The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) in New York is presenting "Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color at Stake," an exhibition of twenty-three works by the late Venezuelan artist. Spanning from 1955 to 1988, the show highlights his pioneering investigations into color as a dynamic, participatory experience, featuring key series like Physichromie and Chromointerférence alongside archival materials.
The exhibition underscores Cruz-Diez's foundational role in Kinetic and Op art, positioning him as a major 20th-century researcher of color theory. By tracing his evolution from graphic design in Caracas to his influential experiments in Paris, the show illuminates his lasting legacy: redefining color not as a fixed property but as an event in perpetual transformation, dependent on viewer interaction and movement in space.