Vol. 28 (2016)
Estudios

Vanishing Points: David Lamelas and his search for an unimaginable practice in the aesthetic sphere

Pedro de Llano Neira
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Published February 20, 2018

Keywords:

Conceptual art, David Lamelas, Latin America, Fiction, Biography, Dictatorships, Fugue
How to Cite
de Llano Neira, P. (2018). Vanishing Points: David Lamelas and his search for an unimaginable practice in the aesthetic sphere. Anuario Del Departamento De Historia Y Teoría Del Arte, 28, 207–228. https://doi.org/10.15366/anuario2016.28.011

Abstract

David Lamelas is a key artist of conceptual art. He took part in many important exhibitions of this Neo Avant- Garde (Information, MoMA, 1970; Documenta V, 1972). However, his work is still relatively unknown – either because he has never been identified with a particular context (living in Buenos Aires, London, Los Angeles…), or because the formal appearance of his work has changed radically throughout its different periods. This paper argues Lamelas centrality in the context of conceptual art, out of the hypothesis of the “fugue” being one of the main subjects in his practice: the trope which the relation between presence and absence adopts in his art. This research is based on unpublished documentation, as well as interviews with the artist himself. It attempts to analyze the connections between his life and his work. The outcome is a survey of 14 projects from the period 1965-2000.

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