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Biography |
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1933 |
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Born: Mexico City, Mexico. |
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1947 |
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By the age of fourteen, he had illustrated numerous periodicals and books and had had his first exhibition in Mexico City. |
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1953 |
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Cuevas published La cortina del nopal (The Cactus Curtain), an article condemning aspects of the Mexican Mural movement and advocating greater artistic freedom. |
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1959 |
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First International Prize for Drawing, Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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1960 |
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This philosophy inspired the founding in 1960 of the group Nueva Presencia, which he joined for a brief time. It promoted individual expression and figurative art reflecting the contemporary human condition. |
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1962 |
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First Prize, International Black and White Exhibition, Lugano, Switzerland. |
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1968 |
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First International Prize for Printmaking, Triennial of Graphic Arts, New Delhi, India. |
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1977 |
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First Prize, III Latin American Print Biennial, San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
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1981 |
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Awarded the National Prize for Fine Arts in Mexico. |
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1992 |
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The Museo Jose Luis Cuevas was inaugurated in Mexico City. |
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Exhibitions |
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1982 |
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Represented Mexico at the 1982 Venice Biennial. |
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1976 |
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Solo exhibition, Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, France. |
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1975 |
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Solo exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona. |
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1974 |
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Solo exhibition, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela. |
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1972 |
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Solo exhibition, the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City. |
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1970 |
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Solo exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, California. |
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1965 |
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The Emergent Decade, Cornell University and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. |
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1961 |
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Solo exhibition, University of Texas, Austin. |
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1957 |
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Four Masters of Line: Jose Luis Cuevas, Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, and Morris Graves, Musee de la Napoule, France. |
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