Curator Talks and Tours: Gyula Kosice's Intergalactic

Experience the visionary work of a pioneering avant-garde artist.

Visitors can explore the revolutionary artistic concepts of an influential 20th-century creator at Curator Talks and Tours: Gyula Kosice's "Intergalactic" on Thursday, March 20 at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). This opening event features exhibition co-curators María Amalia García and Mari Carmen Ramírez guiding attendees through the collection while sharing insights during an intimate conversation.

The exhibition celebrates the centennial of Gyula Kosice's birth (1924-2016), showcasing the career of this Argentine artist, sculptor, poet and theorist who was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia. As co-founder of the constructive art groups Arturo (1944) and Madí (1946) in the Río de la Plata region between Uruguay and Argentina, Kosice emerged as a significant figure in the international avant-garde movement following World War II.

The collection highlights Kosice's experimental works created between 1950 and 1980, including acrylic sculptures, kinetic reliefs and water-based installations featuring lights activated by aerators and motors. His innovative approach introduced interactive sculptures that challenged traditional relationships between art objects and spectators, while his experimental use of materials—particularly his pioneering incorporation of water—distinguished him from contemporaries like Julio Le Parc and Carlos Cruz-Diez who also worked with light and motion.

The centerpiece of the exhibition is The Hydrospatial City (1946-2004), an ambitious installation presenting architectural prototypes for human habitation beyond Earth. This visionary work responds to concerns about socioeconomic inequality, environmental degradation and population growth by proposing suspended, modular living environments powered by hydrogen and oxygen from atmospheric water vapor.

This curator-led tour offers an opportunity to gain deeper understanding of Kosice's forward-thinking artistic vision and his lasting influence on experimental art practices.