In the history of art, Juan Garaizabal is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Juan Garaizabal as Spanish sculptor (born 1971).
Juan Garaizabal was born at Madrid in 1971. His recorded nationality is Spain.
Contemporary practice spans painting, photography, installation and digital media, with biennials and galleries setting reputations.
He worked as sculptor, painter and conceptual artist.
His recorded movement is new media art and interactive art.
Among his best-known works are Memoria Urbana Berlin and Ghost of the Colonial Hotel. Looking is a skill, and the artists who last are those who taught their audience how to do it.
That the work was made in Spain shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Juan Garaizabal is still working, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Notable work: Memoria Urbana Berlin
- Notable work: Ghost of the Colonial Hotel
- Movement: new media art and interactive art
