Julio Le Parc, Pioneer of Kinetic Art and Venice Biennale Prize Winner, Dies at 97
Julio Le Parc, the Argentine-born pioneer of kinetic art known for participatory installations using light, mirrors, movement, and optical effects, died in Paris on May 30 at age 97. His son, Yamil Le Parc, confirmed the death to La Nación, saying Le Parc had been hospitalized after a decline in health and died at the American Hospital in Paris. Born September 23, 1928, in Palmyra, Mendoza, Le Parc moved to Paris in 1958 on a French government scholarship and in 1960 co-founded the Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (GRAV) with artists including François Morellet, Francisco Sobrino, Horacio García Rossi, Hugo Demarco, and Joël Stein. He remained active until the end and was looking forward to a major Tate Modern retrospective scheduled to open in London on June 11, surveying nearly seven decades of his work.
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