About Juan Munoz

  • Biography

    Born in Spain, Juan Munoz had a Fulbright scholarship to study in Britain and the United States. In the early 1980s, he began exhibiting and in 1997, he earned international recognition following his exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and Dia Center for the Arts in New York.

    His focus was on the difficulty of clear communication between human beings.
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    By the time of his death in Ibiza, Spain on August 28, 2001, Juan Munoz, at age 48, had achieved a level of respect and recognition in the international art community that is afforded few contemporary artists. A fatal aneurism abruptly ended a nearly 20-year career, during which the Spanish artist was recognize...

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