The Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC) was an arts organization based in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, that was instrumental in creating an international arts movement based on the ideas of systems art within
conceptual art.
History
In August 1968, CAyC was established as a multidisciplinary workshop by
Víctor Grippo,
Jacques Bedel,
Luis Fernando Benedit,
Alfredo Portillos,
Clorindo Testa,
Jorge Glusberg
Jorge Glusberg (23 September 1932 – 2 February 2012) was an Argentine author, publisher, curator, professor, and conceptual artist.
Early life and education
Glusberg was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
When he was 12 years old Glusberg o ...
, and
Jorge González.
Jorge Glusberg was the main leader associated with CAyC.
In 1971, the "Grupo de los Trece" was created by Polish theater director
Jerzy Grotowski. There were 13 artists who made up the group:
Jacques Bedel,
Luis Fernándo Benedit,
Gregorio Dujovny,
Carlos Ginsburg,
Jorge Glusberg
Jorge Glusberg (23 September 1932 – 2 February 2012) was an Argentine author, publisher, curator, professor, and conceptual artist.
Early life and education
Glusberg was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
When he was 12 years old Glusberg o ...
,
Victor Grippo,
Jorge González Mir
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
The Latin form ''Georgius' ...
,
Vicente Lucas Marotta,
Luis Pazos,
Alfredo Portillos,
Juan Carlos Romero,
Julio Teich Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to:
* Julio (given name)
* Julio (surname)
* Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation a ...
, and Horacio Zabala. Additional artists who later joined were Leopoldo Maler and
Clorindo Testa. In 1975, the group were formally named the "Grupo CAyC."
The work was centered around the concept of "Arte de Sistemas" or Systemic Art.
In 1972, the "Scuola de Altos Estudios del CAyC" aka "Escuela de Altos Estudios" / "Escuela de Altos Estudios del Centro de Arte y Comunicación" was founded.
In the seventies CAyC became an international center for the Pop art-culture and the famous Museo de Arquitectura.
Well-known teachers at CAyC have included Justus Dahinden and Mario Botta.
From 1968 until his death in early 2012,
Jorge Glusberg
Jorge Glusberg (23 September 1932 – 2 February 2012) was an Argentine author, publisher, curator, professor, and conceptual artist.
Early life and education
Glusberg was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
When he was 12 years old Glusberg o ...
was the Director of CAyC.
Selected exhibitions
* 1972: Art Systems in Latin America, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1973: Antonio Dias, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1973: Arte Contemporânea Brasileira, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1973: Expo-Projeção 73, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1974: Festival Experimental, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1974: Vanguardia Brasileña, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1974/1975: Art & Systems in Latin America, ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, Argentina)
* 1975: Julio Plaza, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1975: Regina Silveira, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1975: Bernardo Krasniansky, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1976: 20 Artistas Brasileños, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1977: Regina Silveira, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1977: Image and Words, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1979: Ocupación Topológica, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1980: Sérgio de Camargo, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* 1985: Nueva Pintura Brasileña, Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
References
Further reading
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* Mariátegui, JC. Cybernetics and systems art in Latin America: the art and communication center (CAyC) and its pioneering art and technology network. AI & Soc 37, 1071–1084 (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01341-7
External links
Grupo CAyCat Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino
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Centro de Arte y Comunicaciónat Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC)at University of Iowa, University of Iowa Libraries – finding aid
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Argentine culture
Pop art
Art movements
1968 in Argentina