Aníbal López
Aníbal López (born April 13, 1964 in Guatemala City , † September 26, 2014 there ) was a Guatemalan photographer , video artist and actionist .
life and work
Since the 1990s, Aníbal López's practice has moved further and further away from figurative painting, photography and video art towards actions that combine street art , performance , minimalism , conceptual art and activism .
Since 1997 López has signed many of his art actions with the pseudonym / code name A-1 53167 (this is the number of his Guatemalan ID). In 2001 López showed the photographic series 30 de Junio at the 49th Venice Biennale . He poured out 10 sacks of coal on a street through which a military parade was taking place a few hours later . For the Testimonio project at dOCUMENTA (13) , he invited a Guatemalan Sicario , a contract killer , to talk to him about the political situation in Central America. A video and black and white photographs with which López documented the encounter were exhibited.
literature
- Michael Nungesser : López (L. Juárez), Aníbal . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 85, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-023190-8 , p. 273.
Web links
- Frankfurter Rundschau contract killer video causes outrage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prometeo Gallery Aníbal López accessed on April 22, 2019 (English)
- ↑ dOCUMENTA (13). The accompanying book / The Guidebook. Catalog 3/3., Page 160, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7757-2954-3
- ↑ Universes in Universe A1-53167 accessed on April 22, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Shiva Gallery Aníbal López accessed on April 22, 2019 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | López, Aníbal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | López Juarez, Aníbal Asdrúbal (full name); A-1 53167 (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guatemalan photographer and video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guatemala City |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 2014 |
| Place of death | Guatemala City |