Property from a Private Collection, France
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Facundo de Zuviría
Ratio from Siesta Argentina
- Estimate
- £2,000 - 3,000
£3,125
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print.
2003
21.8 x 32.7 cm (8 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Signed, titled in Spanish, dated and numbered 3/3 in pencil on the verso.
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Catalogue Essay
Facundo de Zuviría’s series Siesta Argentina is comprised of images of storefronts in Buenos Aires, drawing attention to the differing patterns found on the building facades. Created in the period following the Argentine crisis at the end of 2001, this series illustrates a city devoid of people and activities during mid-afternoon siesta.
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Facundo de Zuviría
Argentinian | 1954Facundo de Zuviría graduated in law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires before turning to photography full time. During Argentina’s economic crisis of 2001, he started documenting the closure of small stores, which he witnessed throughout the capital. Siesta Argentina, the resulting series, constitutes a poignant meditation on Argentina’s fading urban identity. Zuviría has received multiple awards, including the prestigious Konex Award twice, in 1992 and 2012. His work has been exhibited worldwide and his work is held in numerous collections, including Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires.
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