Margarita Azurdia
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Margarita Azurdia, also known by the pseudonym Margot Fanjul (1931, Antigua Guatemala
– 1998) was a Guatemala
n sculptor, painter, poet, and performance artist.
, and at McGill University of Liberal Arts-College Margarita Burgeois, of San Francisco, California. In 1974 she exhibited a series of sculptures titled "Tribute to Guatemala". She presented her work in collective and individual shows in Mexico, the United States, France, and Central America. She was also part of a generation of Guatemalan artists who experimented with performance art in the 1970s. Some of her work is included in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Modern Art
, Guatemala. Azurdia also participated in the biennials of São Paulo and Medellin. After her death, her house in Guatemala City became a museum.http://www.literaturaguatemalteca.org/mazurdia.htm
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches...
– 1998) was a Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n sculptor, painter, poet, and performance artist.
Biography
Margarita Azurdia studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes PlásticasEscuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas "Rafael Rodríguez Padilla"
The Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas "Rafael Rodríguez Padilla" is an art school in Guatemala City, that was founded as Academia de Bellas Artes in 1920...
, and at McGill University of Liberal Arts-College Margarita Burgeois, of San Francisco, California. In 1974 she exhibited a series of sculptures titled "Tribute to Guatemala". She presented her work in collective and individual shows in Mexico, the United States, France, and Central America. She was also part of a generation of Guatemalan artists who experimented with performance art in the 1970s. Some of her work is included in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Modern Art
Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida"
The Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida" is a national museum of modern art in Guatemala City, named after Carlos Mérida.- History :The current museum was established in 1975...
, Guatemala. Azurdia also participated in the biennials of São Paulo and Medellin. After her death, her house in Guatemala City became a museum.http://www.literaturaguatemalteca.org/mazurdia.htm