centers of activity Argentina, where kinetic art grew out of local debates about painting and Venezuela, where pioneering notions of modern architecture stimulated a synthesis of art and design Featured in this volume are kinetic sculptures and installations by Jess Rafael Soto, Julio Le Parc, Carlos Cruz Diez, Martha Boto, and others, as well as essays that explore the history of this movement, examine the artists reception by European and American audiences in the context of the Cold War, and link their achievements to st century artists and their workDan Cameron is an independent curator of international art He is the founder of Prospect New Orleans, and has held senior positions at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, California, the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, and the New Museum in New York