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1991, Video Installation, 134"x24.5"x24"
collection: The Juan Downey Foundation, New York, NY

Juan Downey, Born 1940, Santiago Chile, D.1993

Downey was a multi-media artist, whose work ranged from videotapes, drawing and installations to performances. Most known for his video productions he was credited to be an individual Òwhose work helped establish his medium as serious art form."

Education: 1967- 69 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; Stanley HayterÕs Atelier 17, Paris. France; 1961 B.A. Architecture, Universidad Cat—lica de Chile, Chile.

Exhibitions: 1991 & 1975 Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; International Center of Photography, NY; The University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA; Contemporary Art Museum Houston, TX.

Awards: Rockefeller Foundation Video Fellowship, NY; Solomon Guggenheim Fellowship, NY; NY State Council on the Arts, NY; National Endowment for the Arts.

Collections: Museum of Modern Art, NY; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland.

Source: Reaffirming Spirituality (Part III),
El Museo del Barrio, 1995.


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