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Norberto
Gómez
Gómez
by
Adriana Lauria and Enrique Llambías
March 2006
March 2006
This dossier covers forty years of Norberto Gómez’s work, from his minimalist constructions of 1966 and 1967 to the anti-monuments he produced in polyester and bronze in the nineties. In between, his series of “guts”, organic remains, weapons and “plasters” punctuate a long career that has enriched the Argentine art scene.
1998
Memory Towers (model), 1998
He shows La Parca (“The fury”) as part of the exhibition Clásico – Barroco (“Classic – Baroque”), at the Fundación Andreani, which also features works by Badii, Bedel, Distéfano, Curatella Manes, Heredia, Iommi, Heras Velasco, Pacenza, Ariadna Pastorini, Omar Schiliro, Román Vitalli and Sesostris Vitullo.
In accordance with Law 46 as established by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, the Comisión Pro Monumento a las Víctimas del Terrorismo de Estado (“Commission for the Monuments to the State Terrorism Victims”) asks him to contribute work to the Parque de la Memoria (“Memory Park”). This park, which has been under construction since 2001, is situated on the banks of the River Plate, in the Costanera Norte area of Buenos Aires. In addition to artists selected through an international competition –Claudia Fontes, Rini Hurkmans, Marie Orensanz, Grupo Arte Callejero, Nuno Ramos, Marjetica Pörtrc, Dennis Oppenheim, Germán Botero, Per Kirkeby, William Tucker, Nicolás Guagnini and Clorindo Testa–, works will be constructed and put in place by special guests whom the
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