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Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt, 1912 in Hamburg–1994 in Caracas, Venezuela) was a German-Venezuelan artist and pioneer of abstraction in Latin America. She is known among other things for her drawings and her filigree, net-like sculptures and installations, which she called Reticuláreas – abstract drawings in space.
Gego, born Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt, studied architecture and engineering in Stuttgart during the Nazi period, and was strongly influenced by the ideas of the Bauhaus and modern architecture. Shortly after graduation she had to flee Germany because of her Jewish origins, and emigrated to Venezuela, where she devoted herself to art and teaching. The exhibition in the Zentrum Paul Klee is Gego’s first solo exhibition in Switzerland, and shows drawings, watercolours, prints and selected sculptures by the artist.
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Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt, 1912 in Hamburg–1994 in Caracas, Venezuela) was a German-Venezuelan artist and pioneer of abstraction in Latin America. She is known among other things for her drawings and her filigree, net-like sculptures and installations, which she called Reticuláreas – abstract drawings in space.
Gego, born Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt, studied architecture and engineering in Stuttgart during the Nazi period, and was strongly influenced by the ideas of the Bauhaus and modern architecture. Shortly after graduation she had to flee Germany because of her Jewish origins, and emigrated to Venezuela, where she devoted herself to art and teaching. The exhibition in the Zentrum Paul Klee is Gego’s first solo exhibition in Switzerland, and shows drawings, watercolours, prints and selected sculptures by the artist.
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The German-Venezuelan artist Gego (1912 in Hamburg – 1994 in Caracas) – birth name Gertrud Goldschmidt – was one of the pioneers of modern art in Latin America. She is known for her filigree, net-like drawings, sculptures and installations.
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