CARLOS CAIROLI Argentinian, 1926-1995
Becoming increasingly interested by the effects of light on material, he joined briefly the experimental group on spatial research directed by Lucio Fontana.
Carlos Cairoli (b. 1926 Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. 1995 Chartres, France) studied Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. At the end of the 1940s he met artist Torres Garcia who familiarised him with theories of constructivism and the art of Mondrian (ref. Arte Constructivo he wrote in 1933 dedicated to Mondrian). Becoming increasingly interested by the effects of light on material, he joined briefly the experimental group on spatial research directed by Lucio Fontana, who had returned to Buenos Aires (1946-47).
Cairoli moved to Paris in 1952 and, from 1955 started exhibiting regularly at the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Comparaisons and Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui. His first influence in Europe, visible in his complex Plexiglas constructions, came from his many visits to the artist Vantongerloo, founding member of De Stijl. Cairoli participated in Groupe Espace created in 1951 by André Bloc and Félix Del Marle, both followers of De Stijl. This new group aimed to pursue in a less utopic approach the neo-plastic ideal of the synthetisation of the arts (painting, sculpture and architecture) within an architectural space. Believing in a purer ideology and more universal form of constructivism, Cairoli joined in 1959 the Groupe Mesure founded by Georges Folmer, along with the painters Jean Gorin and Luc Peire with François Morellet and Aurelie Nemours also taking part.
Cairoli organised the exhibition Constructivism: Festival 1962 in Paris at Galerie Dautzenberg, pursuing his own ideas with a new group he named Centre International des recherches Spatiales Formelles and participated in the international exhibition at the Stedelijk Amsterdam Experiment in Constructie in 1962 regrouping the followers of De Stijl: Jean Gorin, Anthony Hill, Joost Baljeu, Mary Martin, Charles Biederman, John Ernest and Dick Van Woerkom.
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CARLOS CAIROLITranslation VI, 1980Altuglas and steel, base in white enamel70 x 93 x 36 cm
27 1/2 x 36 5/8 x 14 1/8 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIInversion, 1971Collage21 x 56 cm
8 1/4 x 22 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIUntitled, 1970Plexiglas, steel and marble base18 x 26.8 x 19 cm
7 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIUntitled, 1970Plexiglas, steel with marble base21.5 x 31.3 x 5.6 cm
8 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 2 1/4 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIRythme spatial, 1959Plexiglas, aluminium and wood assemblage56 x 72 x 24 cm
22 1/8 x 28 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIStructure spatiale, 1957Plexiglas and steel100 x 72 x 24 cm
39 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIContraste, 1956Collage65 x 50 cm
25 5/8 x 19 3/4 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIStructure spatiale suspendue, 1956Mixed media200 x 31 x 9 cm
78 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIUntitled, 1954Oil on canvas21 x 117 cm
8 1/4 x 46 1/8 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIUntitled, 1954Oil on canvas29.3 x 70 cm
11 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches -
CARLOS CAIROLIEspace ligne, 1953Mixed media25 x 100 x 15.2 cm
9 7/8 x 39 3/8 x 6 inches
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Repetitions
2 Mar - 6 May 2022On the 100th anniversary of Répétitions by Paul Eluard and Max Ernst, a publication of collages and poems by the Dada and Surrealist artists, The Mayor Gallery in the countdown...Read more -
In Real Life
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THREE COLOURS
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RED CELEBRATING CHINESE NEW YEAR
ABSTRACT EXHIBITION 5 Feb - 4 Mar 2021The Mayor Gallery wishes you a year of happiness and good health with three online Abstract exhibitions to come in the first three months of 2021. 'White as Snow in...Read more -
CARLOS CAIROLI
A RETROSPECTIVE 11 Sep - 25 Oct 2019The Mayor Gallery presents the first retrospective of the Constructivist artist Carlos Cairoli (b. 1926 Buenos Aires, Argentina – d. 1995 Chartres, France) whose rigorous works from the 1950s onward,...Read more -
LATIN AMERICAN WORKS ON PAPER
9 Jan - 28 Feb 2018The Mayor Gallery presents a group show of seven Latin American artists who were either born there or moved to join in the exciting and revolutionary art movements happening in...Read more -
FRIEZE MASTERS
De Sijl reSTRUCTUREd 5 - 8 Oct 2017In 2017 the artworld celebrates the centennial of the founding of De Stijl. De Stijl is without doubt the most important Dutch contribution to the international history of twentieth century...Read more
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TEFAF NEW YORK
Stand 367 May 6, 20226 - 10 May 2022 The Mayor Gallery is pleased to participate in this years TEFAF New York Spring edition. Featuring artists: Billy Apple |...Read more -
CARLOS CAIROLI
BREAKFAST AT THE GALLERY October 1, 2019Saturday, 5 October 2019 9 am – 12 pmRead more -
FRIEZE MASTERS
De Stijl reSTRUCTUREd September 25, 2017The Mayor Gallery will be participating in this year's Frieze Masters with a group exhibition entitled De Stijl reSTRUCTUREd. The show will feature the following...Read more
