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At 14, Garaizabal entered the IB 67drawing academy in Madrid where he studied for three years, later graduating from CESEM in Reims, France.
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Juan Garaizabal
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He is internationally known for his monumental public sculptures. His "Urban Memories", structures intertwining sculpture and illumination, are a recuperation of long-lost architectural elements occupying vacant, historically significant sites. His early work was split mainly between visual arts and the transforming of sundry spaces into lofts, a concept formally unknown in Spain.
As a conceptual artist, a large part of his work has been done by hand, using such techniques as forging, carpentry, electricity, plasticity, and masonry – all skills acquired through time and experimentation.
As of 2008, his main studio is in Berlin, Germany, although he maintains another in Madrid, Spain. 2006: Bosque de Flores, Valencia, Spain.
2007: Memoria Urbana Bucharest, Uranus Area. Noaptea Alba, Romania.
2011: Archives Stairway.
Private collection. Connecticut, United States. 2012: Memoria Urbana Berlin, Germany.
2013: Memoria del GiardinoVenice,Italy.
Curated by Barbara Rose.
