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Juan Muñoz

b. 1953, Madrid; d. 2001, Ibiza... Juan Muñoz was born in 1953 in Madrid. From 1976 to 1977, he attended the Central School of Art and Design in London (now Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design). From 1979 to 1980, he studied printmaking at Croydon College of Design and Technology. In 1981 he moved to New York to attend the Pratt Institute, School of Art and Design and work as an artist-in-residence at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, New York. He returned to Spain the following year and devoted a year to curating, before turning his attention to sculpting. Muñoz’s early body of work, begun in 1984, consisted of sculptures of isolated architectural components like balcony railings mounted onto the gallery walls. His first solo exhibition, held at Galería Fernando Vijande in 1984, showcased these early sculptures. He continued to experiment with displaced architectural elements, notably his surreally inclining or drooping banister rails created between 1987 and 1991.... Muñoz is perhaps best known for his enigmatic sculptures of strangely haunting human figures created from the late 80s until his untimely death at the age of forty-eight in 2001. His sculptural installations are like stage sets populated by maudlin characters, implying narratives of conspiracy, despair, and isolation. Despite the often-unsettling qualities of his work, Muñoz consistently acknowledged the emotional range of the human condition, from the absurd and irrational to the poignant and humorous. Shown individually and in groups, the figure—inspired by ventriloquist dummies, dwarves, and punching-bag clowns—is a constant presence in his work.We only show the first 70 results for these searchterm(s). Try an extra searchterm to refine the searchresults. First word is leading! Also try sculptures architectural

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